Pure Storage, the all-flash array storage provider, has expanded its Pure-as-a-Service offering to include flexible, pay-as-you-go options for bridging public and private clouds. The company launched Pure-as-a-Service late last year, but it was based on its previous Evergreen service, which had a per-use model for clients looking to move from capex to opex economics. It provides block, file, and object data management capabilities under a single unified subscription. First stage Pure-as-a-Service was formally known as…

With more and more data-center workloads being shifted to the cloud, it’s important for enterprise IT staff to learn cloud skills not only to stay relevant within their organizations but also to prepare for career advancement and better salaries. One way to accomplish this is to learn the ins and outs of working in specific cloud providers’ environments. This is a brief description of how to get grounded in AWS. According to training firm Global…

AWS has turned up the drumbeat to move workloads off of the mainframe and into its cloud.  At its weeks-long re:Invent virtual event, Amazon Web Services said it would soon expand its Competency Program to include even more services to migrate mainframe workloads to the cloud. The services are an expansion of mainframe migration services AWS has had on its menu for the past few years. AWS says its Competency Program is designed to identify,…

We recently announced the launch of our fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, with prize money totaling $1 million USD. The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is a competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage technology entrepreneurs solving the world’s social and environmental problems. This year, we are also offering a Digital Inclusivity Prize. The $50,000 USD Digital Inclusivity Prize will be awarded to a startup using technology that closes the ever-widening digital divide. This…

A Joint Solution for Infrastructure-as-Code Cisco and HashiCorp’s partnership has grown steadily this past year with a bevy of joint cloud-native solutions that have taken the industry by storm. On September 29, we launched our joint Infrastructure-as-Code solution (IaC) featuring Cisco ACI and HashiCorp Terraform. The solution enables customers to embrace a DevOps model and accelerate application deployment, monitor operations, optimize network compliance in a secure and predictable manner. To keep the momentum going, explore…

Here is a question we get from our partners every day, “How can I drive demand?” The answer is there is no quick fix or silver bullet that always works. Creating demand is the result of a careful planning between sales and marketing. And it isn’t a one-time thing. It is a continuous effort. When considering your demand generation strategy, you shouldn’t pump the brakes – your foot should always be on the accelerator. At…

(2012-2020) In part 1 of this series, we looked at the world we defended back in 2001 and how that shaped our initial product release. While the threat landscape of yesteryear was different in so many ways to the world we defend today, our objectives remain the same. This time, we will dive into the time period between 2012 and today (2020). The strategic bets we made early on are starting to pay off and…