Security Staff Acquisition & DevelopmentNutanix Furloughs Are Not Layoffs, HCI Technology Vendor SaysJoe PanettieriMay 4, 2020Nutanix will furlough 27% of employees for two weeks before November 2020, the hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) technology company says.
Mergers and AcquisitionsVantage Data Centers To Acquire UK’s Next Generation DataTy TrumbullApril 8, 2020Vantage Data Centers, backed by private equity firm Digital Bridge Holdings, acquires Next Generation Data (NGD) for additional European expansion.
Mergers and AcquisitionsNode4 Acquires VMware and Microsoft Azure Cloud Partner SecuraTy TrumbullMay 16, 2019Node4, a communications MSP, acquires VMware & Microsoft Azure cloud services partner Secura. This is Node4's fifth acquisition. Here's the strategy.
DevOpsBasic Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management: Why Aren’t You Doing It?Sponsored by Forrester ResearchOctober 30, 2017Whether you are new to infrastructure automation or an old hat, you owe it to yourself explore configuration management tools, Forrester Research says.
Business continuityDispatches From Mexico City, Part One: Backing Up For DisastersTy TrumbullSeptember 20, 2017From his apartment in Mexico City, Ty Trumbull wrote this blog hours before yesterday's devastating Mexico City earthquake. PS: He's safe.
VirtualizationComtrade Launches Backup for Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)Ty TrumbullJune 22, 2017Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) like Nutanix (built on virtualized servers, storage & networking) requires new types of backup, Comtrade asserts.
Data centersNutanix CEO: Dell EMC, Lenovo Provide Global 2000 WinsJoe PanettieriMay 30, 2017Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey mentions HCI wins with Lenovo & Dell EMC. Will Cisco, HPE & IBM deployments emerge? And what about smaller partners?
Data centersOpen19 Foundation Promotes Open Standards for Data CentersAshley SmithMay 26, 2017The Open19 Foundation, led by LinkedIn and backed by Flex, GE Digital, HP Enterprise, and Vapor IO, seeks to drive standards-driven data centers.