In 1963, DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) presented MIT with $2 million for Project MAC. The funding included a requirement for MIT to develop technology allowing for a “computer to be used by two or more people, simultaneously.” In this case, one of those gigantic, archaic computers using reels of magnetic tape for […]
Red Hat Announces Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16
According to a recent press release, “Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16, the latest version of its highly scalable and agile Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution. More than 1,000 enhancements and new features will lay the foundation for enterprise and telco […]
Cloud Architecture and Cloud Computing Trends in 2019
Cloud Architecture has come a long way. A decade ago, the first “primitive” Cloud services became available. Since then, a variety of organizations, ranging from nonprofits to government agencies to startups, have embraced Cloud technologies. These are some things being done with Cloud Computing: Backing up, storing, and recovering data Developing new apps and services […]
How to Know Whether Hybrid Clouds are Right for Your Company
Click to learn more about author Robin Hau. Small businesses and IT managers face many complex Data Management issues, not least of which is security. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has shown that regulators are taking a hard stance on data security, and California’s passage of a similar act means other U.S. states will likely […]
Hedvig and Veeam Enable Enterprises to Modernize Their Backup Infrastructure
A recent press release reports, “Hedvig, the company modernizing storage and accelerating enterprise adoption of private and hybrid clouds, today announced it has been tested as a Veeam Ready Repository. The Hedvig Distributed Storage Platform together with Veeam®Backup & Replication™ not only provides high-availability, security, and broad application support, but also offers enterprises the flexibility […]
Are You Paying Too Much for Your Database Management System? Making Sense of Licensing Structures
Click to learn more about author Franco Rizzo. A flexible licensing model allows a company to invest more in the innovative ventures that will drive revenue, and less in core business processes. If you ask someone to name a handful of highly innovative companies, Apple is almost certainly one of the first to spring to […]
Edge Computing and the Growth of Hyperconverged Solutions Over the Cloud in 2018
Click to learn more about author Jason Collier. Over the last several years, organizations have adopted the Cloud for a variety of benefits including lower costs, agility and mobility. Most have cleared paths to transition 100 percent of their operations to Cloud platforms, whether private, public and in some cases hybrid. In the process, many […]
Cloud Architecture Trends in 2018
People are constantly coming up with new and intelligent ways to use the Cloud. As a consequence, Cloud Architecture designs and developments are constantly being tweaked, adjusted, and improved upon. Today’s businesses need to be flexible, move quickly, and understand their customer’s desires and expectations. To do this, businesses are relying on the Cloud to […]