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VMware and AWS: Frenemies in the Cloud
For a long time now, VMware and Amazon Web Services have been antagonists in the age the cloud. AWS is built on an implementation of the open-source Xen hypervisor that VMware views as a threat to its enterprise empire. What’s more, AWS has been calling for the obsolescence of all forms of on-premise IT since…
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Cloud Computing’s Nuances: Taking a Close Look
Cloud migration Cloud Computing’s Nuances: Taking a Close Look Sizing up the cloud maturity of a potential customer can be challenging. A CompTIA study provides insight into the cloud market’s maturity. A Work in Cloud Progress More than 90% of companies are using some form of cloud computing. Yet only 33% say they are in…
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Distribution Becomes Programmable
Thanks to APIs in the age of the cloud, just about everything, including infrastructure, is programmable. It only makes sense that the services a distributor provides to the channel should be made available in a similar manner. With that goal in mind, AppDirect has opened up the APIs it used to create its cloud commerce…
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Cloud Gains Software Development Momentum
Cloud software development Cloud Gains Software Development Momentum Although cloud computing has clearly come of age, an era is just now dawning in which the cloud is now the default option for deploying application workloads. Where the Application Workloads Are Now 70% of respondents deploy software on-premise while 21% use a hybrid cloud/on-premise combination. Where…
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Multiple Clouds Are the New IT Norm
Cloud deployment Multiple Clouds Are the New IT Norm All forms of cloud computing are maturing quickly. As IT organizations gain more confidence in their cloud capabilities, they are more open to adopting technologies such as microservices and IoT apps. Cloud Adoption Rises 68% of organizations use some form of cloud, representing a 61% increase…
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New Cisco Services Aimed at Accelerating Cloud Adoption
Cisco has rolled out a new set of Cloud Professional Services to help businesses optimize their cloud environments, addressing the challenges and obstacles that the company covered in a new cloud report and through its Business Cloud Advisor online tool that helps customers assess their cloud readiness and associated benefits. Channel partners employ the tool…
