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Haseeb Budhani

DockerCon19 Takeaway: Operationalizing Container Environments is the #1 Problem

At DockerCon 19 , a number of companies, including Docker , announced new and upcoming products that simplify the deployment and cluster bringup of running containerized applications across public and private cloud environments. Their value propositions are simple: “We’ll help you run your containerized apps anywhere.

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With Kubernetes, the Industry is Missing the Forest for the Trees

Previously part of the SRE team at Google , Asim Aslam is the CEO and Founder of Micro . Asim tweeted the above as a reaction to announcements coming out of Google Next 2019 .

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Distribution, Cross-Site Scaling & Lifecycle Management for Containerized Apps

Rafay enables developers to automate the distribution, operations, cross-region scaling and lifecycle management of containerized microservices across public/private clouds and service provider networks. Rafay’s platform is built around foundational elements that together deliver an optimal abstraction layer across disparate infrastructure, making it easy for developers to scale and operate their apps across any number of locations (regions).

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Rafay and Edge Gravity by Ericsson at MWC 2019

Edge computing is a fundamental shift that is happening in our industry right now. It is driven by all the applications that are super low-latency, interactive and personalized.

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To Engage Customers Online, You Need an Uber-like App Infrastructure

If you have ever hailed a ride through the Uber app and waited for the car to arrive, you may have found Uber’s ability to deliver highly accurate and near real-time updates of the arriving car’s location on a map very useful. Delivering this highly responsive and engaging experience to the user is no small feat.

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My Edgy Predictions for 2019

This blog was originally published on Medium . We recently celebrated Rafay’s one-year anniversary, and our amazing team continues to blaze new trails.

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Edge AI Summit with Haseeb Budhani, Co-founder & CEO: Rafay Systems

This interview with Haseeb Budhani , CEO and Co-Founder of Rafay Systems , was conducted by the Edge AI Summit in advance of their December 11, 2018 conference in San Francisco. At the Edge AI Summit next month, you will be presenting a presentation titled ‘What is an Edge and what does it look like?

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When Deploying Apps Closer To Endpoints, The Obvious Isn't So Obvious

This blog posting originally appeared in the Forbes Technology Council . Creating a network of edges is a much harder problem than it appears.

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You’re Already Using the Edge (and may not know it)

It’s hard to not read a tech article these days without seeing something about Edge Computing . It reminds me of the hype around “The Cloud” in 2009, including the confusion about what the “cloud” was useful for.

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Three Myths About Edge Computing

Edge computing will fundamentally transform the cloud. In some camps, it is already assumed to be the default technology to address growing challenges such as reduced application performance, application distribution, improved security, data sovereignty compliance and hyper-personalization of web apps.

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8 Things To Consider When Matching A Young Tech Professional With A Mentor

As you add new IT professionals to your business, you need to remember to find ways to keep them engaged and committed. This is especially true when it comes to young professionals who can quickly prove themselves valuable, as retaining them can be challenging.

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Latest Shiny Podcast: Building Applications At The Infrastructure Edge

If you know Stephen Spector and Rob Hirschfeld , you know that they are not only running a great company , they also produce one of the most interesting podcasts ( Latest Shiny Podcast ) out there. Stephen and Rob spent some time with us recently, talking through the infrastructure edge opportunity, application development methodologies that leverage edge computing, and much more.

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Intel vs AMD — The Debate Is Apparently Still Raging

I walked into the office earlier this week to find a serious discussion raging amongst the engineering team. Concerned that the team had hit some technical roadblock, I skipped my customary walk to the coffee machine and instead grabbed a chair in the bullpen.

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The Future of Edge Computing: Not Just for IoT

Our good friend and advisor, Debashis Saha (VP Infrastructure, Intuit ), just published a great blog in InformationWeek that underscores the Rafay Systems thesis: Edge Computing is so much more than IoT! With the continuing avalanche of computing demand and data moving compute and data closer to the user is now a necessity.

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Inaugural State of The Edge" Report"

Edge computing is a tremendous new opportunity that has captured the industry’s imagination. The performance and security improvements possible at the infrastructure edge promise to fundamentally improve application performance.

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When It Comes To The Edge, We Need To Think Bigger

Yes, Edge computing is a massive opportunity by any measure ($6. 7B by 2022 according to this Markets &amp; Markets report ), but maybe we need to think bigger.

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Rethinking Cloud-Native Architectures In The Age Of Multi-Cloud

As James Markarian stated in his recent Infoworld article , “[when] it comes to the cloud, best-of-breed wins. ” James also discussed how the quest for best-of-breed will drive multi-cloud adoption, giving the example of how a Microsoft-centric enterprise may choose Microsoft Azure for their apps, while choosing Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) for data analysis jobs.

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SiliconAngle & Team Rafay Discuss all Things Edge Computing

Stu Miniman with SiliconANGLE Media is one of the more vocal voices in the analyst community discussing Edge Computing use cases. Stu tends to bring a very pragmatic point of view to discussions and is an informed skeptic.

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How Much Does Network Latency Really Matter?

The blog was originally published on LinkedIn . Does lower network latency make a difference to performance?

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The Edge Is A Misnomer

The Edge is clearly a hot topic. And the massive number of responses to my previous blog asking whether the Edge is killing the Cloud is ample evidence of how many differing and passionate opinions exist out there.

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Edge Computing is Not Killing the Cloud?

Edge computing is the next phase in the evolution of cloud-native applications and will mature to become a critical building block for all applications delivered over the Internet Application owners and operations teams clearly recognize that some workloads are best run closer to endpoints, i. e.

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Is Your Application Cloud Native?

Here’s my litmus test to determine whether an application is cloud native: It MUST be able to run entirely on spot instances in a public cloud environment. The application must be designed such that any one instance being shut down randomly should have no material impact on the application’s core functions.

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