Hybrid cloud is one of the most common architectural patterns out there which is used by a growing number of enterprises. However, it’s often a result of companies that are unable to abandon their existing technology stack in favor of the public cloud.

What if I told you that there is way you could get the best of both worlds?

In this video, Sai Vennam with IBM Cloud explains how this feat can be accomplished with Distributed Cloud, as well as some common use cases where enterprises can benefit from this new cloud computing architecture.

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Welcome back to the fifth episode of IBM Cloud Now, a bi-weekly series bringing you the latest and greatest IBM Cloud news and announcements. Make sure to check out the IBM Cloud Blog for a full rundown of all announcements: http://ibm.biz/cloud-blog-announcements

• Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is the first to support OpenShift 4.3: http://ibm.biz/red-hat-openshift-4-blog
• Free two-hour virtual Business Framing session:https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=urx-38886
• Maintain business continuity and enable your teams with two more no-cost offers:http://ibm.biz/new-way-of-work-blog and https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/announcements/free-1000-usd-credit-toward-db2-warehouse-on-ibm-cloud

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Create a connection to an existing Db2 Warehouse on Cloud instance, and analyze connected data in a Jupyter notebook in a Watson Studio project.

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How can you ensure that your data is stored consistently and reliably across a distributed system? In this lightboard video, Whitney Lee with IBM Cloud breaks down how etcd, an open-source distributed key-value store, can reliably hold and manage your critical information that needs to be accessed by a distributed system or cluster of machines.

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Welcome back to the fourth episode of IBM Cloud Now, a bi-weekly series bringing you the latest and greatest IBM Cloud news and announcements!

In light of current events, Sai Vennam is coming to you from a studio we built in his home, and he's focusing on some no-cost offers from IBM to help organizations maintain business continuity and productivity in remote work environments:

• A no-cost way to start running your VMware workloads in the cloud:http://ibm.biz/vmware-promo-blog
• Store critical data in the cloud with IBM Cloud Object Storage:http://ibm.biz/cos-promo-blog
• IBM Aspera's high-speed file sharing and team collaboration:http://ibm.biz/aspera-promo-blog

Make sure to check out the IBM Cloud Blog for a full rundown of all announcements:http://ibm.biz/cloud-blog-announcements

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A DDoS attack is an attempt by an attacker to create so much traffic or congestion to a target application, or an internet application that It impedes the traffic flow of normal visitors. Check out this quick overview video with Ryan Sumner as he goes over the basics of a DDoS attack and what to look for if you think you may be under attack.

Learn more about IBM Cloud Internet Services: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/?ar=1

Learn more about DDoS: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/networking-a-complete-guide

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Matt Rodkey, IBM Program Director, focuses on a top use case related to hybrid, multicloud management --- security and governance -- and underscores why CIOs, IT Operation Managers, and SREs should care.

Learn more: http://ibm.biz/why-security-matters-blog

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IBM Security Command Centers immerse organizations into real-world cyber simulations that help them assess their security posture and maturity for a full-business response. These gamified simulations address technical, leadership, and communication skills for security teams, executives, and the board, helping organizations to reduce cyber risk.

Read the 2019 Cost of a Data Breach report here: https://bit.ly/35AHjdv

Welcome back to the third episode of IBM Cloud Now, a bi-weekly series bringing you the latest and greatest IBM Cloud news and announcements!

Make sure to check out the IBM Cloud Blog for a full rundown of all announcements: http://ibm.biz/cloud-blog-announcements

This week, Sai Vennam walks you through the following featured announcements:

• IBM Cloud and Gartner Peer Insights
• IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared - GA
• BYOK/KYOK for IBM Cloud Hyper Protect DBaaS

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Looking to gain hands-on experience with cloud-native capabilities like Kubernetes on an enterprise cloud at absolutely no cost?

Welcome to IBM CloudLabs, an interactive way to learn essential cloud-native concepts all entirely through your browser. Users will get access to spin up a free Kubernetes cluster for 4 hours to grow their skill with 3 free interactive Kubernetes labs on IBM Cloud. Upon completing the labs, a user will have the opportunity to take a quiz and earn a badge to show off their skills.

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Learn more about Kubernetes: http://ibm.biz/free-guide-on-kubernetes

Earn a badge with NEW free hands-on Kubernetes labs: https://www.ibm.com/cloud/container-service/kubernetes-tutorials

Johannes Schmude, research scientist at IBM, discusses IBM PAIRS Geoscope, a unique cloud-centric information and analytics service that can accelerate the discovery of new insights from massive, complex geospatial-temporal data. Designed for developers and data scientists, PAIRS Geoscope eliminates the labor-intensive process of data acquisition, indexing, and preparation and provides search-friendly, ready access to a rich, diverse, and growing catalog of historical and continuously updated geospatio-temporal information.

The IBM Video Analytics solution is a component of the IBM Maximo Worker Insights solution, which is used by clients for Return to Work efforts associated with COVID19. This AI-based technology monitors many scenarios, such as PPE detection, social distancing, and occupancy counts, and can leverage existing on-site CCTV (closed circuit TV) camera systems, often saving customers additional expense and reducing business disruptions.

Learn more about IBM Video Analytics:https://ibm.co/3hP3mSN

Fine-grained access control is now available in IBM Cloud. See how assigning policies works from a resource group to a single resource or instance.

To learn more, visit:http://bit.ly/2fRNqEV