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Mesosphere is ‘edumarketing’ Kubernetes online and off
Cloud-native technologies are infiltrating stately old enterprises. Leading the ingress is Kubernetes, the open-source platform for orchestrating containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications). The Cloud Native Computing Foundation — Kubernetes’ homebase — has been playing up its enterprise readiness lately. It’s getting help now from one company evangelizing Kubernetes to curious enterprises. “We ...
These tools are dialing up agile DevOps speed
Radical changes to computing infrastructure are ripping the rug out from under software application development. The old model of lugging an app from one department to another and finally to production is changing. A new development philosophy and new technologies are cranking up development velocity. “The new model is, break it into small problems and ...
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Beyond agile: ‘Plastic’ software will transform business
It’s tough to go back to on-premises data centers after a jaunt through the burgeoning world of cloud computing. Companies today can test and deploy new software in much more rapid cycles. There is a trend toward even greater openness. Some envision fluid information technology where data leads process. It’s beyond agile; it’s plastic. “Openness ...
Learn how to act in cloud or waste money, miss out on agility
If cloud is just someone else’s data center, what’s the point of moving there anyway? Companies that see cloud computing simply as a place to park software stuff are indeed missing the point. Cloud operating and pricing models differ from the on-premises models they may be used to. They can make friends with them and score ...
Nonvolatile memory turns up AI, edge power of flash storage
For all the performance gains of flash over disk storage, it was traditionally designed for low cost-per-bit. A brand new breed of flash that prioritizes performance is coming. Its low latency and high capacity might provide the jolt of immediate processing that edge applications demand. High-density flash storage that packs and compacts data into small ...
Integration via APIs, containers is name of hybrid game
Most enterprises are embracing hybrid cloud computing setups. But isolated islands of cloud and on-premises infrastructure does not make for smooth running of software applications. The true measure of hybrid success is the ability to blend older infrastructure to new cloud technology. The result allows companies to hold on to oldies-but-goodies on-prem, and benefit from ...
Don’t transform IT until you have business-strategy story straight
Better technology means better business, right? Companies should just gather all the scraping-edge tech their arms can hold. Cloud-native, microservices, artificial intelligence — can they go wrong with such sophisticated weaponry? They can if they don’t have an attack strategy planned out at the business level, according to Jim Comfort (pictured), general manager of global technology services ...
Cloud is a verb. Who’s doing it best in new hybrid world?
Some technology leaders insist that cloud computing is a verb; as in, the cloud is an operating model, a way to run applications that may or may not involve public cloud infrastructure. What exactly is the definition of cloud as a verb? And which vendors are best positioned to deliver products that embody it? We’re seeing a ...
Integrated data platform gets fractured enterprise on same page
We’re constantly told that we need massive data sets to do quality analytics; the more data sources, the merrier. But when there are a gazillion silos full of mismatched, mysterious data, where do companies begin combining it? How do they parse it, analyze it, and decide what to keep and what to throw out? They ...
Cheap cloud, packed crowd: Competing in today’s busy startup arena
The sands in Silicon Valley are shifting all the time. Building computing infrastructure from scratch used to be par for the course for startups; now, many opt for cloud. Major cloud hyperscalers are eating a ton of customers, but there remains hope for the market’s smaller fish. Crafty entrepreneurs today can make it with cloud-based vertical services, according ...