About this paper
A Pathfinder paper navigates decision-makers through the issues
surrounding a specific technology or business case, explores the
business value of adoption, and recommends the range of considerations
and concrete next steps in the decision-making process.
A B O U T T H E A U T H O R
J AY LY M A N
P R I N C I P A L A N A LY S T,
C L O U D N AT I V E A N D D E V O P S
Jay Lyman is a Principal Analyst with 451 Research's
Applied Infrastructure & DevOps Channel. He covers
infrastructure software, primarily private cloud platforms,
cloud management and enterprise use cases that
center on orchestration, the confluence of software
development and IT operations known as DevOps,
Docker and containers. Jay's analysis encompasses
evolving IT operations and software release models, as
well as the technology used to create, deploy and support
infrastructure and applications in today's enterprise and
service-provider markets. Key areas of research also
include OpenStack, PaaS and enterprise end users.
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