CoreOS Tectonic 1.8 makes it easy to plug external services into Kubernetes

 CoreOS announced Tectonic 1.8, its latest update of the popular Kubernetes container orchestration tool. It features a new open services catalog that enables DevOps personnel to plug in external services into Kubernetes with ease. As Rob Szumski,… Continue reading CoreOS Tectonic 1.8 makes it easy to plug external services into Kubernetes

IBM’s new Power9 chip was built for AI and machine learning

 In a world that requires increasing amounts of compute power to handle the resource-intensive demands of workloads like artificial intelligence and machine learning, IBM enters the fray with its latest generation Power chip, the Power9. The compa… Continue reading IBM’s new Power9 chip was built for AI and machine learning

Google Cloud brings in former Intel exec Diane Bryant as COO

 There are now two Dianes running the show at Google Cloud. The company announced that Diane Bryant has been hired as the COO of the division. She joins Diane Greene, who came on board as Senior VP of Google Cloud in November 2015. Greene appeared… Continue reading Google Cloud brings in former Intel exec Diane Bryant as COO

AWS Fargate lets you run containers without managing infrastructure

 At the AWS re:Invent conference today in Las Vegas, the company introduced AWS Fargate, a new service that lets you run containers without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure.
This is a fairly remarkable, even revolutionary idea. … Continue reading AWS Fargate lets you run containers without managing infrastructure

VMware expands AWS partnership with new migration and disaster recovery tools

 Remember how VMware was supposed to be disrupted by AWS? Somewhere along the way it made a smart move. Instead of fighting the popular cloud platform, it decided to make it easier for IT to use its products on AWS. Today, at the opening of the AW… Continue reading VMware expands AWS partnership with new migration and disaster recovery tools

How bad decision making could undermine good innovation

 Here’s a scary thought for decision makers inside large organizations grappling with digital transformation. You can actually be innovative and have mechanisms in place to react to disruptive forces, and still get steamrolled as layers of i… Continue reading How bad decision making could undermine good innovation

Salesforce keeps rolling with another monster quarter, as it sets $20 billion revenue goal

 Ho hum, Salesforce announced its quarterly earnings yesterday and the news was all good once again with revenue up 25 percent to $2.68 billion. The company has blown through its $10 billion yearly revenue goal and has boldly set one for $20 billi… Continue reading Salesforce keeps rolling with another monster quarter, as it sets $20 billion revenue goal

Capital One begins journey as a software vendor with the release of Critical Stack Beta

 If every company is truly a software company, Capital One is out to the prove it. It was one of the early users of Critical Stack, a tool designed to help build security into the container orchestration process. In fact, it liked it so much it bo… Continue reading Capital One begins journey as a software vendor with the release of Critical Stack Beta

HPE adds recommendations to AI tech from Nimble acquisition

 When HPE acquired Nimble Storage in March for a cool billion dollars, it knew it was getting some nifty flash storage technology. But it also got Nimble’s InfoSight artificial intelligence capabilities that not only monitored the underlying… Continue reading HPE adds recommendations to AI tech from Nimble acquisition