Microsoft shakes up cloud license terms for dedicated hosts

Modern Infrastructure Digest: News and advice for creating tomorrow's data centers

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | August 8, 2019 FEATURED STORY Microsoft shakes up cloud license terms for dedicated hosts By Chris Kanaracus, Senior News Writer Microsoft customers who want to deploy its software on dedicated cloud hosts, including Microsoft Azure, face new licensing terms as of Oct. 1. The move drew a rebuke from Amazon CTO Werner Vogels, a sign of heightened competition between the cloud platform providers. (SearchCloudComputing.com) Advertisement NEWS   Amazon's open-source PartiQL tackles data proliferation Customers with complex data landscapes may benefit from the Amazon-developed PartiQL, a SQL-like query language that can tap multiple types of data stores in a unified manner. However, performance and adoption beyond AWS customers will be crucial. (SearchAWS.com)   IBM expects Red Hat deal to boost cloud revenues With the IBM-Red Hat deal closed, IBM officials told investors that its Red Hat acquisition will enable users to create multi-cloud environments more easily. But some analysts think it might be easier said than done. (SearchCloudComputing.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Build a solid foundation for your VMware environment A solid infrastructure design provides a strong base on which to deploy everything else your data center needs. Admins designing a VMware environment should consider CPUs, storage and reference architectures. (SearchVMware.com)   Implement a new model to reduce infrastructure costs A flexible consumption spending model helps organizations pay for only what they need and avoid high overhead costs. It may seem similar to the as-a-service model, but flexible consumption mitigates more risk than as-a-service. (SearchDataCenter.com)   Test your knowledge of the VMware and AWS integration VMware Cloud on AWS offers admins benefits such as security and increased capacity, without many of the drawbacks typical of cloud usage, such as resource contention. Take our quiz to test your knowledge on VMware Cloud on AWS to see if you understand important uses, general information and features. (SearchServerVirtualization.com)   NSX-T 2.4 updates include HA, UI improvements VMware's NSX-T 2.4 includes a variety of new features and improvements, such as management and control plane integration, a simplified UI, application- and user-aware firewalls and IPv6 support. If it can provide your data center the same functionality as NSX-V, consider making the switch. (SearchVMware.com) About This E-Newsletter The Modern Infrastructure Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2019 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List