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451 Research Publishes a Coverage Initiation Report on OpenMetal Positioning OpenStack Based On-Demand Private Cloud as a Cheaper Alternative to Hyperscalers

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- William Fellows, Research Director at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, recently published a coverage initiation report on OpenMetal's spinout from InMotion Hosting and how OpenMetal's offerings are positioned as a way for organizations to access the benefits of cloud, at scale, on dedicated resources, both as a cheaper alternative to public cloud for existing hyperscale users and for traditional IT or colocation users seeking a way into cloud. 

Key Points: 
  • Powered by OpenStack, they are designed to deliver a true "as-a-service" private cloud that is accessible to teams and organizations of all sizes.
  • In the report William Fellows covers OpenMetal's strategy around private cloud, which with its dedicated resources, is and will remain an important part of the cloud market.
  • The report also talks about how OpenMetal's On-Demand Private Cloud offering solved a key challenge in the private cloud space by reducing deployment times that used to be in the months and weeks to just minutes.
  • Author: William Fellows, Research Director at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence
    For more information on OpenMetal, visit our website at OpenMetal.io

Latest Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes Adds Security, Enhances Usability, and Storage Management

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Mirantis , freeing developers to create their most valuable code, today announced an update to Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) that delivers early access to production-grade OpenStack Yoga, delivers new security features, improves backups and storage management making it easier than ever to run resilient OpenStack clouds at scale.

Key Points: 
  • Mirantis , freeing developers to create their most valuable code, today announced an update to Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) that delivers early access to production-grade OpenStack Yoga, delivers new security features, improves backups and storage management making it easier than ever to run resilient OpenStack clouds at scale.
  • It removes the typical challenges of OpenStack cluster deployment and operations with an easy-to-use virtualization platform containerized and optimally configured for Kubernetes.
  • MOSK enables digital infrastructure for cloud native and traditional applications which ensures reliability and enables full control over data.
  • MOSK provides centralized logging, monitoring, and alerting, along with tooling to automate management of the underlying infrastructure, from server provisioning to software configuration.

Software Defined Infrastructure Enabled by PCIe/CXL over Photonics for AI/ML and HPC Workloads

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Drut's design approach enables the mixing and matching of GPUs and other PCIe based resources.

Key Points: 
  • Drut's design approach enables the mixing and matching of GPUs and other PCIe based resources.
  • In addition, software orchestration enables creation of dynamic machines from connected resource pools.
  • In the case of GPUs, they can be in different racks or rows or rooms or geo-locations and allocated to machines as needed via software.
  • Combined with Supermico's Hyperscale Infrastructure Management Software, users are provided with a rich source of telemetry, analytics, life-cycle management, and a unified dashboard to administer software-defined data centers at hyper scale.

Mirantis Delivers Updates that Provide High Performance Storage for Large-Scale Kubernetes Deployments

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Monday, October 24, 2022

KUBECON-- Mirantis , freeing developers to create their most valuable code, today announced product updates that enable high performance data storage for large-scale Kubernetes deployments, and also support for Google Cloud Platform delivering a consistent Kubernetes experience across multiple infrastructure providers.

Key Points: 
  • KUBECON-- Mirantis , freeing developers to create their most valuable code, today announced product updates that enable high performance data storage for large-scale Kubernetes deployments, and also support for Google Cloud Platform delivering a consistent Kubernetes experience across multiple infrastructure providers.
  • Were solving the problem of persistent storage supporting petabyte-sized clusters all on kubernetes and, importantly, making it trivial to manage Kubernetes regardless of where it is running.
  • With this update to Mirantis Container Cloud (MCC), it is now possible to run mission-critical workloads supporting millions of users, with petabytes of data storage accessible by Kubernetes clusters via open source Ceph.
  • The company combines Intelligent Automation and cloud native expertise to provide a ZeroOps approach to managing and operating Kubernetes and cloud environments.

Trilio Extends Industry-Leading Integration for Red Hat OpenShift Anywhere, Across Any Cloud or Use Case

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Key Points: 
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    New TrilioVault for OpenShift Features:
    Near-instantaneous OpenShift application portability and recoverability across any cloud or storage via Continuous Restore.
  • Support for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (OCPv) will be delivered during Q422.
  • No matter where you start your cloud and container journey with Red Hat, Trilio can support you and deliver enterprise-ready application resiliency for Kubernetes environments, said David Safaii, CEO of Trilio.
  • Todays announcement underscores Trilios commitment to being the best-aligned data protection and management technology for Red Hat OpenShift.

