In December, our readers obviously had the holidays on their minds but they also enjoyed reading about major changes in the VMware ecosystem as well as how 5G technology has transformed critical digital infrastructure in China.
In case you missed them, the most popular articles this month are listed here!
1. Understanding the challenges of multi-cloud connectivity
Even the most experienced network specialists may find multi-cloud challenges difficult. Console Connnect, a Silverlinings partner, discusses three major multi-cloud connectivity issues that today's organizations face, as well as some of the solutions accessible to them.
2. A Hong Kong hospital integrated cloud, data and 5G to improve care and save lives
Join Silverlinings founder Stephen M. Saunders, MBE, on a virtual tour of Hong Kong's CUHK Medical Center to explore how incorporating sophisticated communication technology, including the cloud, might help doctors care for their patients better.
3. Here’s how 5G, AI and the cloud changed China’s Tianjin Port
In this article, Saunders takes Silverlininers on a tour of Tianjin Port, where Huawei and China Mobile have transformed one of the world's largest ports into a safer and more automated working environment, complete with a 5G network capable of tracking over 20 million shipping containers per year.
4. Hello Broadcom! Goodbye VMware Staff.
Following Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of VMware, the company underwent significant restructuring, laying off roughly 2,800 people in the United States alone. In his ongoing coverage of VMware's lengthy purchase process, Silverlinings senior reporter Dan Jones reveals more.
5. Kubernetes co-founder flags the cloud’s big open source problem
Craig McLuckie, co-founder of the Kubernetes project and CEO of Stacklok, speaks at the Silverlinings Cloud Executive Summit about the "existential" security issue looming over the open-source cloud. Diana Goovaerts, executive editor of Silverlinings, gives coverage and insight.
6. Silverlinings Cloud Innovation Awards: The winners!
Silverlinings managing editor Elizabeth Coyne presents the winners of the inaugural Cloud Innovation Awards program.
7. Op-Ed: I hate to say I told you so
Stephen M. Saunders, MBE, founder of Silverlinings, discusses the rapidly changing telecom landscape and what missing important technical shifts could entail for large vendors.
8. VMware’s pricing changes: Radical simplicity or customer pain?
Broadcom has taken measures to simplify their cloud offering following the acquisition of VMware. Gartner analyst Andrew Lerner, who shares his firm's concern that new restrictions could alienate customers, chats with Silverlinings senior correspondent Dan Jones.
9. Casa Systems CEO Glickman dishes on righting the ship
Join Silverlinings executive editor Diana Goovaerts for an interview with Casa Systems CEO Michael Glickman about how he aims to streamline the company's portfolio and use cloud computing to "right the ship" for Casa.
10. Red Hat kickstarts king-size Kubernetes cloud cost cuts
Red Hat claims that using Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) with a hosted control pane saves an average of 20% on Kubernetes cluster costs. Mitch Wagner, a Silverlinings reporter, meets with Stu Miniman, senior director of Red Hat Hybrid Platform, to discuss the new product.