While the overall storage market experiences slow growth, software-defined storage is driving significant shifts in revenue. We selected six companies that are pushing the market forward.
The Cloud Foundry platform runs on top of Kubernetes, which itself runs on IBM’s cloud architecture. It provides a level of abstraction for developers working with the container orchestrator.
The new platform allows the company to get into the application space and diversify operations away from the increasingly competitive infrastructure space around OpenStack and Kubernetes.
The company is looking to support unmodified big data software in containers so data scientists can spend their time analyzing data rather than fighting hardware and drivers.
The company is building a software platform that can be deployed on virtually any edge device in support of IoT. This involves a lightweight software stack that can adapt
Analyst firm Redmonk found that many projects remain heavily reliant on the companies that initially donated code, although Kubernetes remains an exception.
Telefónica collaborates with Microsoft Azure on IoT; B.Yond joins the Linux Foundation Deep Learning Foundation; Openwave Mobility launched a 5G telco cloud database.
The integration allows for running DevOps on top of Kubernetes to automate the creation of clusters that are managed by Google and run on Google Cloud Platform.
OpenShift, OpenStack, and Ansible were key drivers for 2018 results, with the impending acquisition of CoreOS set to bolster its container and Kubernetes position moving forward.
TM Forum and the Linux Foundation team up for APIs; Ericsson and Ambra Solutions build underground LTE network; Dell Technologies takes a step further to connected vehicles.