Can cloud bursting solve IT’s existential crisis? | #OpenStack
By R. Danes
Everyone has an opinion on cloud. If you talk to a cloud service provider, they might say cloud is the only way to go at this point in time. If you talk to a…
By R. Danes
Just ask! Latest OpenStack trends from real users | #OpenStack
Big Data might collect every scrap of information it can get from customer interactions, but the most valuable tool for figuring out what customers want is to simply ask them. That’s the purpose of…
OpenStack and Red Hat ready for hybrid deployments | #OpenStack
As the enterprise moves toward its digital transformation, OpenStack is becoming a key player in the arena of hybrid cloud. The changes in open-source software and the growth of OpenStack has enabled the enterprise…
Snowden’s legacy: International data sovereignty’s effect on economics | #OpenStack
As more applications move to open source and cloud continues to rise, data professionals find themselves faced with more complex security issues than ever. While it is simple to make the decision to move…
The secret for OpenStack: Chip in today, reap rewards tomorrow | #OpenStack
What are the most interesting things about OpenStack? One group looks to its community to discover OpenStack’s points of interest, and concern. Every week the members of the OpenStack Product Working Group (Product WG)…
In spite of user information leak, Spotify denies hack
Spotify users may be singing a new tune soon, after hundreds of account credentials have been leaked online. Personal details such as email addresses and passwords have been posted to the website Pastebin, and…
OpenStack begins the long journey from maturity to ubiquity | #OpenStack
In the past few years, open-source software has gone from a buzzword to a bedrock. Many businesses rely on open source to run their technology solutions, and the number of vendors providing that software…
What can Microsoft bring to the OpenStack world? | #OpenStack
By R. Danes
With new cloud-native, open-source startups offering cutting-edge IT services and architecture these days, it’s easy to start seeing legacy companies as old news. But we wouldn’t be where we are in technology today without…
Are businesses ready to trust OpenStack? | #OpenStack
As the OpenStack hype fades, the real work starts to get done. Speaking from the OpenStack Summit at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, Stu Miniman (@stu) and Brian Gracely (@bgracely), cohosts of theCUBE,…
Overwatch Beginner’s Guide: Choosing your hero
By Eric David
The open beta for Overwatch is now only one week away, so this week I will be sharing a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up over the last few months of participating in the…