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IBM's mainframe operating system upgrade will embrace AI
IBM says the z/OS 3.1 operating system will further integrate AI, embrace cloud stores, and improve performance of Linux workloads.
Cisco simplifies cloud-management licensing
The Cisco Intersight platform now has two-tiered licensing, and the company is offering a bundle that includes Intersight plus hardware.
3 things network pros need to tell developers about why the network matters
Avoid over-reliance on costly user-to-cloud and user-to-data-center links to create better performing apps.
Digital platform conductors help manage hybrid networks
DPC orchestration aggregates multicloud monitoring data and recommends ways to speed business processes.
Multicloud: Keep providers separate and distinct or integrate them?
A multicloud infrastructure strategy can maximize the flexibility of enterprise IT staff, isolate workloads, and increase agility, but there may be overriding circumstances.
Why network pros need a seat at the application-planning table
Component-based applications can have a significant bad impact on cloud costs and app performance that network pros could head off if consulted during the design phase.
What is hybrid cloud computing? The benefits of mixing private and public cloud services
How to architect a hybrid cloud that combines on-premises and public cloud infrastructures. Definitions of hybrid cloud vary, but here’s what it means to Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
A new role for network pros: application-flow architect
Networking teams need a say in architecting cloud-based applications from the outset to assure it’s even possible for the network and cloud services to adequately support the apps.
Survey: NetOps is essential but undervalued in making multi-cloud decisions
For multi-cloud networking to succeed, NetOps must have a seat at the table, but IT leaders need to buy into it.
Cloud providers should unify virtual networking and SD-WAN
Enterprises need a single networking model that can support SD-WAN and virtual networking in order to get the most out of their cloud resources.
Cisco study: Network teams look to SDN, automation to manage multicloud operations
Cisco’s hybrid cloud report details the key challenges that network operations teams face in supporting diverse enterprise workloads.
3 ways to reach the cloud and keep loss and latency low
Performance of cloud-based apps that create lots of network traffic can be hurt by network loss and latency, but there are options to address them.
Qualys previews TotalCloud FlexScan for multicloud security management
Agentless security management system aims to simplify vulnerability management for security teams and developers in cloud and hybrid cloud environments.
NetApp unifies its storage offerings under a new BlueXP roof
All of NetApp’s dozen-odd storage software products will now work via the new BlueXP control layer, in a move to simplify storage management for IT teams.
Oracle and Nvidia expand AI partnership
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will feature tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs and software that are aimed at artificial-intelligence processing.
SolarWinds’ Observability offers visibility into hybrid-cloud infrastructure
SolarWinds Observability, the company's new SaaS offering, provides management insight into distributed, hybrid, and multi-cloud IT environments.
IBM sales jump shows the mainframe is not dead, with hybrid cloud alive and well
The company's third quarter financial report reveals a strong showing for mainframes as well as hybrid infrastructure, as total quarterly revenue hits $14 billion.
