Hybrid
3 critical capabilities of a multicloud solution
For today’s modern enterprise, the benefits of a hybrid multicloud IT strategy are tried and true. According to an IBM Institute for Business Value Survey, 98 percent of companies plan to operate in a multicloud environment within the next three years, but fewer than half have multicloud management strategies in place. Managing a multicloud environment […]
Overcoming the challenges of hybrid multicloud IT management
Hybrid cloud environments have become the norm among most businesses. In our latest Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse, Budgets and Outlook 2019 survey, we asked 916 IT professionals to describe their overall IT approach and strategy. Among the respondents, we found that 62 percent said they now use a hybrid IT environment with integrated […]
Cloud-native application deployment across hybrid multicloud infrastructure: 451 analyst interview
Modern enterprises are quickly adopting a cloud-native approach to speed up the application lifecycle and deliver features quickly and more efficiently to users. Jay Lyman, principal analyst with 451 Research, details the flexibility of cloud-native applications across a hybrid multicloud infrastructure. In the following video interviews he shares how Kubernetes is used to deploy varied […]
National Express signs 8-year cloud deal with Vodafone Business and IBM
National Express has signed an eight-year deal with Vodafone Business and IBM to help the UK-based coach company with its hybrid cloud plans, reports Computer Weekly. Under the agreement, infrastructure for the transportation provider will move to IBM Cloud as part of a larger hybrid cloud strategy. The deal will enable National Express to more […]
Simplify the digital enterprise journey with hybrid multicloud
Organizations are adopting a hybrid multicloud environment to accelerate their journey to becoming digital enterprises. IT leaders are faced with a challenge of demystifying the hybrid multicloud environment to unlock the true value of digital transformation. According to IBM Institute for Business Value, by 2021, 90 percent of the organizations that are already on cloud […]
The state of hybrid cloud and multicloud enterprise adoption: 451 analyst interview
In today’s enterprise, hybrid cloud and multicloud have become an industry standard in the IT landscape. Enterprises are quickly modernizing their IT infrastructures to embrace the elevated agility that comes with hybrid multicloud and adopting a unified approach to maximize cloud performance. In the interviews below, Melanie Posey, Research Vice President for 451 Research’s Voice […]
How to modernize the enterprise’s integration landscape in the hybrid cloud era
Application integrations are key to streamlining enterprises business processes and enabling data movement across systems. Be it real-time payments in the banking industry, distributing vehicle inventory information from dealership to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), retrieving product information while servicing a phone or supporting the checkout feature of an ecommerce site, there are multiple integrations […]
Asteria builds liquidity management solution for SMBs on IBM Cloud
Small businesses operating with lean teams face many challenges, including being distracted by paperwork and planning. These tasks are necessary, but shift focus away from the actual work of the business. Company owners might worry about questions such as What products will sell next month? When will I receive my payments? Do I have enough […]
Comprehensive strategy for enterprise cloud: Where power meets flexibility
Enterprises have embraced the cloud: according to the 2018 IDG Cloud Computing study, 73 percent of enterprises surveyed now host at least a portion of their enterprise computing infrastructure on the cloud, and many have lifted and shifted their simplest workloads to the cloud. But recent survey data also reveals multiple concerns about security, vendor […]
How AIOps can drive performance
Imagine your IT applications, services and infrastructures running like a high-performing Formula 1 race car — with its engine and gears running smoothly as the driver accelerates through the straights and decelerates while its tires and suspension hug the track through the curves. However, even when the race is running smoothly, obstacles arise, track conditions […]
Cloud chapter two: How a hybrid cloud strategy can transform business
In the first chapter of cloud, we saw that enterprises were primarily focused on cost management and driving new workload innovation on the cloud. This included everything from building cloud-native applications to migrating less complex and more easily portable workloads to the public cloud. While adoption has grown rapidly, to date only about 20 percent […]
What is a hybrid integration platform (HIP)?
Business leaders are constantly looking for new ways to transform their organizations by using technology and data to drive innovation and business results. But before you can think about deriving insights or building seamless customer experiences, you first need to connect and standardize all of the data across your entire application landscape. From established on-premises […]