AWS License Manager now integrates with Red Hat Subscription Manager (RHSM) to provide improved visibility into Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) usage on Amazon EC2. This integration allows users to effectively manage cost optimization and compliance for their RHEL instances on AWS. The new feature enables License Manager to track RHEL instances on Amazon EC2 … Read more
IBM is set to report its second-quarter 2024 results, with revenue expected to decline to around $14.6 billion, down 6.6% from last year. Software sales, led by Red Hat, are expected to drive performance, along with the growing demand for artificial intelligence solutions. IBM’s infrastructure business may face some challenges, but the company is focusing … Read more
The virtualization software market is experiencing rapid growth, with a projected CAGR of 8.23% from 2019 to 2026. This technology enables businesses to create virtual versions of physical hardware, operating systems, storage devices, and networks, leading to efficient resource utilization, increased flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. Key players in the market include VMware, Microsoft, Citrix … Read more
AWS has introduced support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon WorkSpaces Personal. This OS comes with security features to ensure secure virtual desktop operations, increase agility, and reduce costs. Customers now have the option to choose from a wider range of operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Desktop, Amazon Linux 2, and … Read more
Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) is a service that offers fully managed OpenShift clusters on demand, with monitoring and joint operation by Microsoft and Red Hat. The latest update to ARO includes several enhancements. One improvement is ARO support in the Azure Terraform Provider, specifically in the AzureRM Terraform provider. Terraform is a tool for … Read more
IBM’s research and development unit has released a blog discussing Domain-Specific Generative AI (gen AI) for Industry 4.0, focusing on a community-driven approach to developing language models. They have introduced a new technique called LAB for training enterprise-oriented large language models (LLMs) using taxonomy-driven synthetic data generation and have launched the open source project InstructLab … Read more
During the recent IBM Think 2024 event, analysts from theCUBE, including Shelly Kramer, Sarbjeet Johal, and John Furrier, shared their thoughts on the keynote address and discussed various insights, particularly focusing on the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Shelly Kramer, a principal analyst with theCUBE, highlighted key points from the keynote speech, emphasizing the significance of … Read more
IBM Think 2024, held in Boston, showcased several groundbreaking product launches by IBM, including the unveiling of the IBM Concert generative AI tool. This tool, powered by watsonx AI, aims to streamline IT operations by providing valuable insights into clients’ application portfolios, helping them mitigate risks and enhance compliance processes. The Concert tool integrates with … Read more
Scarcely a day passes without The Register‘s virtualization desk being approached by VMware’s rivals seeking a chance to explain the merits of their products and cash in on assumed dissatisfaction with the licensing regime Broadcom has imposed. But last month, VMware quietly took a swipe at those rivals with an updated virtual machine conversion tool. … Read more
Several panelists at the Cloud Executive Summit spoke out against the push around multi-cloud Though there are some valid uses for multi-cloud deployments, most enterprises don’t actually need to go this route The decision whether or not to go multi-cloud should be tied to specific business outcomes rather than done just for the sake of … Read more