Vitamin Y: VMware’s “transition year”
June 27, 2016 by Mary Allen

Putting a stopper on speculation over spin off, VMware’s CEO explained how the firm will build on a long history of working with Dell. With acquisition, the new VMware multi-cloud approach will set the tone for a more successful collaboration.

VMware journey: improving the ecosystem

“When people talk about VMware in the context of these enormous tectonic shifts that are occurring in the industry, I believe by the end of this year we will have created enough evidence of our new product, the growth of our new products, and the growth of our strategy to allow everybody to say, ‘they are clearly part of our strategic future. There’s no doubt that VMware can take its customers across this mobile-cloud transition,” noted VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Read more

Conquering the complexities of hybrid environment configuration management
July 5, 2016 by Michael O'Neil

Despite the advantages of deploying hybrid cloud environments, managing public and private environments can be challenging for enterprises.

CenturyLink empowers the hybrid path

Runner is a new service from CenturyLink that helps companies deploy and manage hybrid infrastructure. With it, organizations can leverage the cloud with a “multi-cloud automation and orchestration engine… that enables users to quickly manage, provision and deploy infrastructure across their environments” explained Chris Kent, senior lead product manager at CenturyLink Cloud. Read more

Interac tokens transit to IBM cloud
July 4, 2016 by Denise Deveau

Interact Token Service Provider is a proprietary technology that enables secure digital payments.

Interac and IBM’s virtual business machines

Interac chose to deploy on the IBM Cloud based on IBM ability to understand and address industry-specific needs. “We have very specific, defined requirements in terms of how we protect and store data, so we have to be sure we trust that the infrastructure has the operations and support mechanisms to secure it,” explained Avinash Chidambaram, VP product and platform development of Interac Association and Acxsys Corporation. Read More