Trilio Announces General Availability of ‘Continuous Restore,’ Delivering Cloud-Native Application Portability and Recoverability in Seconds

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Trilio , a leading provider of cloud-native data protection, today announced the general availability of Continuous Restore.

Key Points: 
  • Trilio , a leading provider of cloud-native data protection, today announced the general availability of Continuous Restore.
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    Entirely distribution-, cloud- and storage-agnostic, Trilios Continuous Restore enables users to continuously stage data in multiple heterogeneous clouds.
  • This means that applicationsregardless of where they residecan tap into that data and be brought online in seconds, achieving exceptional levels of Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).
  • Continuous Restore makes possible tremendously fast application mobility across infrastructure silos, making them silos no more.

OpenMetal Has Been Invited to Participate in The Prestigious 451Nexus Event Organized by S&P Global

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Friday, October 21, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 451Nexus event is organized by S&P Global. This year the focus is on "Taming Enterprise IT Complexity to Deliver the Digital Next." In this 4-day online event, technology leaders and industry analysts will discuss a variety of topics including ESG in Tech, the role of AI in the future success of business, use cases driving adoption patterns, and use insights for edge computing and flexible IT cloud infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • Todd Robinson, President of OpenMetal, is a panelist at this year's 451Nexus event, where he will discuss options for Flexible Infrastructure with S&P Global analysts William Fellows and Jean Atelsek.
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 451Nexus event is organized by S&P Global.
  • OpenMetal is seeking to transform the flexible infrastructure landscape with OpenMetal On-Demand Private Clouds.
  • Click here to get more information about the panel that OpenMetal is on and register for the event for free.

Announcing LINBIT SDS 2.0 - Improved Software-Defined Storage Solution for Linux Platforms

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

VIENNA, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LINBIT® SDS 2.0 is a software-defined storage solution for Linux platforms. It is available in flavors for Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Apache CloudStack, OpenStack, OpenNebula, Hashicorp's Nomad, Proxmox VE, XCP-ng, and as a virtual appliance for VMWare.

Key Points: 
  • VIENNA, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LINBIT SDS 2.0 is a software-defined storage solution for Linux platforms.
  • LINBIT SDS 2.0 provides block storage virtualization with a focus on performance, scalability, hyper-converged data-locality for high I/O performance, and resiliency through data replication.
  • These features make LINBIT SDS 2.0 a perfect solution for finance and insurance industries, as they need to meet regulatory compliance.
  • As LINBIT SDS 2.0 is deeply rooted in the Linux environment, it is a perfect fit for cloud builders, who often have a strong Linux affinity.

Lightbits Labs Awarded Patent

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Lightbits , the first software-defined and architected for NVMe/TCP data platform for any cloud, today announced it has been assigned a patent (11,467,730) for system and method for managing data storage on non-volatile memory media.

Key Points: 
  • Lightbits , the first software-defined and architected for NVMe/TCP data platform for any cloud, today announced it has been assigned a patent (11,467,730) for system and method for managing data storage on non-volatile memory media.
  • The innovation described in this patent strengthens Lightbits position as a leader in offering high-performance block storage.
  • The innovation described in this patent takes Lightbits Intelligent Flash Management technology a step further through a QLC-optimized caching policy that only writes to the flash media when it is the right time to do so.
  • To read the patent abstracts and full detail go to: https://patents.justia.com/assignee/lightbits-labs-ltd
    For more information on the Lightbits leadership team, go to: https://www.lightbitslabs.com/company/

Cloud Foundry Foundation Announces New Chair of Governing Board, Opens Project Roadmaps

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Foundry Foundation today announced  Catherine McGarvey, vice president of software engineering, VMware, has been named the new chair of its Governing Board. McGarvey succeeds Craig McLuckie, former vice president of research and development, VMware. The Foundation has also made its roadmaps public for the first time.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cloud Foundry Foundation today announced Catherine McGarvey, vice president of software engineering, VMware, has been named the new chair of its Governing Board .
  • "Catherine has been working with Cloud Foundry for more than 10 years in various capacities," said Chris Clark, program manager, Cloud Foundry Foundation.
  • The Cloud Foundry Foundation is pleased to welcome Catherine, with her passion and product expertise, to lead the Governing Board."
  • The Cloud Foundry Foundation also announced the availability of open roadmaps for various working groups involved in Cloud Foundry and related projects.