Kubernetes has revolutionized cloud computing, but it can also chew up a lot of time for developers. The process often involves building a container image, deploying an EC2 instance, allocating memory, placing the app in a virtual machine, and running the instance against the app. Then it comes time to pay for it all. This ...

Technology providers and customers have embraced a model for building applications using resources from private and public cloud platforms. The result has been a multicloud world that made sense from a business standpoint, yet has brought new headaches to IT shops as well. “Going cloud-first was deliberate and strategic in most cases, and this caused ...

When Australia’s largest theme park operator found itself needing to modernize an aging IT network, it turned to a software-defined wide area network solution, but ultimately confronted interoperability issues in its effort to transform enterprise operations. “Interoperability is a major issue in the IT industry,” said Michael Fagan (pictured), chief transformation officer of Village Roadshow Ltd. “When ...

Among the many story lines to emerge from Ignite ’22 in Las Vegas this week was the continued evolution of Palo Alto Network Inc.’s partnership with Google LLC. The security platform provider announced plans to combine Security Service Edge functionality from its Prisma Cloud with Google’s BeyondCorp Enterprise offering to provide hybrid users with Zero Trust ...

It started 18 years ago as a network security company that was focused on firewalls, but Palo Alto Networks Inc. has evolved into a different firm today. The company made a concerted effort to build a true cloud-native platform, dramatically reducing the need for sensor deployment or on-premises proxies. This approach has proved effective as ...

The name of Unit 42, a resource within Palo Alto Networks Inc., has a double meaning. It is the answer given by a supercomputer to the ultimate question of life in the Universe, as described in a popular science fiction book – “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It is also a team of global ...

Following executive leadership roles at Google LLC and SoftBank Group Corp., Nikesh Arora (pictured) joined Palo Alto Networks Inc. in 2018 as the firm’s chairman and CEO. For nearly five years, he has guided the security provider’s strategic direction toward consistency for customers in a cloud-based world. “You need consistency in data; you need consistency as ...

In early November, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. released specifics around its latest EPYC Genoa microprocessor (Genoa is AMD’s internal code name for its 4th-gen release). The news highlighted advances that encompassed scaling to 96 cores and 192 threads of Zen 4 computing. What is AMD’s 4th Gen EPYC launch really about, and does it live ...

Palo Alto Networks Inc. has an opportunity to build a layer above the clouds, a supercloud, that provides a common experience for developers and security operations teams. One indication that the company is pursuing this strategy can be seen in its recent agreement with Google Cloud to provide hybrid users with secure access to applications. ...

During the recently-concluded AWS re:Invent gathering in Las Vegas, executive leaders from a broad cross-section of the enterprise world were given an opportunity to participate in The Executive Summit. Participants learned about the latest advancements and business outcomes generated through cloud computing. TheCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio, conducted a series of exclusive interviews with executive ...