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  • Nutanix launches OS for hybrid cloud environments

    Nutanix launches OS for hybrid cloud environments

    Nutanix has revealed that that the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS will be delivered as a full software stack with new multi-cloud capabilities in Nutanix Calm and a new cloud service called Nutanix Xi Cloud Services.

    The new offerings, announced at its .NEXT Conference 2017, are designed to allow customers to use Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Software throughout their multi-cloud deployments, including on-premises with platforms from IBM, Dell EMC, Lenovo, Cisco and HPE, in the cloud via AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Azure, or natively.

    Delivered as software, the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS supports a variety of hardware platforms, form factors and third-party vendors, ensuring that a single software fabric with unified management can run across all enterprise environments.

    The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS extends beyond Nutanix-branded appliances, OEM offerings from Dell EMC and Lenovo and systems from partner IBM to flexible subscriptions and enterprise license agreements (ELAs) on Cisco and HPE platforms.

    For consumption as a service, IT leaders will be able to leverage Nutanix software as a native cloud-delivered solution via Xi Cloud Services.

    Xi Cloud Services will allow customers to provision and consume Nutanix infrastructure on demand as a native extension of the enterprise data center.

    The first available Xi Cloud Service will enable Nutanix customers to set up, manage and test a complete cloud-based DR service in just minutes. Using the same Prism management interface, Nutanix customers can instantly protect their applications and data inline with existing workflows as part of their routine IT operations.

    Nutanix will partner with strategic cloud providers to deliver Xi Cloud Services globally, and to meet the data provenance requirements governing multiple industries and use cases.

    Building and operating a multi-cloud architecture requires that applications can be easily defined, instantiated and scaled independent of the cloud environment. Nutanix Calm abstracts application environments from the underlying infrastructure and recommends the right cloud for the right workload while harmonizing cloud operations.

    Nutanix Calm will allow applications to be defined via easy-to-use blueprints, which can be provisioned, managed and scaled into different cloud environments. The solution includes a powerful, integrated marketplace so that application designs can be shared across the organization to speed the time to production for new business initiatives.

    The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS is now available as a software-only offering for popular platforms from Cisco and HPE. Nutanix Calm is planned to be available for sale by calendar Q4 2017. Nutanix Xi Cloud Services for disaster recovery are planned to be offered for early access by calendar Q1 2018.

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  • Orange taps Huawei for public cloud services for MNCs

    Orange taps Huawei for public cloud services for MNCs

    Orange Business Services, the B2B arm under Orange Group, has contracted Huawei to support the delivery of a new global public cloud offering to multinational corporations.

    Under the agreement, Huawei will provide a turnkey solution, including the hardware, develop the technology platform and OpenStack operating system, as well as level-three support. Orange will provide the data center facilities, network and security infrastructure, customers’ infrastructure and applications management, and professional services to support cloud migrations.

    Announcing the partnership at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, Philippe Laplane, director of Orange Cloud for Business at Orange Business Services, said initially the company will target three major verticals – healthcare, public transportation and smart cities – for the new offering.

    With the new offering, Orange is extending its international cloud strategy with a portfolio of advice, integration and managed services for cloud infrastructure and applications.

    The new offering is aimed at helping multinational corporations migrate their legacy enterprise application to the cloud. It is designed to complement the company’s existing private cloud portfolio, Laplane added.

    Orange plans to roll out new services across Western Europe and Southeast Asia in April, followed by the US in October. The Middle East and Africa are scheduled for next year.

    Laplane said the French operator will host two sites in Western Europe and an additional one in Singapore for MNCs with a presence in Asia.

    “Our customers have a genuine need for an international public cloud offering that will allow them to adapt to the uses imposed by new technologies and meet the challenges of transforming their IT services on a global scale,” the executive said.

    “To continue to support them, it is essential for us to have the best technology, combined with the highest levels of security and services, that can meet the challenges of both digital transformation and international development.”