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Lift and shift has not been the greatest friend to those migrating to cloud. Many hustled legacy applications to cloud to little, if any, positive effect; some wound up “repatriating” apps once the bill arrived. Likewise, valuable data from on-premises systems can’t be …
Rancher CEO on k3s: Kubernetes is the new Linux; you run it everywhere
Once, Kubernetes was just some geeky cloud-native project for orchestrating containers (a virtualized method for running distributed applications). Isn’t it funny how it’s worked its way into practically every tech conversation in just a few years? In fact, thanks to technologies that …
To stretch donations, Red Cross adopts open-source and cloud-native technologies
An organization based on donations will face austerity at times. Wisely allocating volunteers demands a constant reshuffling of the deck of priorities. That takes rapid communication that isn’t always easy within large, monolithic structures — organizational or technological. The American Red Cross knows …
What will happen when CNCF connects all the Kubernetes dots?
Imagine it’s 2015, and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation just sprang into being. Had you contributed a project then, you’d probably now have mixed feelings about how Kubernetes — a platform for orchestrating containerized software applications — hogs the community’s attention. When …
CX leaders are crushing the competition — here’s how to be one of them
When inking routes through their digital-transformation maps, companies ought to ask: Where do they all lead? At least one end goal should be renovated customer experience. If digital-experience initiatives don’t ultimately help draw, gratify and hold customers, what are they good for? Probably …
Why the workload may dictate multicloud economics
Statements like “we run on AWS” and “we run on Google Cloud” are increasingly punctuated with commas instead of periods. Multicloud is dividing information-technology environments into checkerboards with legacy workloads here, cloud-native workloads there, and so on. This demands services that can …
Managing multicloud mayhem: Single pane of glass, meet single workflow
First, companies had to learn to migrate applications from on-premises to the cloud. That resulted in ugly surprises on the monthly bill, on-premises repatriations, and other fun stuff. Now, even as many groan from cloud growing pains, they’re hearing that they’re behind …
Why does CX-ready survey data collect dust in most companies?
Look at the number of devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets; social platforms — these have all become sources of consumer data. One would think companies could easily combine them into flawlessly tailored customer experiences. The reality is that not many of them …
The secret ingredient to stellar CX sitting on the office floor
Want to ensure customers are consistently satisfied with a brand or product? Get in touch with the employees who field those make-or-break service requests. Their available tools and methods are what leave smiles or scowls on customers’ faces. One route to customer …
What happens when business software users pool data for analytics?
How far can a company doing its own data analytics go toward certainty? Its work might turn up interesting insights; they might even be helpful or indicative. But will they earn the adjective — prescriptive — that’s sweet music to the ears of …