VMware brings Cross-Cloud Services to AWS
VMware has made its Cross-Cloud Services portfolio available on AWS, allowing AWS customers to modernize their applications and bring workloads to cloud environments of choosing.
The expansion of VMware Cross-Cloud Services to AWS means that AWS users can apply VMware services within the portfol...
Oracle brings cloud to where its customers are
You can say what you want about Oracle's cloud strategy, but the company is not taking any half measures. It has made major investments in recent years, the results of which are already visible. We interviewed Richard Smith, EVP Technology & Cloud EMEA at Oracle, about this. What has Oracle alr...
Microsoft extends Azure Arc, Azure Synapse and Power Platform
Microsoft is introducing a series of updates to Azure, Azure Arc and Power Platform. The tech giant aims to broaden Azure Arc's foundation for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, strengthen Azure Synapse's data management and improve multi-disciplinary collaboration in Power Platform.
Microsoft...
IBM targets hybrid environments with new Power E1080 server
The near future is hybrid, that's not a very bold statement. IBM sees that too, and today it introduces a new server, the first in a new line, that specifically focuses on hybrid cloud environments. The Power E1080 comes with several features specifically aimed at that. In addition, there are also ...
Microsoft replaces standalone Hyper-V Server with Azure Stack HCI
Upcoming Windows Server 2022 will not be shipped with Hyper-V server – Microsoft’s free tool to help manage virtual machine fleets and build hybrid clouds.
According to the principal product manager on Microsoft’s Windows server development team, Elden Christensen, no claim was made about ...
SAP and IBM partner to encourage financial institutions to move to the hybrid cloud
SAP has partnered with IBM to offer its finance and data management tools on the latter's Cloud for Financial Services platform. The announcement came on Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort to get industries to move to the hybrid cloud.
IBM's Cloud for Financial Services became generally avai...
IBM introduces IBM z/OS v2.5 for IBM Z systems
IBM has announced the next generation of its operating system for its IBM Z systems. The IBM Z series is a suite of mainframe servers used by large enterprises and organizations.
IBM z/OS version 2.5 aims to accelerate the adoption of hybrid cloud and AI while also encouraging modernization init...
Veeam wants to dominate the world of data
Veeam's goals and ambitions are sky-high. Initially focusing on backup and virtualisation, it now aims for the leading and dominant position in the data and infrastructure strategy of companies. We spoke with Veeam about how its focus on 'modern data protection' led to its current platform.
Veea...
Nutanix predicts stellar productivity and profitability in the future
Nutanix has told investors that they're on course for easy profit within two years. The CEO claims that the forecast looks bright because more users are converting to subscribers than ever before.
Nutanix's CEO is confident that they see a 'clear path to profitability' predicting that they will ...
NetApp brings ONTAP updates to simplify hybrid Cloud Data Management
NetApp announced that they are updating their ONTAP data management software to expand its features and capabilities to simplify and centralize data administration within hybrid cloud environments.
What’s included in the updates?
NetApp Inc.’s ONTAP data management software is updated to ...
AWS makes ECS Anywhere for on-premises container management available
Amazon Web Services made its ECS Anywhere tool generally available so that it is easier and cheaper for companies to manage the software containers run on-premises. ECS Anywhere is part of AWS's Amazon Elastic Container Service.
Amazon’s Elastic Container Service offers a set of tools to manag...
Moving to a multi-cloud infrastructure: the financial component
For most organisations, the preference for their new IT infrastructure has already been decided. Most studies show that companies prefer a multi-cloud infrastructure. 63% are already in multiple cloud environments. However, we also hear that companies are sometimes surprised by the costs and strugg...