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5 best ways to minimize cloud scaling costs
Many factors can contribute to a high public cloud bill -- one of which is scalability. Apply these five practices to effectively scale cloud resources without breaking the bank. Continue Reading
How to use Azure Site Recovery Deployment Planner
A successful disaster recovery procedure is more complicated than most people think. Learn how an Azure service can streamline the process of VM replication and failover. Continue Reading
IBM multi-cloud portfolio grows with more tools, acquisitions
IBM continues to build out its multi-cloud management portfolio, but it's still far from alone in a highly competitive market. Continue Reading
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Compare Docker containers vs. VMs for app dev environments
While there are important technical distinctions between VMs and containers, the reasons developers opt for the latter are often more philosophical, or cultural, in nature. Continue Reading
Assess native cloud monitoring tools from top IaaS providers
Monitoring tools from Google, AWS and Azure all share a common goal: help developers optimize application performance. But they also have key differences that users should note. Continue Reading
Control resource sprawl in multi-cloud architectures
Resource sprawl can occur quickly and easily in a multi-cloud deployment. Learn how to dodge this costly, yet common, issue with these five best practices.Continue Reading
Azure Reserved Instances boost flexibility around VM size
A recent Azure update for Reserved Instances offers enterprises increased flexibility in terms of VM size, but it also comes with some additional management tasks.Continue Reading
Support for SaaS applications demands a hands-on approach
While they reduce some management burdens for enterprise IT teams, SaaS apps don't exactly run on autopilot, either. Be sure to put a proper support model in place.Continue Reading
The first 5 steps to build a private cloud infrastructure
To implement a private cloud, IT teams must start at the beginning -- and define what a cloud strategy will mean, exactly, to their organization -- before they proceed.Continue Reading
Cost management the next big issue in multi-cloud computing
Multi-cloud computing continues to make its way into the enterprises and, as it does, introduces some significant cost management challenges.Continue Reading
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Take responsibility for SaaS application security
Can't keep up with cloud app security hardening? Experts say it's time to implement DevSecOps initiatives and look to third-party security tools and services.Continue Reading
Establish a data classification model for cloud encryption
Not all data requires the same level of encryption. Use data classification to gauge your security needs, including for workloads that span on-premises and cloud environments.Continue Reading
Map application dependencies to prepare for cloud migration
The practices a development team puts in place to manage dependencies before a move to the cloud will determine how smoothly apps run long after they get there.Continue Reading
An IT pro's survival guide for multi-cloud computing
Enterprises increasingly use multiple cloud providers to achieve their goals. Learn how you could benefit from this model and get a jump-start on a multi-cloud management strategy.Continue Reading
Avoid runaway costs to keep a cloud budget in check
Wasteful spending is still a prominent issue for enterprises in the cloud. Admins need to do their homework -- before migration -- to rein in runaway cloud costs.Continue Reading
Map hybrid cloud applications to your VPN address spaces
Enterprise networks can easily become your Achilles' heel in hybrid cloud. Follow this advice to effectively manage your VPN, as well as scale and redeploy hybrid cloud apps.Continue Reading
How to get the most out of automation in the cloud
Getting the most out of a cloud deployment will almost certainly require some automation and orchestration. And that will require some specific actions on your part.Continue Reading
Let cloud orchestration tools do the hard work
A smart cloud strategy requires a smart automation strategy. These steps will help position your cloud to benefit from automation and orchestration technologies.Continue Reading
Build a CI/CD pipeline to simplify multi-cloud deployment
While some cloud providers support simple app deployment processes and tools, they could hinder a multi-cloud model. Fortunately, there are some workarounds.Continue Reading
An OpenStack management guide for the enterprise
The OpenStack platform brings unique management challenges for IT teams. Use this essential guide to break down the key do's and don'ts of OpenStack management in the enterprise.Continue Reading
Don't let scalability ruin a cloud cost management strategy
Scalability is one of the cloud's biggest advantages, but misuse of the feature can cost you. Pay special attention to these three rules to avoid unwanted billing surprises.Continue Reading
