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Google Anthos Reaffirms “Managed Open-Source” as the Future of Hybrid Cloud

Yesterday, Google announced the general availability of Anthos (formerly Cloud Services Platform) along with its pricing and support for multi-cloud environments in addition to on-premises infrastructure. Google Anthos is a huge validation for Platform9’s approach to fully managed hybrid clouds powered by open-source technologies. In particular, the 5 tenets below that are at the core […]

Sirish Raghuram · April 10, 2019 · 5 min read

Bringing a SaaS-powered Unified Cloud to Australia and New Zealand with Intersect

Today we’ve announced a partnership with research accelerator Intersect to offer Platform9 hybrid cloud services throughout Australia and New Zealand. Intersect is Australia’s largest full-service eResearch support agency, helping scientific, university, government and research institutes accelerate their impact through innovative technologies and expert advice for over a decade. This partnership provides research organizations and large

Platform9 · March 25, 2019 · 2 min read

The Power of Mentorship in the Tech Industry

Last month, at the Startup Grind Global conference I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion with Garry Little about the power of mentorship in the tech industry. Gary is the co-founder and general partner at Canvas Ventures, an early-stage VC firm based in the Bay Area. Gary has been a VC for more than

Sirish Raghuram · March 19, 2019 · 1 min read

Introducing the Industry’s First Managed Kubernetes Service on VMware

Kubernetes is the #1 enabler for cloud-native applications and is critical to the competitive advantage for software-driven organizations today. VMware is probably the most popular virtualization infrastructure solution among large enterprises. Many organizations that have on-prem data centers have traditionally been using VMware to manage their IT environment. Unfortunately, VMware was never designed to run

Roopak Parikh · February 4, 2019 · 5 min read

Challenges and Tips for Taking Legacy Systems to the Cloud

Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Alan Shimmel from DevOps.com about some of the challenges and tips for cloud-ifying legacy applications and on-prem infrastructure. For many modern companies, growth often means growing through acquisition. As organizations become larger, it often makes sense to acquire existing companies who are already creating the solutions they

Sirish Raghuram · January 28, 2019 · 4 min read

Platform9 at KubeCon 2018: Kubernetes that Just Works!

At last week’s KubeCon conference in Seattle, WA, we had VMblog visit us at the Platform9 booth to learn more about our SaaS-managed enterprise Kubernetes solution. Platform9 lets you leverage your existing infrastructure – either on public clouds, on-premises or at the edge. You simply plug-in all your environments to our Managed Kubernetes control plane, to

Platform9 · December 19, 2018 · 1 min read

Questions Every CIO Must Ask Before Embarking on a Cloud-Driven Digital Transformation

Last month, I had the honor of moderating a CIO panel at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management at Lake Forest, IL near Chicago. The lively discussion at the panel centered around Digital Transformation driven by Cloud, Big Data and AI — and the challenges faced by CIOs leading these transformations. First off, I

Platform9 · December 6, 2018 · 4 min read

7 Insights into AWS’ Outposts announcement at re:Invent and the future of hybrid cloud

At Amazon’s re:Invent 2018 conference, Amazon finally announced their venture into on-premises data-centers, called AWS Outposts. Just a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable, given how Amazon executives would proclaim the inevitable death of on-premises infrastructure and private clouds. While AWS Outposts is in a very early technical preview, I wanted to share

Sirish Raghuram · November 30, 2018 · 5 min read

Transitioning from managing VMs to orchestrating containers

This is a guest blog post written by Ron Illsley, distinguished analyst at Ovum. One of the biggest challenges faced by organizations as they look to adopt newer cloud native concepts, such as containers, micro-services, or serverless is marrying this new world with its existing portfolio and processes. The issue faced by many CIOs is

Platform9 · November 28, 2018 · 4 min read

How to Build Hybrid Cloud Confidence

This blog post originally appeared on the AppDynamics blog Software complexity has grown dramatically over the past decade, and enterprises are looking to hybrid cloud technologies to help power their applications and critical DevOps pipelines. But with so many moving pieces, how can you gain confidence in your hybrid cloud investment? The hybrid cloud

Platform9 · October 31, 2018 · 4 min read

Five Signs Winter Is Coming For Enterprise Cloud (And How To Prepare)

In HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, the mythical seven kingdoms are preparing for winter brought on by a force of zombie-like creatures called “White Walkers.” The phrase “winter is coming” is repeated throughout the course of the series, foreshadowing perils that lie ahead. With the changing seasons upon us, let’s consider what challenges are in

Sirish Raghuram · October 25, 2018 · 5 min read

How Kubernetes Transforms Your Business

Kubernetes has emerged as the defacto standard in enabling IT to build out digital architectures to deliver on their business goals, and it is now a “must have” for whatever your organization’s level of digital maturity is. In this article, Vamsi Chemitiganti talks about the five fundamental business capabilities that Kubernetes can drive in the

Platform9 · October 22, 2018 · 10 min read

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