Weekly Cloud Review: Take that, IBM!
Last week Amazon signed a massive private cloud contract with the CIA, and Adobe announced the general availability of its subscription-based Creative Cloud suite. Additionally, Nutanix introduced two hyperscale boxes and Dell unveiled a converged system for SMBs and remote branch offices.
Earlier this month, IBM cried foul after the CIA awarded Amazon with a $600 million contract to provide an on-premise replica of AWS. Officials from the U.S. Government Accountability Office sided with IBM at first, but apparently had a change of heart earlier this week. The GAO approved the deal on the basis that Amazon offers a “superior technical solution.”
On Thursday, Adobe launched the cloud edition of its famed Creative Suite. The bundle is supplemented by a desktop client that makes it easier for users to download and manage updates, and lets them share media via Behance, a social network that Adobe picked up in December of last year. A Creative Cloud subscription also comes with access to Behance Prosite, a premium web app that lets users create online portfolios to display their works.
The launch of Creative Cloud coincided with a big product announcement from Nutanix. The vendor revealed that it is expanding its portfolio with two new appliances, one for SMBs and the other for enterprises. The latter, codenamed NX-6000, packs three times as much raw capacity as the company’s Virtual Computing Platform and offers up to 70 terabytes of usable storage.
Dell also unveiled a new appliance this week. The VRTX is a converged system for SMBs and branch offices that comes with 48 terabytes of storage. It is limited to four servers and, as ServicesAngle editor Bert Latamore pointed out, can be tucked under a desk or in a corner.
Since you’re here …
… We’d like to tell you about our mission and how you can help us fulfill it. SiliconANGLE Media Inc.’s business model is based on the intrinsic value of the content, not advertising. Unlike many online publications, we don’t have a paywall or run banner advertising, because we want to keep our journalism open, without influence or the need to chase traffic.The journalism, reporting and commentary on SiliconANGLE — along with live, unscripted video from our Silicon Valley studio and globe-trotting video teams at theCUBE — take a lot of hard work, time and money. Keeping the quality high requires the support of sponsors who are aligned with our vision of ad-free journalism content.
If you like the reporting, video interviews and other ad-free content here, please take a moment to check out a sample of the video content supported by our sponsors, tweet your support, and keep coming back to SiliconANGLE.
