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 […]
Which Data Security Pitfalls Lurk in the Hybrid Cloud?
Click to learn more about author Bernard Brode. After a period of unrivalled innovation when it comes to data storage and sharing, it seems that – for most companies, at least – hybrid models are about to reign supreme. In layman’s terms, a hybrid model is an efficient combination of existing IT systems and public […]
Pulumi Crosswalk for Kubernetes Accelerates Production-Ready Infrastructure as Code
A new press release reports, “Pulumi today announced the availability of Pulumi Crosswalk for Kubernetes, an open source collection of frameworks, tools and user guides that help developers and operators work better together delivering production workloads using Kubernetes. It supports managing Kubernetes infrastructure across public clouds including AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), Microsoft Azure Kubernetes […]
NetApp Revolutionizes Data Fabric to Dominate Hybrid Multicloud
According to a recent press release, “NetApp, the data authority for hybrid cloud, today announced new solutions and services that allow customers to adopt and consume cloud on their terms. With today’s announcement, NetApp is delivering a truly seamless hybrid multicloud experience that includes availability of NetApp® Cloud Data Services on NetApp HCI, the ability […]
Eastwind Networks Announces IaaS Platform to Protect Enterprises
A new press release reports, “Eastwind Networks, the cybersecurity solutions and breach analytics cloud platform, today announced Eastwind CloudVu. The new platform provides unified visibility, threat analysis and behavioral analytics to identify malicious activity, insider threats and data leakage across multiple public and private cloud infrastructures. ‘Enterprises live in a multi-cloud world, and not all […]
IBM and Red Hat Join Forces to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Adoption
by Angela Guess A recent press release states, “IBM and Red Hat Inc. today announced a major expansion to their long-standing relationship, which will enable IBM and Red Hat customers to benefit from the combined power of both companies’ technologies in private and public clouds. The agreement builds on IBM’s recent move to re-engineer its […]
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 […]