As cloud computing technologies expand, the two worlds of operators and developers are now coming together to create a confluence of work, collaboration and co-creation in technology unheard of in the past. And companies like Google LLC and Cisco Systems Inc. are partnering up to continue to pave the way for new ways of collaborating ...

While patching software has historically taken up a lot of time for developer operations, given lengthy update processes and random breakdowns, cloud-native computing transitions have been solving some of these problems. And it all comes down to teamwork. “Patching is the devil,” said Rob Hansen, director of operations at telecommunications provider T-Mobile US Inc. “One of the things ...

Multicloud options continue to accelerate across the enterprise, as 81 percent of enterprises currently have a multi-cloud strategy, according to RightScale’s “2018 State of the Cloud Report.” But multicloud is a complex issue underlying the current trend for digital transformations, from storage considerations to security permissions. How are industry stalwarts like IBM approaching this complex, new world? “From ...

Many people mistake the concept of open-source technology or being an open-source company as being all about the open license. But it turns out there is so much more to being open source than a simple license. “If you want to be a real open-source company … it goes beyond that — and that’s where ...

The world of network engineering has been rapidly changing as a more developer-focused, developer-centric model of deploying equipment becomes necessary with cloud adoption in the infrastructure. One project aimed at trying to support network engineers in this ever-changing landscape is the “Network Collective” podcast. “The thing that is different is the way network engineers need ...

An entrepreneurial mindset is important in technology companies because there are many innovations and use cases to wrestle through industry-wide. Cisco Systems Inc. has taken this search for innovation to the next level through opening up a DNA Center platform — which is offered through Cisco DevNet, Cisco’s developer framework. “This is basically opening up ...

As the cloud becomes a increasingly prevalent tech solutions, many companies are asking how a converged infrastructure is still relevant? Turns out, there is no easy answer. NetApp Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are two companies that are helping customers continue to see the relevance of a converged infrastructure through the innovations of software in a multicloud ...

While the United States has led the way in adopting the cloud, other developed and developing countries are also starting to embrace the cloud. Much of this growth has come from extensive educational initiatives, including those that Amazon Web Services Inc. is offering throughout the world. “We actually did an event in the Philippines, and ...

The mention of a smart city usually brings to mind imagines of flying cars and science fiction-like landscapes. But as city governments begin to experiment with using technologies like the cloud, big data, and internet of things, what are smart cities really trying to do — and what are they accomplishing? “Governments exist so that they can ...

It was big news when the Central Intelligence Agency made a deal with Amazon Web Services Inc. to begin its cloud initiatives. So why did it  do it, and what has it been learning since? As the former chief technology officer of the CIA, Gus Hunt (pictured), who is currently the managing director of federal services at Accenture PLC, ...