In Conversation: Michael McDowell on Networking, Private 5G, and Staying Current
Principal Analyst Steve McDowell caught up with IT journeyman Michael McDowell at the recent HPE Discover event in Las Vegas, where they had a wide-ranging conversation about networking, private 5G, as-a-Service, and even the value of a vendor event, like HPE Discover, to someone in IT.
Palo Alto Networks New CI/CD Prisma Cloud Features Protects Software Delivery Pipeline
Palo Alto Networks this month stepped up to address AppSec concerns around cloud native security with a new set of CI/CD security capabilities for its Prisma Cloud offering.
Lenovo Unveils New ThinkSystem Storage Offerings Targeted At AI And SMB
Lenovo announced two new storage offerings that build on its overall infrastructure momentum. The new ThinkSystem DG series of enterprise storage arrays are designed to balance the needs of high-performance workloads, such as AI, with capacity-optimized performance. Lenovo’s new ThinkSystem DM3010H storage array brings the enterprise-level features of the ThinkSystem DM series to the SMB market.
Oracle Introduces MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse
Oracle’s new MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse takes on the complexities of analyzing enterprise data outside the database, but as if that data were stored natively within the database.
IBM FlashSystem 5045 Arrives With Enhanced Data Resilience Capabilities
IBM introduced its new entry-level FlashSystem 5045 release are a broad set of features that bring enhanced data protection and cyber-resiliency into IBM’s entry-level flash storage space.
NetApp Updates BlueXP With New Cyber-Resiliency Features
NetApp recently updated its BlueXP hybrid-cloud management tool with new data protection and cybersecurity features.
In Conversation: Taruna Gandhi, VP Marketing, Pure Storage Digital Experience Team
At the recent Pure Storage Accelerate, Principal Analyst Steve McDowell had a conversation with Taruna Gandhi, Pure Storage’s VP/Marketing for its Digital Experience business about the shifting needs of the enterprise storage market.
IBM Extends FinOps And Cloud Management Capabilities Acquisition of Apptio
IBM this week announced its intention to acquire Apptio, a leader in IT financial and technology business management, for $4.6B in an all-cash deal.
Ampere’s Momentum Continues with New Oracle Database Support
Oracle and Ampere Computing held an event today to talk about Ampere’s role at Oracle, in Oracle’s cloud business, and in support of Oracle’s enterprise Oracle Database. Today’s announcement goes beyond Oracle Database simply gaining support for a new processor architecture. The news acknowledges Ampere’s credibility, will contribute to Ampere’s growing momentum, and will play […]
HPE Brings AI-as-a-Service to the Enterprise with Its GreenLake for LLMs
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has always taken a decidedly infrastructure-centric approach to delivering flexible consumption-based compute, storage, and networking to enterprise IT. HPE provides that flexibility through its popular HPE GreenLake offerings. Last week at its annual HPE Discover Event in Las Vegas, HPE introduced the first of what the company says will be many domain-specific […]