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How IoT alters the business transformation equation
The promise of an Internet of Things-enabled enterprise has attracted companies large and small across a wide range of industries, with varying degrees of maturity in development. Most organizations see the benefits of the digital transformation, but when it comes down to actually making a meaningful change, it’s all about people, according to Tushar Halgali (pictured, left), ...
HPE creates Services as a Solution entity, Pointnext, to clear up services strategy
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s reorganization of business units has created some confusion and noise for customers seeking services support from the company. Pointnext is the answer to make clear its services mission, according to Alastair Winner, vice president of hybrid information technology services, HPE Pointnext, at HPE. “The idea of the re-branding was to make it very clear ...
Dell EMC gets flexible with VxRack hyper-converged infrastructure on demand
The benefits of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure are driving a transition from the traditional computing architectures to a new topology that provides more flexibility to deploy applications, according to Gil Shneorson, senior vice president and general manager, VxRail, at Dell EMC, Dell’s infrastructure group. “With traditional storage, you either buy too much or you buy too little. And ...
Why NetApp is shifting focus to hybrid cloud
The transition to a new age of computing is creating a lot of excitement in the industry, especially as so-called legacy companies make the shift to the new way of doing business. NetApp Inc., one of the traditional players in data storage, is expanding its product offerings to deliver more value to its customers in ...
Is networking hardware getting more configurable through cloud?
As developers become accustomed to configuration of resources up and down the stack, networking technology is also seeing a resurgence of innovation to keep pace with the rest of the industry. Just as a developer is able to reconfigure a virtual server or database on the fly in today’s cloud computing environment, networking hardware is also ...
Post merger: Dell aims to deliver ready, deployable infrastructure
The merger between Dell and EMC has created one of the largest players in the cloud computing and data analytics industries. The two organizations each provided complementary services that support different facets of the business, and the resulting company aims to take advantage of that by expanding its offerings to customers, especially around SAP SE. ...
Private internet: a direct approach to data security in the cloud
As an increasing number of companies make the transition to cloud computing, the security challenges that arise are creating unique opportunities for problem solving. These challenges can pose a significant threat to both consumers and enterprises alike, as exemplified in the Dyn attack last year. “We have two forces that are colliding, the first is increased ...
Alation strives to solve the data quality debate
As companies become inundated with new sources of data and analytics tools, the quality of the data becomes a factor in determining how to process it. The sheer amount of data being generated is a making it difficult to ensure high-quality analytics and processing, according to Satyen Sangani (pictured), chief executive officer of Alation Inc., a startup tackling ...
How SAP aims to transform the user experience
As cloud computing disrupts the traditional way of doing business, companies must adopt new strategies around the shift or get left behind. Companies are dropping out of the S&P 500 at an alarming rate, creating a sense of urgency to get with the times, according to Floyd Strimling (pictured), global vice president, Platform as a Service, at ...
IT as a Service: transforming the way companies do business
The transition to cloud computing is fundamentally changing the way companies view their information technology organizations. No longer are IT departments tasked with merely maintaining the status quo in some obscure part of the office; IT leadership now takes a seat at the roundtable in shaping the future of a business. “The Wall Street Journal” ...