Compare management options for Google Kubernetes Engine
Google supports various management options for its Kubernetes Engine service, and while each has its pros and cons, you should base your decision largely on experience.Continue Reading
Accounting for cloud computing costs requires a new approach
As cloud waste takes a big bite out of IT budgets, cloud administrators must shift their spending mindsets and consider management tools to help avoid unnecessary costs.Continue Reading
How to secure a multi-cloud architecture
If they don't already, most organizations will soon have resources deployed to more than one cloud. That requires an aggressive strategy and multiple levels of security.Continue Reading
Structure public cloud accounts for optimal resource tracking
As enterprises move to public IaaS or broaden their existing deployments, cloud account management gets tricky. Follow this example to find the structure that works best for you.Continue Reading
Four tips to manage costs in a multi-cloud architecture
For some enterprises, it's difficult enough to manage and optimize the costs of a single cloud platform. And in a multi-cloud environment, those challenges only increase.Continue Reading
Prep an OpenStack private cloud for a multi-cloud deployment
Enterprises with an OpenStack private cloud can still jump on the multi-cloud bandwagon. But they should prepare for challenges around data management and platform compatibility.Continue Reading
Choose a loosely coupled architecture for DevOps success
To successfully pivot your organization toward DevOps and cloud, carefully evaluate and fine-tune your architecture first, and then think about tool sets.Continue Reading
Bolster a multi-cloud strategy with these three technologies
While much of the optimization for multi-cloud needs to happen at the application layer, there are technologies that ease a multi-cloud deployment without requiring code changes.Continue Reading
Manage Azure resources with these top tips of 2017
Looking to brush up on your Azure management skills? Check out these top tips from SearchCloudComputing in 2017 to more effectively manage VMs, APIs and more.Continue Reading
Choose cloud integration tools based on application model
An application's architecture greatly affects its integration abilities. Review three popular cloud app models, potential integration challenges and tools that can help.Continue Reading
Compare machine vs. deep learning services in the cloud
Machine learning and deep learning increasingly make their way into the enterprise. Assess which AI technology is right for you, and the public cloud services that support them.Continue Reading
Create action items with a predictive cloud analytic project
Expert Tom Nolle discusses how using a predictive cloud analytic project can help with future -- and current -- cloud computing performance and management issues.Continue Reading
Implement a data purge strategy to reduce public cloud costs
When you hold on to old data, cloud storage costs can become increasingly steep. Learn to let go with a formal policy for cloud data purges.Continue Reading
Multi-cloud computing demands careful IT cost allocation
A multi-cloud environment has its benefits, but without proper management, cost allocation gets tough. Follow these tips for resource tagging, budget alerts and more.Continue Reading
Cloud data backup services minimize outage, security risks
Backups are critical in any cloud strategy, but where you store that data is just as important. Explore these automated backup tools and services to avoid risks later.Continue Reading
Get the most bang for your buck in multi-cloud architecture
Learn how multi-cloud architecture can help with digital transformation, despite how many single-cloud structures exist. Expert Chris Tozzi talks security, availability and cost.Continue Reading
Use cloud efficiently in a predictive analytics project
Learn how using cloud computing for a predictive analytics project can help with streamlining workflow, application scaling and deployment. Expert Tom Nolle explains.Continue Reading
Hybrid cloud security challenges remain tough to overcome
While hybrid cloud continues to offer significant benefits to the enterprise, it also demands a cohesive security strategy that bridges on-prem and cloud-based systems.Continue Reading
Build and test a cloud-based disaster recovery plan
A disaster recovery plan is essential to protect critical workloads in the cloud, but unless you perform regular and extensive tests, that plan might let you down.Continue Reading
Which PaaS platforms support production needs best?
Need a PaaS platform with strong production support? Explore production support and SLAs of AWS Elastic Beanstalk, IBM Bluemix, Google App Engine and Microsoft Azure.Continue Reading
What are the best database services for PaaS offerings?
When you move to PaaS for your web-based apps, remember to think about database services. Consider the benefits of moving your database to a fully supported cloud infrastructure.Continue Reading
How do I choose a web development framework for PaaS?
