During the hype of a few years back, jumping feet first into public cloud computing seemed like a great idea. After all, everyone was doing it, and no one wanted to miss out. Unfortunately, no matter how cool it may have seemed, blindly following a trend isn’t the best idea. Going all-out for private cloud was ...

Modern business is built on technology, and technology is built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In a twist of fate, the open-source operating system that was founded on ideas of liberation and revolution has become the basis underlying countless corporate applications. With the general release of RHEL 8 this week, Linux has stepped into the hybrid ...

Open source is Red Hat Inc.’s raison d’etre. The company’s acquisition by venerable technology elder IBM moved a step closer to completion this week as the Department of Justice approved the $34 billion deal, sending a clear signal that open source is here to stay. “We are all about making open source the default choice in ...

Whispers of how the internet of things will transform society have been floating around in the ether for years. But the real power of interconnectivity has been hung up on inflexible network infrastructure. Now network functions virtualization offers the flexibility for edge deployment, and 5G has finally hit the streets. Is the IoT about to ...

Less than three years since making tech history by acquiring EMC Corp. (and taking on $50 billion in debt in the process), the Dell Technologies Inc. family is starting to show its strength, reporting double-digit revenue growth across its three business units: the infrastructure solutions group, client solutions group, and VMware Inc. With its strong ...

Reporting on breaking tech news, it’s easy to forget there are thousands of companies that have yet to start their digital transformation journey. With the advice “transform or die” hanging over their heads, these companies are under pressure to make the leap to digital, and to do it fast, safely and cost-effectively. It takes a ...

Keeping things simple is actually complex when dealing with cloud adoption in the modern world of computing. Incorporating cutting-edge technology, such as hybrid cloud, robotic process automation and artificial intelligence into the workflow requires a huge learning curve and a cohesive plan. Wouldn’t it be great to have a helping hand to share experiences? Or maybe ...

Cloud computing is no longer an option for business. Customers demand instant access to services, and mobile applications are the interface for everything, from ordering a pizza to getting a mortgage. Making the move to cloud may be required in modern business, but making the journey safely is key for security-conscious organizations, such as banks and financial institutions. “I think that eventually ...

Whether in a closet or on a drive, storage has always been about stuffing as much as possible into as small a space as possible. While pack rats dreamed of magical devices that could shrink molecules to micro-size, Dell EMC engineers were focused on data reduction by machine learning. “We use machine learning to take advantage ...

Adopting a multicloud strategy goes beyond installing hyperconverged infrastructure and pressing go. Digitalization affects every department within a business, from frontline customer service to onboarding new hires. Without a cohesive integration, employees have to to deal with multiple apps provided by different vendors and the nightmare of dispersed, unorganized and inaccessible data. In short, a productivity catastrophe. ...