Click to learn more about author Jon Toor. A 2020 survey of senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals found that 84 percent of respondents’ organizations have accelerated their digital transformation efforts as a direct result ofCOVID-19. Having a modern storage infrastructure is key to these efforts, one that is optimized for a hybrid cloud […]
Interest in Enterprise Cloud Adoption Continues to Grow into 2021
Click to learn more about author Rebekah Dumouchelle. At a time when COVID-19 is putting many IT plans and initiatives on hold, others are actually accelerating. Businesses of all sizes in varied fields are adapting to a host of new pressures. They’re adjusting to increased budgetary scrutiny, managing newly distributed workforces and modified workflows, finding […]
Data Container Architecture: Answers and Challenges
Data containers are a recent step in the evolution of the cloud. Their purpose is to run reliably as they are transferred from one computer environment to another. They are isolated, improve security, and are “usually” easy to work with. Containers promote application portability through their novel use of packaging, and the philosophy of “develop […]
Six Things You Need for Hybrid Cloud Architecture
Click to learn more about author Andrew C. Oliver. Companies are pursuing a hybrid cloud architecture in order to facilitate their move to the public cloud, upscale existing applications, and secure private data. The term “hybrid cloud” is used loosely, sometimes just referring to having some applications in the cloud. A truly hybrid cloud architecture […]
How to Evaluate a Data Governance Tool with 20 Indicators (Plus 1)
Click to learn more about author Michele Iurillo. Sometimes large companies choose tools and technologies guided by Gartner’s Magic Quadrant in order to “not take risks,” without knowing that this is not synonymous with a guarantee of good performance and easy implementation. In the Data Governance scenario, there are large vendors that incorporate a governance tool […]
A Brief History of Data Containers
Data containers have become crucial for the efficient transport of data to a public cloud and back to a private platform. Containers are software packages containing everything needed for the software to run. This includes libraries, system tools, and settings, as well as an executable program. Additionally, containers offer another layer of security because the […]
Navigating Modern Container and Cloud Architectures with Stateless Data Security Models
Click to learn more about author Mark Bower. There are very obvious indications that the shift to contemporary cloud application strategies, and, in particular, modern container workload models, is accelerating even more during the current pandemic. This is driven by the cost benefits of re-platforming core IT to enable accelerated change to market conditions and […]
KIOXIA Adds Snapshots and Clones to KumoScale Software Suite
A new press release reports, “KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.), the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, has enhanced its KumoScale™ storage software based on NVM Express™ over Fabrics (NVMe-oF™) to include Kubernetes® CSI-compliant snapshots and clones. The addition of these advanced storage functions enables KumoScale software to reduce the time pressures associated […]
Alcide Releases sKan: A Developer & DevOps Command Line Tool
A recent press release states, “Alcide, the Kubernetes security leader empowering DevSecOps teams with end-to-end continuous security guardrails for Kubernetes deployments, today announced the release of sKan, an open and free command line tool that brings Alcide Security Platform to the hands of developers, DevOps and Kubernetes application builders. sKan enables developers to scan Kubernetes […]
DataStax Enterprise 6.8 Advances Cloud-Native Data and Bare-Metal Performance
A new press release reports, “DataStax today announced the general availability of DataStax Enterprise (DSE) 6.8. DSE 6.8 adds new capabilities for enterprises to advance bare-metal performance, support more workloads, and enhance developer and operator experiences with Kubernetes. Built on the foundation of Apache Cassandra™, DSE is the scale-out data infrastructure for enterprises that need […]