Author: Terri Schlosser

The image of open source software has changed. No longer seen as the geeky, slightly awkward alternative to mainstream software, it’s now trendy, fashionable and super-cool. Well, OK, it still has the geeky edge and it’s still all about innovation. However, it has grown and matured to the point where everyone from small businesses to […]

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Every now and then I see a headline that I just find perplexing. Sometimes it’s for an article written by someone I highly regard and respect, which just makes the whole thing more baffling. One example was the bold headline “Wake up! The private cloud fantasy is over.” The same source followed up more recently […]

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“If you dislike change, you’re going to dislike irrelevance even more.” Those words of wisdom from retired US Army General Eric Shinseki highlight the stark reality of life for the modern business. Organizations ignore the need to change, adapt and innovate at their peril. Household names like Blockbuster, Toys “R” Us or Kodak might easily […]

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Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.  It’s an often quoted proverb when talking about the value of personal development.  Give someone the opportunity to gain the skills and develop the talents they need and you’ll equip that person to survive and thrive. If that person happens to work for […]

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The next OpenStack Summit will be here before we know it and as a long-standing member of and contributor to the OpenStack community, we have proposed a number of sessions that we believe will be of interest to the community.  Covering topics from specific OpenStack project insights to broader integration topics of using OpenStack with Ceph, […]

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Organizations that are looking for a more agile IT infrastructure to provide a competitive advantage are finding that an OpenStack private cloud is a good place to begin their transformation. SUSE® OpenStack Cloud is a proven enterprise-ready solution that can help organizations future-proof their infrastructure with an open-source, IaaS approach. But there is more to […]

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Every year the SVC Awards celebrate excellence in storage, cloud and digitilization, recognizing the achievements of end-users, channel partners and vendors.  The annual event was held last week and SUSE was proud to win the Software Defined Infrastructure Product of the year for SUSE OpenStack Cloud. SUSE OpenStack Cloud was recognized for delivering improved agility, […]

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IT managers looking to transform their data centers are finding that SUSE® OpenStack Cloud is an effective way to create and manage private cloud environments. Not only does it provide an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution that gives users access to automated compute resources so they can scale quickly to meet workload demand, but the speed and […]

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The world runs on open infrastructure and twice annually, over 1,000 companies from  60 different countries come together to run live demos, share OpenStack use cases, host free workshops and trainings and most importantly…network and meet new people.  What event is this?  OpenStack Summit…and if you are developing your open source strategy—or considering how it […]

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Albert Einstein reportedly said, “if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” When it comes to hybrid cloud, it appears many of us would struggle to meet that lofty standard.   According to a recent research study 1, 4 out of 5 IT professionals believe hybrid cloud is misunderstood by customers and […]

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