What’s your plan when the cloud fails?

Over the last few years, cloud computing has moved into the mainstream.  More and more companies are adopting ‘cloud-first’ initiatives and moving more infrastructure over to public clouds, such as AWS and Azure.  These clouds should not be underestimated – they are such powerful tools that even entirely on-prem solutions are using the agility and flexibility they offer.  This agility – the ability to say ‘I want a VM’ and have one running in minutes – helps keep IT users in house and avoids shadow IT springing up.  The flexibility allows applications of all sizes and use cases to run from a single pane.  Companies are able to move from "thought" to "action" faster then ever.

With all of the cloud goodness available, it’s no wonder that AWS grew 63.8% last year.  Even with this, a public cloud is not a panacea.  It’s not a replacement for your IT paradigms, and it’s certainly not a replacement for proper planning.

OpenStack and Nutanix

Openstack Integration in 5 minutes:

The following post was originally written for the Nutanix community blog

OpenStack is a powerful tool for many organizations, especially those looking to give their IT users the Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) experience they would get with the public cloud.  It also provides a neutral ground for your infrastructure, allowing you to integrate your entire stack into a single automation plane no matter how many vendors are involved.  Starting in AOS 4.6 Nutanix AHV offers full integration with your choice of OpenStack controller, as long as you run version Kilo. Let’s take a look at how this works!