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• Accelerate API dev with documentation-driven development

  A missing cloud API doesn't mean all work needs to stop. Engineering and development teams can work with a mock API server until the real API is production-ready. Continue Reading

• Dig into Azure Kubernetes Service networking options

  Enterprises that choose the wrong AKS networking option could face poor performance and higher costs. Evaluate the advantages and limitations of each option before you rush in. Continue Reading

• Azure management groups ease policy enforcement

  It isn't easy to manage Azure subscriptions, but with management groups, admins can now simplify policy enforcement on a larger scale. Continue Reading

• Write your first Google Cloud Function with these three tips

  To build a serverless function, many developers require a shift in mindset. Use these three tips to create a cost-effective and high-performing function in Google Cloud Platform. Continue Reading

• Microsoft Azure (Windows Azure)

  Microsoft Azure, formerly known as Windows Azure, is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • public cloud
  • Integration as a Service (IaaS)
  • multi-tenant cloud
  • cloud integration

  • cloud database
  • Cloudability
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • cloud computing

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• MuleSoft

  MuleSoft is an integration platform provider that connects SaaS and legacy applications both on-premises and in the cloud with its Anypoint Platform.Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of cloud computing basics

  To grasp a technology, it's best to start with the basics. Take this brief cloud computing quiz to gauge your knowledge of providers, deployment models and other 101-level topics.Continue Reading

• A cloud migration assessment lets IT look before it leaps

  Some workloads simply aren't cut out for cloud -- at least not without modification. Here's how to carefully assess your apps for public cloud migration before you make the move.Continue Reading

• With progressive web applications, developers blur the lines

  With progressive web applications, single-page apps, motion UI and other innovations, app development meets the moment, giving users what they want, where they want it.Continue Reading

• Web app development morphs as apps and websites merge

  The lines between web and mobile app and websites are blurring, so development silos are out, and boning up on building progressive web apps and single-page apps is in.Continue Reading

• Microsoft Azure Machine Learning

  Microsoft Azure Machine Learning is a collection of services and tools intended to help developers train and deploy machine learning models.Continue Reading

• G-Cloud (Government Cloud)

  Government Cloud, also referred to as G-Cloud, is a U.K. government program to promote government-wide adoption of cloud computing.Continue Reading

• Manage Google cloud instances with images, templates

  Recent additions to Google Compute Engine, particularly around images and templates, streamline how admins can create and manage VMs.Continue Reading

• Azure Migrate

  Azure Migrate is a Microsoft service that helps an enterprise assess how its on-premises workloads will perform, and how much they will cost to host, in the Azure public cloud.Continue Reading

• virtual private cloud (VPC)

  A virtual private cloud (VPC) is the logical division of a service provider's public cloud multi-tenant architecture to support private cloud computing.Continue Reading