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Modularity and ‘playing well with others’ key to OpenStack’s popularity, analysts say
While OpenStack, an open-source software platform for cloud computing, is not a simple solution for enterprises, its much-acclaimed modularity can enhance any environment into which it is installed, according to Stu Miniman (@stu) (pictured, right), co-host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile live streaming studio. Its ease of use and flexibility give users the ability to build ...
Welcome to the wonderful world of ‘node-a-rama’
Before ready nodes, Dell EMC had customers attempting to deploy things like vSAN or other software-defined storage solutions, and they found they were running into problems. In trying to help their customers navigate those issues, Dell EMC discovered there were dependencies in that stack and in the underlying infrastructure. Therefore, nodes were born to solve ...
Sustainable, open-source business models emerging in enterprise
As open-source technologies continue to infiltrate the enterprise, The OpenStack Foundation also continues to make its presence known, especially as the maturing platform looks to re-establish its market position. The meeting of users, developers, enterprises and anyone interested in open-source technologies at the foundation’s annual OpenStack Summit extends an opportunity to network together and expand the collective knowledge base. “Getting ...
Telcos and containers abuzz at OpenStack Summit
As the OpenStack Summit 2017 closed out its second day, attendees observed: “There’s an [OpenStack] ecosystem; there’s a landscape, it all has to interoperate. Usability and componentization [are] part of that,” stated John Troyer (@jtroyer) (pictured, left), guest host of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile live streaming studio. Troyer mentioned that his favorite part so far ...
OpenStack community matures, lures more users
Now in its seventh year, the OpenStack Summit has refocused itself, moving from an emphasis on original designers of OpenStack’s open platform cloud-building technology to include customers and community users. Now that OpenStack has matured, there are fewer conversations around the technology itself and more about how to best use it, especially in regard to ...
Dell EMC plays the long-term game, says President David Goulden
When Dell Inc. and EMC Corp. merged in 2016, there were many preconceived notions about how things would shake out between the two industry giants. To the surprise of many, Dell and EMC were able to work as one quite quickly after the merger, and have since made progress together. “I think we hit on ...
Without open-source, hyperscale cloud companies wouldn’t exist, says Google Cloud CTO
While organizations and projects may change, the open-source revolution is here, and there’s no turning back now. While the focus of this week’s OpenStack Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, is open-source technology, there is more going on than that, according to Brian Stevens (pictured), chief technical officer of Google Cloud at Google Inc. “It’s really around open-source as ...
Telcos, education benefiting from open-source convergence
In the coming year, open-source proponents anticipate that the worlds of containers, container orchestration and the dynamic infrastructure services underneath will all start to merge and work together. “We have two powerful platforms [OpenStack and OpenShift] to solve problems, and we’ve moving them closer and closer together,” said Paul Cormier (pictured, right), president of products and ...
OpenStack Summit highlights: Snowden, empowerment and diversity
A key message during OpenStack Summit’s day two keynote was one of freedom of choice: choice in technologies and selections within those choices. “I did like the message that OpenStack was composed of different projects, that it is a piece of the puzzle, not the whole puzzle,” said John Troyer (@jtroyer) (pictured, left), guest host of ...
Cisco moves deeper into cloud, builds on legacy telco strength
As one of the venerable linchpins of Silicon Valley, Cisco Systems Inc. was originally founded on telecommunications and networking. In recent years, it has expanded its scope into natural growth areas: cloud, Internet of Things and Software-Defined Networking. “I think that, like many companies, Cisco itself is going through a transformation,” said Lew Tucker (pictured), vice ...