Kubernetes Experts, Guest Speaker Lee Sustar, Principal Analyst, and Haseeb Budhani, CEO and Co-founder of Rafay Systems, Share Insights and Survey Findings on Modernizing IT, the Rise of Platform Teams and More

Rafay Systems, the leading platform provider for Kubernetes Management and Operations, today announced an on-demand webinar featuring Forrester Research on the current state of cloud, Kubernetes and platform teams in the enterprise. Moderated by CIO Content Strategist Sara Kirk, Rafay co-founder and CEO Haseeb Budhani and Forrester principal analyst Lee Sustar discuss the growing Kubernetes market, how enterprises are modernizing IT, the expanding usage of containers and how Kubernetes fits into the cloud native ecosystem. The webcast is now available for viewing on CIO.

What: With so many enterprises leveraging a hybrid and multi-cloud strategy, Kubernetes — the de facto open-source container orchestration engine — has become the must-have platform for the industry. To obtain a production-grade Kubernetes practice where developers and operations teams can be more efficient, platform teams have stepped in to standardize toolsets and workflows. However, the rapid pace of change and evolving requirements have proven to be a challenge. From real-world research and Kubernetes deployments, this webinar discusses critical topics, trends and lessons learned in cloud computing, Kubernetes and platform teams.

Who: Haseeb Budhani is the CEO of Rafay Systems, which he co-founded in October of 2017. Prior to Rafay, Haseeb spent a year at Akamai Technologies as the company's vice president of enterprise strategy. Akamai acquired Haseeb's previous company, Soha Systems, in October 2016. Haseeb co-founded Soha in the second half of 2013 and served as the company's CEO. Prior to Soha, Haseeb served as the chief product officer for Infineta Systems, where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's product marketing, marketing communications and partner management activities. Haseeb holds a Master’s of Business Administration from University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in computer science from the University of Southern California.

Lee Sustar is a principal analyst at Forrester where he serves IT infrastructure and operations professionals. His research focuses on public cloud, containers, modernization and the wider transition to cloud-native computing and practices. He assists enterprises in creating pragmatic cloud strategies and developing execution roadmaps. Most notably, he seeks to reflect organizational context (e.g., industry, investments, regulations, skills, location) in these deliverables. Lee’s strong background in financial services cloud, container strategies, and governance and risk gives him a unique perspective. Key markets that Lee covers include multicloud container development platforms, public cloud enterprise container platforms, and public cloud infrastructure and development platforms.

When: Available for viewing on-demand.

Where: To access the webinar, visit: https://us.resources.cio.com/resources/current-state-of-cloud-kubernetes-and-platform-teams-in-the-enterprise-3/.

About Rafay Systems

Rafay delivers the first Kubernetes management and operations platform purpose-built for platform teams. Rafay’s cloud-made solution, Kubernetes Operations Platform, provides the automation and governance capabilities that platform teams need to standardize Kubernetes toolsets and workflows. With Rafay, platform teams at MoneyGram, GuardantHealth, Verizon and many other companies are operating Kubernetes environments across data centers, public cloud and Edge environments with centralized visibility and access control, environment standardization, and guardrail enforcement. As a result, platform teams are able to deliver self-service and automation capabilities that delight developer and operations teams. For more information, please visit www.rafay.co.

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