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While technology companies compete for sectors within the emerging cloud marketplace, Amazon Web Services Inc. hopes to dominate the field in the public sector — which includes government, education in domestic and international regions. AWS is actively disrupting the public sector in a manner …
Nutanix juggles cost efficiency and fast delivery with multicloud optimization
As the federal government embraces cloud, what are the kinds of questions they’re wrestling with? The biggest concerns are cost efficiency and fast delivery for cloud services, and Nutanix Inc. is rising to the challenge. Dealing with the unique issues that face governmental requirements, Nutanix creates …
From hardware provider to software-driven company, NetApp embraces the new world of cloud
Computing networks are not going away, but the business world of software development and data storage is changing due to cloud technologies. So how are storage companies adapting to this new world of cloud computing? “The big focal area we have is turning …
New container tech implementation requires empathy, trust
Empathy, a welcoming community and trust are essential to propelling the burgeoning culture of containers’ virtualized application management technology and its dedicated software developers forward. Discussing these industry-shaping concepts at the recently concluded DockerCon event in San Francisco were Bret Fisher (pictured, right), author of …
End-to-end visibility for networks driving innovation
It’s an exciting future for technology, with end-to-end visibility throughout a network a true possibility. And the ways these things have come together is through innovation that goes back years, according to John Apostolopoulos (pictured), vice president and chief technology officer for enterprise …
Cisco builds a developer program 500,000 strong
As developers continue to become the new kingmakers, Cisco Systems Inc. has built up a new developer framework that is being built on top of networks, called Cisco DevNet, that is now 500,000 strong. “When we were pushing it, we were just …
Intel, Presidio, Cisco tackling cloud solutions through teamwork
The question may no longer be, “Is cloud worth it?” for modern day businesses. The question may now be, “What kind of cloud is right?” And as technology providers wrestle with how to deliver the best solutions, sometimes collaboration is key. “It used to …
IT becoming like modern car industry, says Fujitsu executive
The modern landscape of information technology is changing rapidly, and computing services provider Fujitsu Ltd. is comparing that landscape to the way car companies are changing the way they make cars for customers. “When I was young … I bought a car, and …
Focus Group and Spotlight initiatives build SAP communities worldwide
Building a strong global community around data management and tools, SAP SE has seen huge success through its overall SAP online community. But SAP wanted to take that further by building smaller communities within SAP that would focus around its different offerings, such …
‘Power of the portfolio’: Dell EMC merger grows HCI marketplace
Dell EMC recently declared success on its mission to accelerate its hyperconverged infrastructure portfolio growth. It’s now the number one HCI provider in the market. “The obvious thing that everybody sees is the power of the portfolio that we now have,” said Chad Dunn (pictured, left), vice …