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• Overcome cloud security challenges with these five expert tips

  Security is the number one concern for enterprise IT when it comes to public cloud. Use these five tips to determine the security tools and strategies that will work best for you.  Continue Reading

• Chef and Puppet lead the charge in open source cloud automation

  IT pros increasingly turn to Chef and Puppet for open source cloud automation and orchestration. But other options, such as TOSCA, are also worth exploring.  Continue Reading

• Managing Azure: Top tips so far in 2016

  Despite gaining ground in the enterprise, Microsoft Azure can pose a number of management challenges. Here are our top tips, so far in 2016, to sharpen your Azure management skills.  Continue Reading

• Build an application migration plan to stay on course for cloud

  When moving apps to the cloud, you can't just throw them up there and hope they stick. Form a strong migration strategy to make sure your apps perform well and are cost-effective.  Continue Reading

• Five recent cloud podcasts to help admins stay in the know

  The fast-paced nature of the IT world makes it tough to keep up. Explore the latest cloud computing trends -- ranging from new pricing models to IoT -- with these five podcasts.  Continue Reading

• Maximize hybrid cloud benefits through resource, cost management

  Hybrid cloud adoption continues to grow in the enterprise -- but it doesn't come easy. First, IT teams face a number of tough decisions and management challenges.  Continue Reading

• Trace OpenStack releases through the years

  OpenStack is the leading open source cloud platform and has evolved significantly over the years. Use this timeline to track critical releases and see how the technology has changed.  Continue Reading

• OpenStack trends on Twitter reveal the good, bad and ugly

  OpenStack is still a hot topic in the cloud world, but user response remains mixed -- especially in the Twittersphere. Here's what IT pros have to say.  Continue Reading

• OpenStack infrastructure embraces containers, but challenges remain

  Despite a recent push to embrace container technology, OpenStack still has a number of hurdles to clear before boosting enterprise adoption.  Continue Reading

• Five questions to consider before deploying OpenStack

  OpenStack has attracted some big-name companies with its 'Lego' approach to cloud, but questions remain about integration, deployment and security for the open source platform.  Continue Reading

• Public cloud vendors need hybrid model to win enterprise love

  With continued enterprise adoption of hybrid cloud and containers, some cloud providers need to change their tune.  Continue Reading

• PaaS offerings get a face lift with container technology

  New PaaS offerings have put their best foot forward in terms of container orchestration and management, which has attracted a new generation of IT ops pros.  Continue Reading

• Public IaaS market leaves some cloud vendors in the dust

  Unable to handle the competition from the Big Three cloud providers, some IaaS clouds have closed up shop -- leaving many to wonder who might fall next.  Continue Reading

• Adopt a microservice architecture with these five tips

  A microservice architecture can accelerate application development and deployment. Use these tips to find out if your business can benefit from the technology.  Continue Reading

• A SQL Server container can help cut licensing costs

  Running one database per server needlessly wastes hardware resources and money. Use a SQL Server container to stack multiple instances per virtual machine.  Continue Reading