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SPECIAL REPORT: THE CLOUD COMES OF AGE
AWS’ new satellite scheme throws out the book on edge computing
Know what would really help solve the edge-to-cloud data-transport conundrum? Satellites. Satellites could deliver data to the cloud much more rapidly than internet of things edge devices could. But then there’s the practical impossibility of building a parabolic antenna for most companies. That’s why Lockheed Martin Corp. has collaborated with Amazon Web Services Inc. to offer parabolic ...
HIPAA-friendly AI speeds up rules-bound healthcare tech
Healthcare is about as touchy an industry as there is. The sensitivity of personal data; lines and lines of security and compliance rules; the scary high stakes of patients’ health and lives. Can artificial intelligence unravel the big ball of red tape and bring digital efficiency to hospitals, research centers, insurers, etc.? “There are 1.2 ...
What’s shaken out of Google-Nutanix handshake so far?
Remember last year when Nutanix Inc. brought Diane Greene on stage at its .NEXT conference? A thumbs-up from Google Cloud Platform’s then chief executive officer is a pretty loud cloud signal for a hyperconverged infrastructure company. Concrete details on the fruits of the partnership were pretty scant, though. Was it an optical deal, or would ...
Navigating messy microservices maze with analytics
Warning to those packing the shopping cart with the freshest tech for sale, such as virtualized container solutions and specialized microservices: The resulting mix is a whole different enchilada than the old nuts and bolts enterprises are used to. Microservices multiplying like germs across distributed, multicloud environments can dizzy development and operations teams. The landscape is a bit ...
Pure Storage joins push to make hybrid-app fantasy a reality
Operating both on-premises and in cloud puts information technology departments in an awkward straddling position. They can try pasting on-prem and cloud technologies together and hope they stick. But solutions engineered for hybrid environments will likely give a smoother ride out of the box. These are the of-the-moment products that companies such as VMware Inc. and Pure ...
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Here come AI cloud apps so easy a caveman could make one
Friends don’t let friends build data centers these days. Cloud infrastructure has eliminated on-premises bulk for companies moving into the digital age. Now, anyone building a software as a service application has a new palette of easy, featherweight tools to choose from. Cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services Inc. are allowing them to easily tack on ...
Mission-driven: In race against Uber, Lyft is going social
Plenty of folks these days wonder aloud about Silicon Valley’s social responsibility. Should entrepreneurs worry about the impact of technology? Or is their business strictly a profit-driven one? Perhaps they needn’t choose since there are practical payoffs to keeping a larger mission in mind. Lyft Inc. is a twisting, winding case study in how a ...
SPECIAL REPORT: THE CLOUD COMES OF AGE
AWS Outposts sets fire under on-prem competitors’ seats
The march to public cloud is hitting some speed bumps. Companies are learning the hard way that some apps belong at home for convenience, cost, compliance and other reasons. This is where on-premises vendors can come up the side and snatch some of Amazon Web Services Inc.’s customers. Or not. There’s a movement afoot to ...
The surprising cure for costly cloud hangovers
There’s an invisible substance in the air throughout the technology industry today. As people walk though it and breathe it in, it makes them believe cloud computing is superior to on-premises infrastructure. All the buzzwords, like simplified, pay-as-you-go, and elastic, lure one to the cloud. But when companies actually make the move to public cloud services, the head trip might ...
Micro-chunk migration calms on-prem-to-cloud panic
Remember the movie What About Bob? with Bill Murray? The lead character, Bob Wiley, is stricken with fears about life. His psychiatrist advises him to constantly focus on “baby steps” to get through each day. Cloud influencer and principal advisor at The Batchery Sarbjeet Johal (pictured), finds himself in a position similar to Bob’s shrink these days. Johal’s ...
