Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and co-founder of RackN, recently gave a 20 minute presentation on how to slay the five most critical automation dragons. Drawing from our experience with customers and in the industry, we addressed the infrastructure automation challenges...
This year, a somewhat unexpected term made its way on to Gartner's 2023 Infrastructure and Operations hype cycle: infrastructure orchestration (reprint available). This strategic move by Gartner deserves a closer look. How can your infrastructure and operations teams...
UPDATE: At this time, this report has been swapped out for new Gartner research. RackN is a named vendor in the The Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for I&O Automation 2023. In fact, we were recognized in ten others as well (see the complete list below). Finally,...
As our digital landscapes evolve, maintaining vendor neutrality has become a critical business objective for organizations worldwide. We are seeing increased inquiries from enterprises seeking alternatives to VMware due to the Broadcom acquisition. Unfortunately,...
People involved in long standing feuds tend to forget why they started fighting in the first place. The current multi-cloud feud is not about Hatfield’s AWS vs McCoy’s Azure. It’s really a battle over IT’s mortal enemy: sprawl. Inevitably, sprawl will grow...
Seven years ago I started a ClusterOps SIG to build a Kubernetes community for operators. While the underlying network, compute and storage components now are stable, running infrastructure has (thankfully) changed over that time. So all these years later, has...
When bringing up new hardware, having the right testing scripts in place can save you hours of troubleshooting and prevent unexpected failures down the line. A recent Reddit thread highlighted this topic, and it’s a common discussion among RackN customers as well....
The dust is settling on Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, but many of our customers are still looking to break away. While VMware is still a robust platform, the need for greater flexibility, reduced vendor lock-in, and cloud-native integration has led many to...
The IT supply chain isn’t what it used to be. Between tariffs, sudden price hikes, and unpredictable shortages, keeping infrastructure costs under control feels like fighting a losing battle. But here’s the good news: smart planning can help you avoid the biggest...
If you're staring down a VMware price hike and reconsidering its use in your organizations’ infrastructure, you're not alone. We've been helping customers navigate this exact dilemma, and the alternatives to VMware have gotten clearer over the last year. Whether...
Recently, we’ve been focusing on Kubernetes Virtualization a lot, both behind the scenes with and in our content. Our latest complimentary Gartner® report offering, KubeVirt Will Require Radical Changes to Traditional I&O, is no different. The report, by analyst...
