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• Use OpenStack Senlin, Heat templates to enable autoscaling

  As it is with other cloud platforms, autoscaling in OpenStack is important to meet changing workload demands. Here's how to enable that process with Senlin and Heat templates. Continue Reading

• Master Azure subscriptions with these key concepts and terms

  Azure's subscription structure lets admins break out responsibility for billing and resource management. But first, they need to know concepts such as accounts and departments. Continue Reading

• CloudCheckr

  CloudCheckr is a vendor that provides a cloud management platform intended to give an organization more control over and visibility into its cloud computing costs, performance and security. Continue Reading

• CloudHealth Technologies

  CloudHealth Technologies is a provider of hybrid cloud management software that's designed to help an organization increase its visibility into and across public and private cloud infrastructure. Continue Reading

• cloud automation

  Cloud automation is a broad term that refers to the processes and tools an organization uses to reduce the manual efforts associated with provisioning and managing cloud computing workloads. Continue Reading

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  • cloud migration
  • cloud management platform
  • Azure Cost Management by Cloudyn
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• OpenStack Kolla looks to smooth container deployment process

  Containers are a hot technology, and the OpenStack platform continues to evolve to support them. But where does the Kolla service fit into the OpenStack container picture?Continue Reading

• Choose the right Azure logging service for your monitoring needs

  Azure has two logging services -- Activity Log and Diagnostic Log – and both have distinct features, like the ability to monitor platform-level events versus guest OSes.Continue Reading

• cloud management

  Cloud management is the exercise of administrative control over public, private and hybrid clouds. A well-implemented cloud management strategy enables users to maintain control over these dynamic and scalable cloud computing environments.Continue Reading

• IBM Cloud (formerly IBM Bluemix and IBM SoftLayer)

  IBM Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services from IBM that offers both platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).Continue Reading

• Choose the best public cloud instances for your apps and budget

  Cloud computing instances can make or break application performance -- and costs. Evaluate your workloads to determine the right instance type and size before deployment.Continue Reading

• Scale resources automatically with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

  Scalability is an attractive capability of cloud computing that reels in enterprises of all sizes. Learn how Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Azure can help you achieve that benefit.Continue Reading

• Get started with Microsoft Azure Functions

  Microsoft recently released Azure Functions to stand up to AWS Lambda. Learn how to get started with this event-driven service, and if it's the right fit for you.Continue Reading

• Manage OpenStack deployments with Red Hat's Platform Director

  An OpenStack deployment doesn't always come easy for an IT team. Learn how Red Hat's Platform Director can help with OpenStack implementation and lifecycle management.Continue Reading

• Words to go: Containers in cloud computing

  It's hard to talk about cloud today without mentioning containers. Whether you're new to the technology or a seasoned pro, know these key terms related to containers in the cloud.Continue Reading

• TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications)

  The Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications (TOSCA) is an open-source language used to describe the relationships and dependencies between services and applications that reside on a cloud computing platform.Continue Reading