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Controlled chaos: Can containers straighten OpenStack’s zigzag course? | #OpenStackSV
Depending on OpenStack for crucial operations can be tricky, even for venturesome businesses. The technology is young, and still has yet to hit its stride as far as standardization. But the open door to new, bleeding-edge technologies is part of the appeal of OpenStack. Is there a way to keep the inflow of innovation without ...
VMworld preview: Changes jolt VMware; how will it deal? | #VMworld
VMware, Inc. has a lot to adjust to these days. With the ink still drying on EMC’s (VMware’s parent company) merger with Dell, Inc., no one knows for certain what kind of step-parent Dell will turn out to be. Will it allow VMware to keep its independence and play as liberally as ever in the ...
How will digitization change the way industries operate? | #PredixTransform
IoT is rapidly spinning out to larger uses in industries old and new. Some that have operated on the same fundamentals for decades are now looking at major changes enabled by digitized innovation. Some contend that industries will see improvements from operations to economics. Greg Petroff, Chief Experience Officer at GE Software and executive director of ...
The edge or the cloud? Where should analytics be and when? | #PredixTransform
Laypeople may hear Internet of Things (IoT) and think of a sensor that collects data and sends it back to a cloud or on-prem data center for analytics. The reality is much more complex. IoT developers’ work involves the delicate balance between the edge and the cloud, which varies from task to task and industry ...
Will the Industrial Internet usher in a bigger, better algorithm? | #PredixTransform
Most consumers’ experiences with algorithms do not go much further than Amazon’s product recommendations. Thus, they see algorithms as hit or miss — sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t, and it’s usually not a big deal. But as large companies with important missions are utilizing algorithms associated with Internet of Things (IoT) in their operations, ...
Flash-forward: Will Gen 6 Fibre Channel take us to the all-flash data center? | #CUBEconversations
Of all IT components, the network has been among the slowest to virtualize, but with new launches from companies like Brocade Technologies, Inc., the day is here. The convergence of software-defined, cloud and flash are liberating infrastructure from its old clunky confines. We’re approaching the era of the fully virtual data center — nay, the ...
Changing lanes: The new network super-highway for flash storage | #CUBEconversations
Flash has revolutionized storage, and its increasing affordability is rapidly making it the new standard for enterprises. Still, if you decide to go all-flash, you may not be getting your investment’s worth if your networking is outdated. In order for flash storage to be all it can be, it requires an advanced network to match ...
Could Fibre Channel be the answer to network security? | #CUBEConversations
Is IT virtualization on a collision course with IT security? Customers are demanding faster, simpler operations, and vendors are hustling to deliver. One question that often goes unasked is, what about security? As your data center becomes easier for you to enter and operate, does that mean it will be easier for hackers too? Jack ...
Will chief data officers morph into chief analytics officers? | #MITCDOIQ
This moment in time might be described as Big Data’s awkward phase. Even as software companies hustle to churn out better governance and wrangling tools, data is still too vast and varied for most companies to get their arms around. But eventually the grunt work will be behind us, and we can focus on developing ...
Hybrid schmybrid: The case for ditching your data center and going all-cloud | #AWSSummit
You may have noticed some tech types lately insisting that an on-prem/cloud hybrid is the best way to go for the majority of enterprises. And some organizations like banks regularly express concerns about moving their private data stores to the cloud. But there are others in IT who make the case for ditching your data ...
