With a stronghold on a niche market, Nutanix Inc.’s hyperconverged infrastructure technology has succeeded largely because of its ability to integrate so well with data center service providers. As the company looks to expand beyond its niche into more cloud-based environments, this partner ecosystem becomes a crucial component of Nutanix’s efforts to maintain momentum. Hyperconverged solutions ...

Every modern company collects data, and some collect quite a lot. However, that data is useless if no one can find it. Likewise, drawing out the most powerful insights requires a context for that data. This is the function of metadata, the data about data. Applying artificial intelligence to metadata gives computers the power to ...

Building software applications is a complex business. Deploying them is even more so, because there are just too many variables and interactions to consider. Because of this, companies need automation by way of cognitive technology to streamline their tech pipelines. “BMC has been working with our customers to modernize not only our tool chain, but ...

Software developers know there is no single cloud in information technology. They must work in a multi-cloud world where every application runs in the cloud that serves it best. While that’s fitting for developers, their employer organizations must manage and control these programs across a multi-cloud system. The Cloud Foundry Foundation looks to offer a solution with ...

Business must adapt or be left behind. What does that mean, though, when adapting involves the cloud? While moving data and certain computing operations to a virtualized environment might be necessary, it’s also difficult to sort the value proposition from vendor pitches when it comes to taking on the costly and company-specific journey to the cloud. “My ...

Colleges, universities and other centers of higher education collect a lot of information about their students. That data then disappears into legacy systems and custom applications. Breaking those silos can bring out the real power of that data and enable institutions to take intelligent action to guide students through their educational journey, according to Jeff Ralyea ...

The networking world of information technology has, in many ways, remained untouched by the sea of change moving through the tech industry. However, companies and governments are now moving to the cloud, where their legacy networks just aren’t enough. This creates an opportunity for certain tech businesses to offer new networking tools based around modern ...

Competing in the modern business world means using data, and getting value out of data means using compute power. The ways and wheres of compute are also multiplying, and companies must manage both the processing and the data involved. It gets complex, quickly, according to Alain Andreoli (pictured), senior vice president, Data Center Infrastructure Group, ...

While the cloud is not a new technology, its distributed and decentralized nature now requires a new set of tools to meet developer demands. One organization building these new tools is Cloud Foundry Foundation. Its Cloud Foundry open-source cloud application platform allows for the development and deployment of enterprise cloud applications. “This isn’t just the next application ...

Businesses live in a multi-cloud world. There is no one cloud for all occasions. Therefore, any cloud solution must work across these clouds. That takes common standards. The Cloud Foundry Foundation is a leading provider of software that meets those standards. They plan to keep that lead by making their products unique in the market. ...