Optus teams up with VMware on SD-WAN

Source:-https://www.computerweekly.com Optus has teamed up with VMware to offer the latter’s software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology to Australian enterprises as it expands its 5G network footprint across the country. The telco said enterprises can make use of VMware’s SD-WAN technology, which works across fixed and wireless networks, to tap 5G as their primary connection to speed up IT deployment with lower latency. Deon Liebenberg, vice-president of product innovation at Optus Enterprise, said the partnership with VMware was part of

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Microsoft rolls out Azure Hybrid Benefit for Linux in India

Source:-https://www.expresscomputer.in Microsoft on Thursday announced the general availability of its Azure Hybrid Benefit solution for Linux customers in India. Azure Hybrid Benefit is a licensing benefit that helps organisations to cut the costs of running workloads in the cloud, Microsoft said. It helps customers “seamlessly” migrate to on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) virtual machines (VMs) to Microsoft Azure. The solution enables significant reduction in cost of running

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Software-defined storage unlocks opportunity for managed service providers

Source:-https://www.itweb.co.za The managed service provider (MSP) market is extremely competitive and fraught with challenges. MSPs need to offer competitive pricing to make their offerings attractive to customers, but at the same time require the agility to develop and deliver solutions that support the customer journey into the cloud. MSPs also need to meet and exceed service level agreements (SLAs) to maintain their customer base. They also need to avoid vendor lock-in, which may isolate potential customers, simplify their solution stack

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