Tag: hybrid cloud

January 15, 2021

Hybrid cloud environments are a common sight in today’s digital world. IBM’s Assembling Your Cloud Orchestra report found 85% of organizations already utilize a hybrid cloud and 98% anticipate having one in place within three years. This type of cloud […]

January 5, 2021

As someone responsible for running a global consulting practice, other than running the business, there are two drivers: Is “cloud everywhere” real or hype for customers? What is the nature of cloud services that are sourced on-premises? The principle of […]

January 5, 2021

Australian-based not-for-profit organisation Northcott Disability Services may have been “paying good money” for its on-premise environment but according to the organisation’s CIO Paul Herbert, it was not doing its 184 worksites across Australia any favours. “The sites were unloved; a […]

December 31, 2020

When Salesforce acquired Quip in 2016 for $750 million, it gained CEO and co-founder Bret Taylor as part of the deal. Taylor has since risen quickly through the ranks of the software giant to become president and COO, second in […]

December 29, 2020

Typical New Year’s resolutions focus on personal and professional development—ways to improve. Although I certainly have personal goals of no interest to anyone but myself, I also have some related to the cloud computing profession. I’ll share them in hopes […]

December 4, 2020

Nutanix, which has evolved software-defined hyperconverged into a form of hybrid and private cloud control plane, is taking the logical next step with new support of the economic and durable storage of public cloud. It is extending the control plane […]

December 2, 2020

Azure Arc for servers, a centralized management tool that provides visibility into Azure data services, Kubernetes clusters, and servers running Windows or Linux, has been generally available since September, helping fulfill Microsoft’s stated intent to support enterprise hybrid-cloud architectures. By […]

November 18, 2020

IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring firm. Financial details were not disclosed. Once the acquisition closes, Instana’s technology will be incorporated into IBM’s hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence portfolios – two markets IBM […]

November 12, 2020

There is a cloud strategy for every organization, and typically it involves a hybrid infrastructure comprising multiple clouds. Only 9% of enterprises rely on 100% on-premises IT environment, and only 9% rely on an all-cloud environment, according to IDG’s 2020 […]

November 11, 2020

IBM continued enhancing its core Cloud Pak hybrid cloud software offerings, this week bolstering automation and data features that will let customers simplify everything from software provisioning and patching, to data discovery and document processing. IBM Cloud Paks are bundles […]