Nutanix, a provider in hybrid multi-cloud computing, announced the appointment of Mohammad Abulhouf to Senior Director & GM, Emerging Markets. Abulhouf, who is based in Saudi Arabia, will concentrate on growing Nutanix’s regional clientele in light of the wave of digital change sweeping the region.

Blue Planet, a Ciena division, has expanded its intelligent automation product portfolio with new software enhancements to help communication service providers (CSPs) accelerate their digital transformation and quickly monetize innovative digital services built on 5G and multi-cloud infrastructure. These enhancements provide end-to-end observability and control, allowing you to automate service lifecycle management, improve operational agility, and optimize customer experience. With the rise of 5G and cloudified services, CSPs’ network and service operations will become even more complicated, making automation a necessity

Veritas Technologies, a multi-cloud data management company, commissioned research that found businesses are failing to capitalize on the opportunities offered by joined-up strategies for Kubernetes deployments, leaving DevOps and project teams to solve challenges such as data protection on their own.

At the start of the pandemic, the use of cloud collaboration services such as Microsoft SharePoint (the storage and sharing platform used by Office 365 and Microsoft Teams) increased dramatically. However, with very few collaboration tool providers offering options to archive files, many businesses are discovering that their data volumes and cost overruns are now spiraling out of control.

NetApp, a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, and VMware, Inc. have expanded their long-standing global alliance. NetApp and VMware are assisting customers in lowering the cost, complexity, and risk of migrating and modernizing enterprise-class workloads in multi-cloud environments through innovative solutions and go-to-market initiatives.