Nelson Williams

Nelson is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE's premier video production team theCUBE. He covers theCUBE events worldwide, spanning expert commentary on the hottest trends in IT.

Latest from Nelson Williams

What open source and OpenStack mean to the networking world | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

OpenStack is providing a powerful tool for companies and the open-source community, but there’s a second world that is often ignored in the discussion. Networking is the world behind the scenes, moving the data that makes Cloud technologies work. While OpenStack itself …

Eliminating the headaches of the traditional private Cloud model | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

There’s no question the Cloud is the future of tech business, but remote computing is nothing unless a company can run its applications there. This has been something of a challenge. Moving established operations to the Cloud requires time, money and skilled …

Analysts discuss current, future states of OpenStack | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

As a popular system for connecting private clouds, OpenStack’s open-source community has spent considerable time and effort expanding its reach when it comes to providing solutions. Now, at OpenStack Summit — Austin, the current state of OpenStack is on display. To discuss what OpenStack has …

Going fluid with data storage in the cloud | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

The cloud is a strange place for data storage. The usual advantages of the cloud don’t apply to storage. Normally, a company can buy cloud resources as they need, growing or shrinking their investment on demand. Data, though, doesn’t go away. It …

Google all in on cloud: Kubernetes’ latest impact on open source | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Those who prowl the dark alleys of OpenStack deployments know the word on the street is “containers.” Containers have many advantages for Cloud computing, but the trick is keeping them under control. Like any other part of a complex system, containers must …

Just ask! Latest OpenStack trends from real users | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

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 the OpenStack User Survey, a questionnaire sent out …

OpenStack begins the long journey from maturity to ubiquity | #OpenStack

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

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 is only increasing. Nowhere is this more evident …

Tying machine learning to physics to support new science | #OpenPOWERSummit

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Big Data is a powerful technology for business, but that power is even more important in the world of science. While business collects data on customers and processes, science can create staggering amounts of information with a single experiment. Often, that data …

Complexity and cost of ownership the Achilles’ heel for Hadoop, analysts say | #HS16Dublin

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

Coming together at the end of day two for the Hadoop Summit Dublin 2016 conference, John Furrier (@furrier) and Dave Vellante (@dvellante), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, shared a table to discuss the events of the convention. Of note, …

Rise of the robots: Finding a place for people in the business models of the future | #HS16Dublin

NEWS By NELSON WILLIAMS10 YEARS AGO

The business world is on the cusp of a great transformation. Digital technologies are changing the world, yet the most profound revolution in how business gets done is still to come. Digital assets are growing in value, while automation isn’t just empowering …

Nelson Williams

Latest from Nelson Williams

What open source and OpenStack mean to the networking world | #OpenStack

Eliminating the headaches of the traditional private Cloud model | #OpenStack

Analysts discuss current, future states of OpenStack | #OpenStack

Going fluid with data storage in the cloud | #OpenStack

Just ask! Latest OpenStack trends from real users | #OpenStack

OpenStack begins the long journey from maturity to ubiquity | #OpenStack

Tying machine learning to physics to support new science | #OpenPOWERSummit

Complexity and cost of ownership the Achilles’ heel for Hadoop, analysts say | #HS16Dublin

Rise of the robots: Finding a place for people in the business models of the future | #HS16Dublin

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