The adoption of Kubernetes-enabled infrastructures and applications has revealed the challenge involved in enabling persistent, reliable data storage in an ephemeral compute…
Read MoreAs the year winds to a close, the Gigaom Research curators set their sights on 2014, and share thoughts on what to expect, what not to.…
Read MoreMost enterprises have a good handle on cloud computing, at least conceptually, but most have just begun to work with this technology. In 2014, the learning curve will be steep, and a few failures are inevitable.…
Read MoreIncreasingly AWS looks like the new Microsoft, with its cloud platform becoming the new Windows.…
Read MoreSlower and less-hyped growth occurred in the cloud computing marketplace in the third quarter, including noticeably less news coming from cloud computing providers.…
Read MoreAt GigaOM’s Structure event in London last week we hosted a lively session on the requirements for cloud infrastructure in Europe. We…
Read MoreIt’s well-known that cloud computing is a disruptive force bearing down on enterprise IT — but top-level VPs and IT management often see two different sides of the picture. With some understanding of these different viewpoints, IT organizations should have a smoother migration to the cloud.…
Read MoreThis quarter we saw more signs of maturity in the cloud computing market, including a new version of the OpenStack standard, more…
Read MoreBackup and recovery software provider, Asigra is changing up its business model and pushing the age old backup and recovery market into…
Read MoreCloudera adds Apache Lucene/Solr search functionality to its Hadoop distro, extending the use of its platform to business users.…
Read MoreThe key building blocks of a modern IT organization include a highly flexible infrastructure, an automated software delivery life cycle, and a devops-driven IT organization. This report focuses in particular on OpenStack as an underlying cloud platform to support this new type of organization. It defines the continuous delivery approach, addresses the benefits as well as disadvantages of OpenStack, and, finally, discusses the role of devops.…
Read MoreRIP Dell, and now BMC Software. Both companies were born in Texas in the 1980s and died in 2013. Cause of death:…
Read MoreCloud computing is finally starting to add value to business, as those in charge of cloud within enterprises are moving from talking to doing. That much was very evident in the first quarter of 2013.…
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