Next up, Maranti is planning to partner with all the major software players in the ERP, CRM, email, and workgroup markets in order for its switch to be useful. "That's our execution strategy for the next three months," Nayak says.
Another potential outcome for Maranti: Kuenzel's recruitment could pave the way for McData to buy the startup. Given McData's apparent lack of strategy for switch-based storage services, this is certainly a possibility.
McData believes "at least initially they could use their current architecture to provide some of these [virtualization] services," according to Jason Ader, an analyst with Thomas Weisel Partners
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
