The Strategic Implications of the EMC All-flash VMAX

For senior executives with significant investment in tier-1 VMAX infrastructure and its high-availability eco-system, the announcement of the VMAX AFA is a welcome relief, and will mean a significant cost and risk avoidance of migrating to other AFAs just for performance reasons.

However, moving to an all-flash data center is more that just keeping the status quo of existing methods for managing data. Senior executives will need to map out a clear strategic infrastructure path to ensure the enterprise can take advantage of full digitization and Systems of Intelligence.

Docker is the Least Interesting Part of Docker

Wikibon looks at the impact that container technology will have on IT operations, as more developers adopt Docker for application packaging. Understanding the broader set of deployment, security and scalability needs of containers will allow DevOps teams to build more effective digital applications for business.