Cloud Computing

It’s no secret that users demand more in the digital age. This means going beyond brands and proprietary technologies to ensure things work together seamlessly and make people’s lives simpler, faster and easier. When we announced our partnership with Google Cloud in 2017, we talked about our shared…

The IT focus on cost-cutting is not new. But managing your monthly cloud bill is different from trimming operating costs and wringing efficiencies from on-premises purchased hardware. Unlike buying infrastructure for your data center, which includes a one-time outlay to a hardware vendor, buying clo…

Orlando is a favorite destination for celebrations, reunions and key events. Families enjoy the many amenities offered by the theme parks and hotels to augment the festivities. Cisco is celebrating 20 years as an SAP premier partner and what better place to have a 20-year anniversary with our SAP cu…

If you’ve ever wanted to learn the fundamentals of serverless and get your hands dirty building a LAMP-like application, DevNet Create has a session for you. On both April 24 and April 25 from 11:45a to 12:30p, I’ll be running an exercise entitled “FONK: FaaS on K8s working examples.” During our 45…

When you were a youngster, did you ever ride a merry-go-round and couldn’t quite reach the brass ring that streaked by upon every rotation? You were so close, but didn’t have the full reach to grab the coveted prize. I’m hearing a similar frustration from business leaders around the world when it co…

This is the finale of our entirely unintentional three-part series on cloud computing at the edge. In Episode 59 we learned about StarlingX—OpenStack’s new cloud-at-the-edge project. In Episode 60 we heard all about the mission and methods of the OpenStack Edge Computing Group. Now we wrap it up by…

Is it just me, or have we been talking about edge computing forever? OK, maybe not forever, but certainly on and off for the past ten years. Maybe longer than that. Regardless, I’d say that right now it’s safe to say we are back in the “ON” phase when it comes to edge discussions. Only now what ever…

Examining the FaaS on K8S Market When AWS introduced the first Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) runtime, Lambda, in 2014 and subsequently enabled developers to evolve beyond Microserrvices to create Serverless application architectures, it was inevitable that there would eventually be on premises varian…

Developers are always looking to embrace new technologies that can help them build the applications that drive innovation forward. This was evident at the Google Cloud Next ’18 conference, where more than 25,000 registrants came to learn more about the possibilities of cloud. I was there as a guest…