The Future Of VMware: should you be worried?

Last week, Broadcom announced its intention to acquire VMware.  That has our industry wondering: what is the future of VMware? We know many RackN customers rely on VMware products, so we wanted to take a moment to explain how RackN helps secure and even strengthen your VMware position. tl;dr we’ve got your back. How are

Manage Complexity Like an Expert – In 4 Easy Steps

Nobody wants to add complexity into IT systems! However, complexity will never be eliminated. It’s a normal part of IT.  But that doesn’t mean we need to drown in it!  Anyone can minimize the inherent risk that complexity introduces into IT systems and manage complexity like an expert.  It’s a fact: infrastructure operations are inherently

TFiR interviews about Digital Rebar v4.6

Pair of recent posts from TFiR discuss how RackN is changing the game with infrastructure automation. On Digital Rebar v4.6: RackN has announced the release of RackN Digital Rebar v4.6, which introduces a load of new features including continuous provisioning automation with self-contained high availability and multi-platform universal workflow. On Bare Metal IaC: With the

RackN Breaks the Infrastructure as Code Barrier

Your infrastructure should be easy to manage, and outsourcing control to somebody else doesn’t have to be a foregone conclusion. We built RackN Digital Rebar to break the infrastructure as code barrier. Digital Rebar is infrastructure management software that provides distributed infrastructure as code (IaC) management for on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. How does it

Bare Metal Provisioning

We go beyond Provisioning, Digital Rebar isthe Complete Bare Metal Life-Cycle Solution Unlike traditional provisioning tools, Digital Rebar provides a complete life-cycle solution. It is API-driven and built to an Infrastructure as Code design. We build for operators who want to program infrastructure, not just configure it. We weren’t satisfied with developing features to solve

Distributed Infrastructure

Distributed Infrastructure

Distributed infrastructure architecture is the way IT organizations ensure applications are always deployed to the architecture that will provide the best performance. In fact, modern infrastructure tools such as containers and APIs have opened up many new architecture possibilities. This even includes spanning applications over on-premises data centers, public cloud, and edge locations. However, this