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Last week’s announcement from IBM Corp. that it would extends its Cloud Private and Cloud Private for Data platforms to support Red Hat Inc.’s OpenShift container ecosystem was a move by both firms to recognize the industry’s multicloud momentum. The action was …
Minjar acquisition by Nutanix offers security, compliance and cost control for multicloud journey
Nutanix Inc. added the first software as a service product to its portfolio with the acquisition in March of Minjar Inc. The new offering included Minjar’s Botmetric intelligent cloud optimization tool, designed to deliver automated financial governance, security and compliance for the …
Red Hat shows the way for open-source licensing. Will the industry follow?
The licensing of open-source software is complicated and runs counter to human intuition. Developers put their blood, sweat and tears into creating an elegant piece of software and then sign away the copyrights so that others can use and improve on it …
Accenture leverages ServiceNow in its client software toolbox
Accenture LLP is one of only five companies to be named a Global Strategic Partner with ServiceNow Inc. That designation took on added meaning last month when the professional services firm was recognized as the overall leader in a report that evaluated …
ServiceNow scores own digital processes and learns from ‘Coach K’ to drive business
The evolution of ServiceNow Inc. from a company that provided help desk management 10 years ago to a rapidly growing software as a service and cloud powerhouse today, with a $2 billion annual run rate, started from within. A combination of cultural …
Red Hat Summit: As big customers buy in, open-source software is growing up
Red Hat Inc. went to great lengths on Tuesday to deliver a message of partnership with some of the biggest companies in the world, specifically IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. The theme on Wednesday was more customer-focused with a direct message for …
Red Hat brings IBM and Microsoft to the software container party
The tagline of this week’s Red Hat Summit in San Francisco is, “If you are interested in open-source, you should be here.” It looks like IBM Corp. and Microsoft Corp. took the advice to heart. Tuesday’s news that IBM and Microsoft would …
Oracle boosts autonomous cloud services and hints at blockchain plans
When it comes to cloud computing applications, Oracle Corp. is all about self: self-repairing, self-securing and self-driving. After rolling out its Data Warehouse Cloud in March, Oracle doubled down today on its autonomous capabilities with the general availability of built-in artificial intelligence …
CNCF gladly embraces role as internet’s plumbing software
There are a lot of things in life that most people could do without and not feel the irritation of inconvenience. Plumbing is not one of them, and in many ways the work of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation might fall into …
HPE’s developer program opens doors for software coders worldwide
The new Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Developer Community program officially launched in late November last year. It is already attracting interest among those in the coding community who are seeking ways to collaborate directly with HPE engineers, build cutting-edge apps, and solve …