Channel Happy Hour Episode 355: COVID Clarity

Things We Talk About:

• MSPs Need to Lead Observability Charge
• Splunk Unveils Unified Observability Platform
• New Relic Open Sources Observability Platform
• Oracle Revamps Cloud Analytics Service
• Microsoft Sets Actionable Goals
• Dell Adds Storage as a Service
• Civo Launches K3s Cloud Service
• Red Hat and IBM Launch Konveyor
• Loft Labs Open Sources Compliance Tool
• VMware Enlists Partners for Sustainability
• Aryaka Acquires Secucloud
• Cisco Partners with Box
• Survey Illuminates Dark Road to Hybrid Cloud

Welcome to The Channel Happy Hour, Episode 355, recorded on May 11th, 2021. From Channel Happy Hour Headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida, I’m Mike Vizard.

And I’m Frank Ohlhorst from the New York.

The Primary Target

MSPs Need to Lead Observability Charge

MSPs need to lead the charge toward observability

Splunk Unveils Unified Observability Platform

Splunk Unveils Unified Observability Platform

New Relic Open Sources Observability Platform

New Relic to Donate Pixie Observability Platform to CNCF

And Then This

Oracle Revamps Cloud Analytics Service

Oracle revamps cloud analytics service to simplify access

Microsoft Sets Actionable Goals

Microsoft Enables Power BI Users to Set Actionable Goals

Dell Adds Storage as a Service

Dell Extends As-a-Service Ambitions

Civo Launches K3s Cloud Service

Civo Launches Cloud Service Based on K3s

Red Hat and IBM Launch Konveyor

Red Hat, IBM Launch Konveyor to Aggregate Kubernetes Tools

Cyberseurity

Loft Labs Open Sources Compliance Tool

Loft Labs Launches Open Source K8s Compliance Project

Sign Right Up (Partner News)

VMware Enlists Partners for Sustainability

https://www.channelinsider.com/managed-services/vmware-sustainability-initiative.html

Rumors, Moves, Surprises and Acquisitions

Aryaka Acquires Secucloud

Aryaka gains SASE features with Secucloud acquisition

Cisco Partners with Box

Cisco integrates with Box to reduce friction in Webex collaborations

Debates and Rants

Is Hybrid Cloud a Real Opportunity?

Survey Illuminates Long Dark Road to Hybrid Cloud

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