On this week\u2019s Conversations in the Cloud, we talk to Howard Lo, VP of sales and marketing at DataON. Howard talks about DataON\u2019s focus on software-defined data center and hybrid cloud solutions. The company works with Intel to deliver cutting-edge technology to their end users, to enable them to implement hybrid cloud infrastructure, realize better performance for their workloads, and experience intelligence at the edge. \n\nDataON seeks to bring peace of mind to its customers through an assurance the solutions they are implementing are validated and tested for their workloads. This aligns with DataON\u2019s collaboration on Intel Select Solutions, pre-verified solutions for specific workloads that easy and quick to deploy. Howard explains the extensive testing that happens in order to build and fine tune solutions that are optimized for specific customer workloads. This includes detailed work around deployment configuration provisioning and stress testing to ensure the customer has a complete solution ready to go. \n\nDataON service doesn\u2019t end when a customer buys a Select Solution \u2013 the company commits to the long term success of the customer, including technology refreshes and anytime support, essentially viewing itself as an extension of its customers\u2019 IT teams. DataON sees itself as evolving with the market and customer needs, with its Intel Select Solutions form a baseline for the company\u2019s continued service development and expanded customer offering. Howard also notes that DataON is excited to work with the new Intel Optane DC persistent memory on targeted solutions for data-intensive workloads. \n\nFor more information, visit www.dataonstorage.com.