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Is edge computing all around us right now?

Instead of a complex infrastructure deployment, latent computing resources could be used to support the edge computing needs of the IoT The data processing and storage needs of the internet of things (IoT) will quickly become more than our current model of centralized, data center-based...

Juniper pushes telco cloud with Contrail software update

Juniper integrates Contrail Cloud into Red Hat OpenStack Platform Juniper Networks, an American multinational corporation for networking products, announced updates to its Contrail Cloud Platform, a turnkey cloud management platform that automates and orchestrates compute, storage and networking resources to create scalable clouds. As part...

China cloud growth spurs Microsoft to triple Azure capacity

Stronger than expected cloud demand compels Microsoft to triple Azure presence in China Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently announced during the Microsoft Tech Summit 2017 in Beijing the company intends to triple its Azure presence in China over the next six months to meet stronger-than-expected demand...

AlgoSec: Security issues hindering widespread cloud adoption

AlgoSec survey highlights hurdles enterprises face moving to the cloud Although interest in the public cloud continues to grow, security issues are hindering organizations from embracing the platform, stymieing widespread adoption in return. That is the conclusion of a recent survey by AlgoSec titled “Hybrid...

IBM moves into container space with private cloud platform

IBM launches new Cloud Private software built on Kubernetes IBM rolled out its new Cloud Private software platform Wednesday aimed at tech-companies that want on-premise cloud capabilities to deploy and launch applications. Many companies intend to migrate to the public cloud, but are hesitant to abandon...

Hybridization pushes Google to update Dedicated Interconnect

Google targets hybrid cloud market with Dedicated Interconnect updates Google announced Tuesday updates to Dedicated Interconnect, which are aimed at Google customers seeking to develop hybrid cloud deployments. The company is expanding its networking capabilities to allow customers to have more ways to connect to...

What is the difference between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS?

Alphabet soup Tech jargon is like alphabet soup with acronyms such as NFV, CPU and GUI floating around. With respect to the cloud services industry, their are three acronyms that typically come to mind: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). When a business is...

Hybrid cloud migration drives AT&T, AWS partnership expansion

Amazon seeks to move into hybrid cloud market with AT&T, AWS collaboration AT&T recently announced it is expanding its cloud networking solutions with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a focus on the cloud, security and the internet of things (IoT). As part of the expansion,...

What’s the difference between the fog and the edge?

Depends on who you ask SANTA CLARA, Calif.--“I think edge is to fog as to what apple is to fruit," Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog Consortium told RCR Wireless News during Fog World Congress.  He continued: "We look at fog computing as an end-to-end...

Cloud growth boosts big tech third-quarter earnings

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel beat earning expectations Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel posted quarterly earnings last Thursday, which reflected a shift away from company-owned data centers and toward the cloud. All of the companies surpassed expected earnings, resulting in a surge in share prices...

Hybrid cloud demand forges Google, Cisco partnership

Google and Cisco team up on hybrid cloud solution offering Google and Cisco recently announced they are teaming up to provide a hybrid cloud solution that allows applications and services to be launched, managed and secured over on-premise environments and Google Cloud Platform. The collaboration indicates...

Fog computing standards materializing with IEEE working group

IEEE working group focuses on accelerating fog computing adoption To help meet the demand of fog and edge computing, the OpenFog Consortium recently announced its OpenFog Reference Architecture will provide a foundation for a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) working group. The purpose of the...

Arm CTO discusses tech progress, hurdles and opportunities

“There is more and more intelligence in the networks that is joining us together,” Arm CTO says Santa Clara, Cali. – Chief Technology Officer of Arm Mike Muller, in a keynote presentation during the 2017 Arm TechCon, discussed some of the major engineering feats that...

IBM, Docker partner to push container driven cloud adoption

Companies expand partnership to boost app migration to the cloud IBM and Docker recently announced they are extending their current partnership with an eye toward enabling companies to use Docker containers to transfer workloads to the cloud faster. The collaboration will focus on three areas: expanding...

Cisco to drop $1.9 billion to acquire BroadSoft

Part of cloud investment strategy for enterprise digitization Following industry rumblings, Cisco this morning discussed its decision to acquire BroadSoft for $1.9 billion. According to a company announcement, benefits will be the "acceleration of the pace of innovation across Cisco’s collaboration portfolio, the delivery of...

Digital transformation pushes expansion of Microsoft’s Azure Government service

Microsoft announces Azure Government Secret service expansion at Government Cloud Forum Microsoft recently announced it is expanding its Azure Government Secret service at its Government Cloud Forum. The service will provide the U.S. Government, along with defense agencies, the intelligence community and every U.S. military...

Nokia aims to stimulate cloud migration with AWS partnership

Nokia, AWS partnership focuses on service providers in the cloud migration process Nokia announced Thursday it is teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to stimulate cloud migration. The Finnish multinational communications company is targeting service providers switching to the AWS platform by offering a...

IBM pushes cloud migration with two new product launches

IBM deploys new services to ease cloud migration In a bid to accelerate the digital transformation process, IBM launched two new services, IBM Cloud Migration Services and IBM Cloud Deployment, which the company said can make it easier for companies to transfer data and applications...

Cloud market extends beyond big business, survey finds

Right Networks poll finds smaller companies are leveraging the cloud to enhance customer experience It’s no secret major corporations are leveraging the cloud to provide a wealth of services, but what about small-to-medium sizes businesses (SMBs)? According to a new report published by Right Networks,...

Data center edge migration driving NXP SoC solution

Data center workloads create demand for enhanced processors at the edge Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP unveiled a new System-on-Chip (SoC) solution, dubbed LX2160A, which moves data center workloads to the edge. The solution, a member of the Layerscape family, combines 64-bit Arm CPUs, Ethernet and...

Hybrid cloud adoption accelerated by Mirantis Cloud Platform update

Mirantis Cloud Platform update focuses on making hybrid cloud management easier Kubernetes continues to serve as the main container orchestration and management platform with updates to Mirantis Cloud Platform (MCP). The latest MCP comes with a new capability to allow multi-cloud self-service Kubernetes clusters...

Cloud cyber defense progresses with Oracle automated database

Oracle releases additional cloud services to compete with AWS, Google and Microsoft Oracle chief technology officer Larry Ellison debuted a new 18c version of its marquee database software at the company’s OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Califo., which leverages machine learning to automate the database...

Five challenges of cloud migration

The migraines of migration Enterprises have taken fondly to the cloud for its scalability, cost-efficiency and flexibility. According to a Forrester Research survey consisting of 1,000 tech decision makers for North American and European enterprise infrastructure, 38% said they were building private clouds, 32% said...

Dell heads hyper-converged infrastructure market with Azure offering

Dells brings Microsoft Azure Stack to channel partners Dell EMC recently announced a string of updates toward enhancing the support of Microsoft data center environments. The company said it is bringing cloud computing platform Microsoft Azure Stack to its channel partners in an effort to...