Cloud isn’t just about technology Offering a cloud service is not only about deploying VM instances, managing templates or delivering DevOps agility to your organisation. When you decide to productise and customise your cloud service, you need to think about other collateral actions that will directly contribute to the success of your cloud project. Features such […]
Starting in April 2014, Randy Bias wrote an interesting series of blog posts entitled “The 6 Requirements of Enterprise-grade OpenStack” in which he made some interesting points about what Enterprises need from a cloud management platform. But if you need to deliver an Enterprise hybrid cloud solution today, maybe there’s another way!
With the coming of the new year we often have time over the break to reflect on the experiences we’ve had and weigh up the good and the bad lessons from them.
When implementing cloud services, various technology barriers can crop up such as services taking up to a week to provision or lock-in to a specific vendor’s infrastructure which can be costly. Here at Abiquo we’ve worked hard to ensure we overcome this.
London – November 16, 2012 A few weeks ago now the Abiquo team took time to visit the VMworld Europe 2012 event in Barcelona. We’ve put together an infographic of the results which we wanted to share with you.
Join the Conversation! Abstract Implementing a successful Enterprise Cloud requires that the needs of all stakeholders be balanced and in harmony. Without this balance, it simply doesn’t work, leading to failed projects – as a number of early cloud adopters have already discovered to their cost. Balance is not just about consultation, it’s about selecting […]
I recently came across an interesting article on InformationWeek by Rob Preston. He covers the top 10 technology priorities for US CIOs. A lot of the article was the usual buzzword bingo of “big data, consumerization of IT, and social media.” Of course cloud computing was mentioned, but interestingly enough he makes a point on #9 […]
Well VMworld is over for another year. The much anticipated event for many high tech fans means networking, new technology and of course parties. That said, we saw some interesting news come from VMworld this week and here’s a short recap and my thoughts. 1) Microsoft announces they offer a private cloud that is 4 […]
In San Francisco on June 22, 2011 a panel of experts came together to look at issues challenging enterprise cloud adoption. The GigaOm Structure conference featured many great speakers and was the lollapalooza of cloud events. Every member of the clouderati was there and all cloud vendors big and small seemed to be exhibiting. At […]
This week’s news from OsCon reveals another vendor looking for ways to take money off the table leveraging OpenStack. A recent post from GigaOm analyst, Paul Miller, highlights the fact that although open source is gaining traction, companies are still looking for commercial solutions. One reason sited includes the need for a “single throat to […]
