March 4, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on CoreDNS: The DNS for cloud-native computing
I have a t-shirt which reads, from top to bottom: “It’s not DNS. There’s no way it’s DNS. It was DNS!” As every sysadmin knows, all too many network problems boil down to a Domain Name System (DNS) blunder. That’s already annoying, … Continue reading
February 14, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The top five upcoming cloud developments
Strap yourself in. We’ll be going to some interesting places with the cloud in the near future. 1. Hybrid Cloud Takes Off For the longest time, the hybrid cloud didn’t really go much of anywhere. That’s because it wasn’t easy … Continue reading
February 12, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Red Hat CloudForms 4.7 released
There’s an old, wise IT statement: “Never fix what’s broken.” Of course, there’s an equally true tech management thought, which goes: “You snooze, you lose.” So, trying to satisfy both the tortoises and hares of IT, Red Hat‘s newest version of … Continue reading
January 30, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Four recent trends pointing to big things ahead for the hybrid cloud
The cloud has fundamentally changed. We had been focusing on the rise of the public cloud, but these last several months have showed us that the hybrid cloud may yet prove to be the real cloud IT model moving forward. … Continue reading
January 28, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on What’s the best cloud storage for you?
In 2007, Drew Houston, Dropbox‘s CEO, got sick and tired of misplacing his USB drive, so he created the first personal and small business cloud storage service. It was a radical one in its day. Today, everyone and their uncle seems to … Continue reading
January 28, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The five reasons Kubernetes won the container orchestration wars
When I first looked at Kubernetes and the other cloud container orchestration programs, I knew Kubernetes would be the winner. No, ifs, ands or buts about it. The program was clearly so much better than its competition. Today, even its rivals support it. … Continue reading