Podcasts

CloudCast Weekly: Cloud consulting services, check-in with OpenStack

In this week-in-review podcast, our site editors discuss the trend of providers offering cloud consulting services, plus the news around OpenStack.
CloudCast Weekly: Object storage news, BYOD for backup, SDN survey data

In this week-in-review podcast, Jessica and Gina discuss backup and storage opportunities for providers, and preview some results of a new SDN survey.

Amazon cloud outage underscores limits of automation

In this week-in-review podcast, our editors discuss the implications of the latest Amazon cloud outage and the human error that caused it.
Amazon big data warehousing service Redshift signals market readiness

In this week-in-review podcast, SearchCloudProvider.com editors discuss what Redshift, Amazon's new data warehousing service, means for the market.
Effect of software-defined storage on VARs and their customers

Storage expert Mark Peters describes the concept of software-defined storage, its likely adopters and the effect it will have on VARs.
Are PaaS providers more likely to succeed?

Cloud providers struggling in the IaaS market may have no other choice than to morph into PaaS providers and focus on more advanced cloud services.
How partnerships can kick-start your cloud provider business

There are plenty of cloud computing opportunities out there, but choosing the right one can be daunting for cloud providers just starting out.
What you need to know about AWS Reserved Instance Marketplace

Tune in as our editors discuss the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Reserved Instance Marketplace and whether other providers should follow suit.
Why Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) changes the game for SMBs

In this weekly podcast, our editors discuss how cloud is making disaster recovery, in the form of DR as a Service (DRaaS), more accessible to SMBs.
OpenStack, VMware join forces, but to what end?

In its decision to join OpenStack, VMware validated open cloud -- at least symbolically. Our editors dissect the news in this weekly podcast.
What it takes to win government cloud customers

In our weekly podcast, we discuss the adoption barriers cloud providers face in government cloud adoption as well as how to overcome those challenges.
How cloud monitoring stops bugs from becoming disasters

In our weekly podcast, we discuss how cloud monitoring helps service providers catch problems in the data center before they turn into catastrophes.
For Rackspace, OpenStack helps dispel customer's lock-in fears

According to Rackspace, OpenStack is the antidote for cloud lock-in. But is that enough to lure away Amazon and Google customers?
Why resell a white-label Microsoft Azure cloud?

Microsoft has relaxed its branding strategy, as it will allow partners to resell white-label Microsoft Azure cloud services under their own brands.

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Microsoft's OpenAI investment a positive for developers

The $1bn multi-year investment should put Microsoft developers at the forefront of coming up with artificial intelligence tools ...

Channel roundup: Who's gone where?

Another seven days that have seen personnel movement across the channel

Jungle IT extends managed services reach

Jungle has made the first of a few acquisitions as it looks to extend its managed services portfolio

SearchSecurity

Equifax to pay up to $700 million in data breach settlement

Under the settlement with the FTC and state attorneys general, Equifax will fork over at least $575 million in civil penalties ...

Enzoic for Active Directory brings continuous password protection

Updates to Enzoic for Active Directory include NIST-compliant Continuous Password Protection, checking passwords against a live ...

Understand the basics of email security gateways

Email security gateways protect enterprises from threats such as spam and phishing attacks. This article explains how these ...

SearchStorage

How HPE InfoSight AI proactively spots, solves infrastructure issues

Find out how the cloud service uses AI, machine learning and predictive analytics to collect and analyze data from millions of ...

Blockchain terminology: 7 key blockchain storage terms

Storage built around blockchain can be confusing, but understanding basic blockchain storage terminology can help clarify what ...

Infinidat storage wants to rescue stranded IBM customers

Infinidat storage takes direct aim at IBM with Data Rescue Program. IBM users can trade in IBM XIV and FlashSystem A9000 gear for...

SearchNetworking

An introduction to smart NICs and their benefits

This introduction discusses how smart NICs work and how they can benefit data center servers. It also explores the smart NIC ...

What are the features and benefits of 5G technology for businesses?

In addition to high speeds and low latency, the emergence of 5G cellular technology could put some pressure on the market prices ...

Why did operator NFV adoption lag so much?

NFV adoption was hampered by high costs and deployment issues, according to one industry insider. Also, learn about the latest on...

SearchCloudComputing

What to expect -- and not expect -- from serverless computing

The scope of serverless computing continues to evolve as cloud providers try to reduce the drawbacks and join the technology with...

Conduct cloud security training across the business

A well-educated staff is one of the best tools in the fight against security breaches. Consider these tips to prepare your ...

Microsoft Azure feature targets application latency woes

A new Microsoft Azure function can place VMs associated with a multi-tier application inside the same cloud data center to reduce...

SearchDataManagement

11 real-time data streaming roadblocks and how to overcome them

Experts detail common challenges that IT teams encounter when deploying and managing real-time data streaming platforms and offer...

Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud

In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about ...

RavenDB Cloud automates database management

RavenDB's managed cloud database service, RavenDB Cloud, intends to automate security processes, reduce overhead and cater to ...

SearchBusinessAnalytics

Updated AtScale platform streamlines analysis of big data

By improving the machine learning and augmented intelligence capabilities of its platform, AtScale's newest release attempts to ...

ThoughtSpot strategic partnerships help add capabilities

Through its partnership strategy, ThoughtSpot is adding to its capabilities as a BI software vendor the same way others are ...

IBM battling to change perception of Cognos Analytics BI platform

While some see IBM's BI suite as being too complicated and expensive for citizen data scientists, the company is adding updates ...