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Crafting composable infrastructure with software-defined team ups
As companies embrace the digital transformation, they’ve got to balance two things: the needs of the business to innovate and keep up with the rapid technological advancement, as well as the cost efficiency and security of information technology to respond to the increasing needs of the business. And the only way to achieve this, according ...
The ‘power of invisibility’ with data storage infrastructure
When it comes to options for more efficient data storage for the digital transformation, it’s essential for the infrastructure for that data storage to be efficient, fast and intelligent. And Dell EMC hopes to lead the charge with key products that boast a seemingly simple infrastructure, providing a way for customers to build and play ...
Dream big, start small with machine learning implementation, advises Box exec
As machine learning becomes more prevalent in modern business, many are wondering where to start in their implementation of the progressive and promising technology. And while some business leaders may possess lofty ideas and dreams for machine learning’s ability to embed intelligence into computers, it’s easier to start smaller and have realistic expectations to begin a true ...
The future of work: collaboration and co-creation in tech
As cloud computing technologies expand, the two worlds of operators and developers are now coming together to create a confluence of work, collaboration and co-creation in technology unheard of in the past. And companies like Google LLC and Cisco Systems Inc. are partnering up to continue to pave the way for new ways of collaborating ...
‘Patching is the devil,’ but cloud-native teams seek solutions at T-Mobile
While patching software has historically taken up a lot of time for developer operations, given lengthy update processes and random breakdowns, cloud-native computing transitions have been solving some of these problems. And it all comes down to teamwork. “Patching is the devil,” said Rob Hansen, director of operations at telecommunications provider T-Mobile US Inc. “One of the things ...
Multicloud is the choice of the future for many enterprises, says IBM exec
Multicloud options continue to accelerate across the enterprise, as 81 percent of enterprises currently have a multi-cloud strategy, according to RightScale’s “2018 State of the Cloud Report.” But multicloud is a complex issue underlying the current trend for digital transformations, from storage considerations to security permissions. How are industry stalwarts like IBM approaching this complex, new world? “From ...
Creating an open-source company is not just about licensing
Many people mistake the concept of open-source technology or being an open-source company as being all about the open license. But it turns out there is so much more to being open source than a simple license. “If you want to be a real open-source company … it goes beyond that — and that’s where ...
Network engineering innovates to adapt to cloud infrastructure
The world of network engineering has been rapidly changing as a more developer-focused, developer-centric model of deploying equipment becomes necessary with cloud adoption in the infrastructure. One project aimed at trying to support network engineers in this ever-changing landscape is the “Network Collective” podcast. “The thing that is different is the way network engineers need ...
DevNet DNA Center opens up Cisco to industry-wide innovation
An entrepreneurial mindset is important in technology companies because there are many innovations and use cases to wrestle through industry-wide. Cisco Systems Inc. has taken this search for innovation to the next level through opening up a DNA Center platform — which is offered through Cisco DevNet, Cisco’s developer framework. “This is basically opening up ...
In a hybrid world, cloud or on-prem transition is not ‘absolute’
As the cloud becomes a increasingly prevalent tech solutions, many companies are asking how a converged infrastructure is still relevant? Turns out, there is no easy answer. NetApp Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. are two companies that are helping customers continue to see the relevance of a converged infrastructure through the innovations of software in a multicloud ...