Cloud Insiders

In this podcast, we welcome VMware Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sunny Dua and Xtravirt Senior Consultant, Simon Eady as they talk about Cloud Management and how IT Operations Management fits within this sphere. In this topical discussion, Sunny and Simon delve into the market factors driving the adoption of Cloud and IT Operations Management, as well as how Cloud Management compares with traditional IT management approaches.

Our guests also discuss what clients are looking for when considering adopting Cloud Management, the types of businesses that are implementing it, as well as the tools available and what they can enable clients to do.

 Topics covered include:

• What is Cloud Management and why is it important?
• What are the market factors driving its adoption?
• How does Cloud Management compare with traditional IT management approaches?
• What are the main benefits clients are beginning to see through its adoption?
• Where is the future heading?

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In this episode of Cloud Insiders, we are joined by Bob Plumridge, CTO of Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and Gavin Jolliffe, CEO of Xtravirt, who talk us through the emergence of big data in today’s IT organisations. Our guests address how big data and analytics empowers traditional IT decision making, the market factors driving the adoption of analytics and the use cases we are beginning to see through client implementation.

Bob and Gavin also discuss the challenges of analysing big data and the types of organisations that are adopting it, as well as where the future is heading and the trends that are beginning to be seen.

Topics covered include:

• How are big data and analytics empowering traditional IT decision making?
• What are the market factors driving its adoption?
• Which type of organisations are beginning to implement it?
• What are the trends that are beginning to be seen?
• Where is the future heading?

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Join us for a very interesting discussion around the Internet of Things (IoT). Our guests for this episode are Capgemini Managing Consultant, Niall Merrigan and Cloud Insiders regular, Peter Grant who talk us through what IoT means for decisions makers and their organisations, as well as the growing importance of security ramifications in an IoT world.

Niall and Peter also discuss the type of businesses that are beginning to concentrate on and implement cybersecurity products, the pain points driving this focus and the questions to ask when considering implementing a security solution.

 

• What does IoT mean for organisations?
• What is cybersecurity and why is it important?
• Which type of organisations are beginning to implement security solutions?
• What are the pain points driving the need for cybersecurity?
• Where is the future heading?

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In our first Cloud Insiders podcast of 2017 we’re talking VDI. Joining us in this episode are Xtravirt Senior Consultants, Matt Tupper and Chris Mitchell, who talk us through Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Our guests investigate the importance of VDI, its appeal to organisations, the key players within the space and the benefits that it’s adoption is bringing.

Matt and Chris also explore the trends in the adoption of VDI that Xtravirt are seeing among their clients, the potential pitfalls clients come across when moving towards it and the questions to ask to avoid mistakes, as well as where the future is heading.

 

• What is VDI and why is it important?
• Which market factors are driving adoption of the VDI model?
• Who are the key players within VDI?
• What are the potential pitfalls when moving towards a VDI model?
• Where is the future heading?

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In this podcast, StorMagic’s EMEA Channel Manager, Steven Santini and Cloud Insiders Frequent Flyer, Peter Grant discuss the rise of virtual SAN in a Hyperconverged world. In this topical discussion, our guests delve into the market factors that are driving the adoption of vSAN, as well as the benefits that clients are beginning to see from SvSAN as a Virtual SAN solution.

Our guests talk us through the questions to ask when considering, planning and implementing vSAN, the types of organisation driving its adoption, as well as where the future appears to be heading.

 

• What is virtual SAN and why is it important in software defined data centres?
• What are the market factors driving the adoption of vSAN?
• What types of organisations are beginning to implement vSAN?
• What benefits are organisations beginning to see from SvSAN as a Virtual SAN solution?
• Where is the future heading?

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In this episode of Cloud Insiders, we are joined by Arista’s Regional Sales Director and Head of UK Sales, Paul Goodridge and Xtravirt Senior Consultant, Richard Renardson as they talk Virtual Networking.  In this topical podcast, our guests explore the current market trends in network virtualisation and discuss the benefits clients are starting to see through its adoption.

 

Our guests also talk us through the importance of Network Operating Systems, universal spine and core convergence and what it means for IT decision makers, as well as the questions to ask when considering implementing network virtualisation

 

 

• What is software driven cloud networking and why is it important?
• What market factors have driven the adoption of network virtualisation?
• What types of businesses are beginning to implement network virtualisation?
• Where is the future heading?

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Join us for an interesting discussion around the rise of Hyperconvergence. Our guests for this episode are Nutanix Senior Systems Engineer, Grant Friend and Xtravirt Senior Consultant, Darren McDonagh who talk us through current trends and the best ways to get a Hyperconverged future for your business.

Our guests also discuss how a Hyperconverged stack compares to traditional models, as well as the importance of Hyperconvergence and the impact it has on data centre performance, availability and scalability.

 

Topics covered include:

• What is Hyperconvergence and why is it important?
• What market factors have led to Hyperconvergence?
• What are the trends that we’re starting to see?
• What sort of impact is Hyperconvergence currently having on businesses?

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In this podcast Xtravirt’s Peter Grant and Fujitsu’s Head of Offerings, Guy Ratcliffe delve into the adoption of hybrid IT and how you can get the best of both worlds.  In a focussed discussion, we talk about the sweeping changes affecting infrastructure planning and the rise of the hybrid IT model.

Our guests also discuss key benefits as seen by early adopting clients, the questions to ask when considering a move to a hybrid model, as well as anticipated future trends within this space.

Topics Covered:

• What are the market factors driving the adoption of a Hybrid model?
• What should be considered when thinking about moving towards a Hybrid model?
• What are the trends that we're starting to see?
• What are the common mistakes to avoid when considering a Hybrid model?

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In this topical discussion around Migration Planning, we’re joined by AppTracker founder Justin Pickup and Channel Partner Manager Fraser Norman to discuss the business drivers around making your IT migration quicker and easier and the rise of VDI, Cloud and Windows 10.

 

We also discuss AppTracker’s MigrationStudio and the market factors that are driving its adoption and the common mistakes made when implementing a migration management tool. Topics covered include:

 

• The rise of VDI, Cloud and Windows 10
• What should be considered when thinking about a migration?
• What are the trends that we're starting to see?
• How does MigrationStudio compare to traditional approaches?

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Join us for a topical discussion around the world of DevOps and how this agile relationship between Development and Operations can help organisations. Our guests Bob Plumridge, CTO of HDS and Richard Robinson, Strategic Alliances Manager of Xtravirt explain the importance of DevOps, how it compares with traditional development approaches, as well as the key players within this space. We also discuss where DevOps is  heading and the future trends we're anticipate seeing. Topics covered include:

• What is DevOps and how does it compare to traditional development approaches?
• What are the market factors driving the adoption?
• What are the trends that we're starting to see?
• What are the common mistakes clients are making during implementation?

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