One of the greatest challenges of cloud technology is how companies can smoothly move their servers and applications, and how they then connect their customers and employees. Riverbed Technology, Inc.’s line of software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) products use a Virtual Private Network (VPN), providing visibility across the entire organization.

Angelo Comazzetto, technical director of Cloud at Riverbed Technology, joined Dave Vellante (@dvellante) and Stu Miniman (@stu), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during the Riverbed Disrupt conference, held at the Conrad Hotel in New York City, to discuss the evolving corporate uses of cloud technology.

How do companies see the cloud?

“They [companies] shouldn’t actually have to become cloud experts to connect to the cloud,” said Comazzetto. He explained that one of the best things about cloud technology is that it takes on the heavy tasks of application and server management, leaving companies free to focus on their core businesses.

Potential fear of automation

Comazzetto pointed out that while the future is filled with products such as Tesla cars that automatically drive us around, there is definitely a “fear of letting go,” an apprehension of allowing even proven technology to take over processes that companies are used to running themselves.

In some ways, it’s easier to redesign for the cloud rather than to port over existing technologies that have, over time, become bloated and difficult to use, according to Comazzetto. “Things you run in the cloud, for example, work orders applications … bringing the cloud down, [and will] accelerate [those applications],” explained Comazzetto. These increased speeds and efficiencies will help users to see the cloud as a benefit, rather than as a burden.

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of the Riverbed Disrupt.

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