Google is saying we're OK with being your No. 2 choice — for now. While Amazon and Microsoft tout customers going all-in on AWS and Azure, Google embraces hybrid

The open source organization is tightening its embrace of Kubernetes, which could solidify its future or make it redundant.

The data center server vendor made several smart partnerships around HCI and cloud last year, and now it’s moving into edge and IoT.

CNCF claimed 8,000 attendees and an additional 2,000 that were on a waitlist to attend this week's event. I think those on the waitlist snuck in.

In order to plan the transition to virtualizing their business, enterprises must consider the required functionality, as well as complexity, cost, and performance.

To be successful in the cloud world, there needs to be an organizational shift within companies to encompass both change management and skills management.

Some expect the open source M&A wave to hit its apex next year. I say "why wait?"

Once you have containers in production certain security measures must be put in place to cover network filtering, container inspection, and host security.

The company’s got about a year to turn around its Oracle cloud business if it’s going to meet its lofty goals.

As technology domains shift to support agile-based methodologies, DevOps processes, and programmability, the network must undergo this same transformative shift.

The widespread deployment of cloud infrastructure has led IT teams to demand freedom of choice, but that might not always be what’s best for the organization as a whole.

Having your SD-WAN delivered as-a-service helps simply the network and free up IT resources to focus on growth generating opportunities.

Cloud-native architectures are already impacting data science, IoT, and other areas and will provide both the threat of being disrupted and the opportunity for innovation.

When full composability is achieved, data centers will be defined by the needs of applications. This will require simple, open, standards-based, and scalable solutions.

Before deploying a multi-cloud strategy, there are four myths about multi-cloud security that need debunking.

Lack of expertise and integrated tools, not indifference, is leaving NetOps behind DevOps in the race to automate the deployment pipeline.

In the rush to capitalize on NFV many operators have focused purely on the NFV orchestration, but as they move from trials to production, one key piece is missing

Some in attendance at the computing giant's Ignite event thought that Azure innovation was lacking and that Google was a stronger long-term rival to AWS.

Both cloud-native and traditional organizations must implement a security practice that offers automation, abstraction, flexibility, visibility, and is application-aware.

For a server to be truly dispensable, it should be able to be shut down at will or fail without any noticeable end-user impact.

Moving the security perimeter into the cloud helps companies that are struggling with the budget and talent needed to keep security in-house.

Securing hyperconverged infrastructures requires a policy-based approach that intertwines security with applications.

DevOps teams face a steep learning curve with best practices related to deploying, running, and managing the lifecycle of a containerized application.

Current networks require an intent-based networking system based on proper orchestration to keep current infrastructure intact while integrating next-generation platforms.