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    Red Hat Analyst Day vision focuses on AI and automation

    Organizations are embracing modern distributed cloud environments. At its analyst day, Red Hat advised taking a platform approach to simplify operations and speed innovation.

    Bob Laliberte • Nov. 9, 2023
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    Red Hat shares vision for open source at Analyst Day

    At Analyst Day, Red Hat focused on RHEL, OpenShift, Ansible, CentOS migration and automation, reflecting its commitment to deliver open source offerings to enterprise customers.

    Paul Nashawaty • Nov. 8, 2023
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    Emergent observability topics at KubeCon 2023

    New use cases like cost management, sustainability and scalability will lead observability discussions in the North American KubeCon + CloudNativeCon 2023 conference.

    Jon Brown • Nov. 2, 2023
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    APIs integral to a successful DDI strategy

    Research showed DDI success correlated with successful APIs, but few organizations feel satisfied with their API quality. Learn how to mitigate the challenges of DDI APIs.

    Shamus McGillicuddy • Oct. 31, 2023
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    NetApp aims to boost all-flash consolidation with ASA C-Series

    NetApp's ability to deliver multi-cloud capabilities with Google and other cloud providers rather than as a storage-as-software deployment might accelerate multi-cloud operations.

    Scott Sinclair • Oct. 26, 2023
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    Key themes emerge from Lenovo’s 2023 analyst conference

    Enterprise Strategy Group looks at Lenovo's 2023 Global Industry Analyst Conference and how the company is taking a more holistic view, with a focus on AI and sustainability.

    Paul Nashawaty • Oct. 25, 2023
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    Storage as a service value continues to increase

    Explore how storage as a service can be a cheaper option for enterprises and how one vendor will potentially increase the value with updates to its platform.

    Scott Sinclair • Oct. 18, 2023
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    Multi-cloud data storage becomes a ‘must-have’

    Enterprises typically have data spread across multiple locations, including multiple clouds. Vendors in turn should look to provide hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises storage.

    Scott Sinclair • Oct. 13, 2023
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    Canonical continues to evolve in cloud market

    Paul Nashawaty, an analyst at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group, shares takeaways from Canonical Analyst Day 2023. Explore key areas of focus for Canonical's cloud strategy.

    Paul Nashawaty • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Observability, security unity in Cisco’s Splunk acquisition

    As more organizations merge security and observability, Cisco's acquisition of Splunk adds another intriguing element for IT shops to consider in their toolkits.

    Jon Brown • Sept. 26, 2023
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    What Cisco’s Splunk acquisition means for app modernization

    Cisco's networking prowess and Splunk's data analytics power will now be under one roof. Here's what can IT teams expect with this mega acquisition between two tech giants.

    Paul Nashawaty • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Cisco makes big splash with Splunk

    The integration of Cisco and Splunk could result in a full-stack offering that provides comprehensive visibility across enterprise locations and AI-driven insights.

    Bob Laliberte • Sept. 22, 2023
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    4 reasons cloud data repatriation is happening in storage

    When the advantages of cloud storage aren't fully realized, repatriation becomes a consideration. Find out where the cloud isn't delivering on its promises.

    Paul Kirvan • Sept. 20, 2023
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    Hybrid work drives changes to on-premises networks

    Remote and hybrid work are forcing changes to on-premises networks, such as increased bandwidth, upgraded Wi-Fi connectivity and unified network access controls.

    Shamus McGillicuddy • Sept. 15, 2023
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    Why IT leaders should deploy generative AI infrastructure now

    Organizations should seek to incorporate a generative AI product that is easy to use, flexible and on site. Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box is among the candidates with these options.

    Scott Sinclair • Sept. 13, 2023
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    Containers vs. VMs: Is the VM all that bad?

    Containers and VMs are needed to build and maintain software. Containers can deploy and scale apps, while VMs are more resource-intensive and can support separate environments.

    Matt Grasberger • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Empower intelligence at the edge with AI deployment

    AI deployment at the edge has the potential to unleash powerful real-time analysis and processing. Use cases include industrial automation, remote monitoring and healthcare.

    Saqib Jang • Sept. 6, 2023
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    New features show VMware Tanzu’s impact on dev community

    Despite questions of a sale, VMware Tanzu remains a strong influence in the developer community, especially with added features announced at VMware Explore 2023.

    Paul Nashawaty • Aug. 31, 2023
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    VMware Explore on generative AI and multi-cloud innovation

    VMware Explore 2023 kicked off with big announcements surrounding generative AI and multi-cloud innovation. Read up on the latest key updates and what this means for VMware.

    Scott Sinclair • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Navigate storage networking requirements, architectures for AI

    Optimize your approach to AI workflows with reliable storage networking capabilities to enhance productivity, strengthen performance and improve data management.

    Saqib Jang • Aug. 18, 2023
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    AI, automation promise bright future for network operations

    A closed-loop system can help network operations teams build trust with AI and automation tools that identify network problems, send alerts and recommend repairs.

    Bob Laliberte, Mike Leone • Aug. 16, 2023
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    Making sense of cross-platform, distributed cloud app dev

    Cross-platform, distributed cloud app development methods are innovative in how they can quickly deliver code. Their adoption also adds complexity to coding and management.

    Paul Nashawaty • Aug. 4, 2023
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    Lenovo’s latest heavy on flash, security for enterprise storage

    Lenovo's concentration on QLC flash, hybrid cloud and ransomware protection in its latest hardware and software offerings should aid enterprise buyers.

    Scott Sinclair • July 31, 2023
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    A primer for edge infrastructure deployments

    There are several questions to ask and approaches to consider regarding edge storage and infrastructure. An example of use may help your organization decide on implementation.

    Christine McMonigal, David McIntyre • July 26, 2023
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    IBM FlashSystem 5045 aids access to storage cyber resilience

    As ransomware and other cyber attacks persist, enterprises should prioritize cyber resilience. IBM's FlashSystem 5045 improves accessibility for that protection.

    Scott Sinclair • July 24, 2023