Kevin Reid, President at Virtustream sits down with theCUBE at DellEMC World 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada
#DellEMCWorld #theCUBE
https://siliconangle.com/2017/05/15/improving-mission-critical-applications-via-landscape-management-dellemcworld/
Improving mission-critical applications via ‘landscape management’
Software applications do not run in a vacuum. Infrastructure is as important as applications, and modern infrastructure is moving to the cloud. This transition is never easy, especially when it concerns mission-critical applications. Most businesses need a partner to help them during this delicate time.
This presents an opportunity for those who understand how to bring mission-critical applications into the cloud, according to Kevin Reid (pictured), co-founder, president and chief technical officer of Virtustream Inc.
“We’ve leveraged our core competencies of mission-critical, and brought to market a capability that’s multi-talented, that’s utility oriented, but has that mission-critical service level,” Reid said, regarding the move to cloud applications.
During Dell EMC World in Las Vegas, Nevada, Reid spoke to host John Walls (@JohnWalls21) and guest host Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor), of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s mobile live-streaming studio, to talk about the cloud, Virtustream’s value to customers and lessons learned. (* Disclosure below.)
A cloud evolution in action
As a business that provides cloud management software, Virtustream has benefited from companies upgrading their systems to work with the cloud. In particular, the healthcare field has proven a fantastic sector. Healthcare deals with a number of regulatory issues, so managing their cloud-based applications is extremely important.
Dealing with mission-critical applications has been what sets Virtustream apart, according to Reid. The company provides high service levels, almost a managed infrastructure as a service. For systems of record, this level of performance and assurance is absolutely vital.
Every business field offers a host of mission-critical applications that must be managed. By leveraging their understanding of the application space, Virtustream can service those programs. By analyzing the resource consumption of these critical applications, they can predict what a system will need and allocate accordingly, Reid added.
There were, of course, important lessons along the way. “When you have that mission-critical nucleus, all the things that sit in the ecosystem come along with it,” Reid explained.
In dealing with that ecosystem, integration is important. Not just in getting systems to talk to each other, but also how and when. Virtustream calls this “Landscape Management.” It’s not about managing one program, but an entire landscape, Reid concluded.
Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s independent editorial coverage of Dell EMC World 2017. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Dell EMC World. Neither Dell nor other sponsors have editorial influence on content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)
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Kevin Reid, President at Virtustream sits down with theCUBE at DellEMC World 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada
#DellEMCWorld #theCUBE
https://siliconangle.com/2017/05/15/improving-mission-critical-applications-via-landscape-management-dellemcworld/
Improving mission-critical applications via ‘landscape management’
Software applications do not run in a vacuum. Infrastructure is as important as applications, and modern infrastructure is moving to the cloud. This transition is never easy, especially when it concerns mission-critical applications. Most businesses need a partner to help them during this delicate time.
This presents an opportunity for those who understand how to bring mission-critical applications into the cloud, according to Kevin Reid (pictured), co-founder, president and chief technical officer of Virtustream Inc.
“We’ve leveraged our core competencies of mission-critical, and brought to market a capability that’s multi-talented, that’s utility oriented, but has that mission-critical service level,” Reid said, regarding the move to cloud applications.
During Dell EMC World in Las Vegas, Nevada, Reid spoke to host John Walls (@JohnWalls21) and guest host Keith Townsend (@CTOAdvisor), of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s mobile live-streaming studio, to talk about the cloud, Virtustream’s value to customers and lessons learned. (* Disclosure below.)
A cloud evolution in action
As a business that provides cloud management software, Virtustream has benefited from companies upgrading their systems to work with the cloud. In particular, the healthcare field has proven a fantastic sector. Healthcare deals with a number of regulatory issues, so managing their cloud-based applications is extremely important.
Dealing with mission-critical applications has been what sets Virtustream apart, according to Reid. The company provides high service levels, almost a managed infrastructure as a service. For systems of record, this level of performance and assurance is absolutely vital.
Every business field offers a host of mission-critical applications that must be managed. By leveraging their understanding of the application space, Virtustream can service those programs. By analyzing the resource consumption of these critical applications, they can predict what a system will need and allocate accordingly, Reid added.
There were, of course, important lessons along the way. “When you have that mission-critical nucleus, all the things that sit in the ecosystem come along with it,” Reid explained.
In dealing with that ecosystem, integration is important. Not just in getting systems to talk to each other, but also how and when. Virtustream calls this “Landscape Management.” It’s not about managing one program, but an entire landscape, Reid concluded.
Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s independent editorial coverage of Dell EMC World 2017. (* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Dell EMC World. Neither Dell nor other sponsors have editorial influence on content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)
