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Cisco’s multicloud strategy “secret sauce”: HyperFlex 3.0
As hyperconvergence turns a corner in terms of adoption, tech giant Cisco Systems Inc. is making moves that are game-changers in the cloud scene. In 2017, it acquired AppDynamics Inc., which provided real-time performance monitoring, and Springpath Inc., which specialized in hyperconvergence. It also just released HyperFlex 3.0, its platform it says is “for the multicloud era,” which combines ...
Hybrid IT: Not your average cloud experience
The hybrid cloud offers the potential for security compliance, design, governance and performance in information technology, where customers can pick and choose their services. But hybrid IT is not your average experience in data transformation — it’s more about providing the right fit for the organization and what it wants to achieve, according to Parvesh Sethi (pictured), ...
Russian retail giant satisfies its need for speed with real-time analytics
In 2011, Eldorado Ltd — one of Russia’s largest consumer and household appliances retailers — faced two challenges: The company needed to develop business capabilities for real-time analytics, and it faced the task of migrating its speed-critical systems from Germany to Russia. To solve these challenges, Eldorado worked with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., including using HPE’s HANA ...
Scalable, simple cloud data protection services drive Druva’s product portfolio
Data backup products are a key component for technology companies — but without data protection, a host of malicious software and other data breaches can plague an organization. Protecting cloud data workloads is the primary mission of cloud data protection and management company Druva Inc. “We are a cloud-first company in that it’s not a ...
Hybrid cloud migration concerns center on ultimate visibility
Visibility is a key concern for companies moving data operations from on-premises to the hybrid cloud. It’s like speeding down a road at night too fast and, consequently, increasing the risk of a crash, according to Russ Currie (pictured), vice president of enterprise strategy at NetScout Systems Inc. NetScout provides application and network performance management ...
Microsoft Azure embraces Kubernetes movement in serverless computing
The complex work software developers do with container technology led Microsoft Corp. to release its Azure Connector Instances and, along with it, an ACI Connector for the Kubernetes container orchestration management system in July 2017. The ACI lets developers quickly craft and launch containerized applications, including from Kubernetes. “This virtual Kubelet bridges the world of ...
Lyft grows service communication scalability with service mesh, Kubernetes
Scalability within the virtual cloud environment is a big topic for developers at the popular car ride-sharing service Lyft Inc. In fact, the company developed and deployed open-source proxy Envoy in September 2016 — a technology donated to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Its next step is to enhance the infrastructure layers and communications for the ...