Making sure that your PaaS offering and the web development framework of your choice agree can be tricky. Learn how to choose the best framework for your enterprise needs.Continue Reading
How to conduct performance testing using VSTS and Microsoft Azure
Performance testing using VSTS and Azure helps you collect critical data and know what to expect from your apps. Here's how to get started.Continue Reading
Simplify OpenStack installation with Ansible playbooks
OpenStack offers enterprises increased flexibility, but deployment is tough. Discover how Ansible playbooks can streamline installation and management of the open source platform.Continue Reading
Build a cloud provisioning portal your users actually want
Cloud admins should ensure a self-service provisioning portal not only enforces policies but is simple for users to navigate -- otherwise, they leave the door open for shadow IT.Continue Reading
Manage containers in cloud computing to prevent sprawl, cut costs
Too much of a good thing, including cloud containers, can cost you more in public cloud. Review three options to prevent container sprawl -- and the high price tag that comes with it.Continue Reading
Optimize a public cloud storage service with these performance tips
Public cloud providers have a limited lineup of storage services, which makes optimization a challenge. Use these tips to boost performance and ensure your workloads run smoothly.Continue Reading
Cloud management platforms offer a unified approach to hybrid IT
While more cloud platforms can mean more challenges, the right management platform makes an admin's job easier. But with all the options, how do you know which one to choose?Continue Reading
Guarantee data consistency for hybrid cloud backup and disaster recovery
For backup and disaster recovery to work successfully, data must be in sync. These tricks help IT teams ensure data consistency.Continue Reading
Ensure your serverless apps can scale with these deployment tips
Scalability is a major goal for many IT shops, and serverless applications can help them achieve it. First, there are challenges, including load balancing, that they need to address.Continue Reading
Infuse more flexibility into OpenStack Heat templates
OpenStack admins use Heat templates to streamline cloud resource deployment. What are the templates' main components, and how can we use them in more flexible ways?Continue Reading
Why it's time to implement secure API best practices
APIs are everywhere, and that's just one reason they're so difficult to keep secure. Expert Tom Nolle outlines a detailed, multipart security strategy.Continue Reading
Be ready for extra work when you manage multiple clouds
No one wants to get locked into one cloud provider for years and years. But that doesn't mean multicloud is an easy choice either; take the time to ensure it makes sense.Continue Reading
Multiple clouds solve some complexities and add others
Businesses that use multiple cloud providers avoid vendor lock-in. But they also give IT admins a lot more to think about, and tools don't always cut through the confusion.Continue Reading
Assess the benefits and risks of compliance as a service
With compliance as a service, organizations can lean more heavily on their cloud providers to ensure adherence with certain regulations -- but not without some risk.Continue Reading
How do OpenStack Neutron, Dragonflow enable SDN?
As the OpenStack community continues to advance its software-defined networking capabilities, what role will the Neutron and Dragonflow components play?Continue Reading
Avoid steep network integration costs in multicloud
While a VPN is useful for multicloud networks, IT teams still need to be careful to avoid high traffic charges, as applications move from one provider to another.Continue Reading
Evolve vendor, cost management strategies for use with multiple clouds
When you adopt multicloud, you align with multiple vendors -- and complications arise. Follow these steps to manage cloud provider negotiations, create polices and optimize costs.Continue Reading
Optimize your public cloud cost management strategy
Businesses often tout lower costs as a benefit of public cloud, but without proper management and monitoring, costs can climb quickly. Learn how to keep your spending in check.Continue Reading
How to modify rules in a default OpenStack security group
OpenStack security groups allow admins to control traffic into cloud computing instances. But is it possible to change the rules within a default group?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
No-code/low-code project management best practices
Before setting your no-code/low-code product into motion, you must prepare your organization. Expert Zach Flower discusses the importance of collaboration and communication.Continue Reading
Evolve your cloud cost management strategy for serverless computing
Serverless computing can save enterprises money, but only for certain applications. Know your workload patterns, test processing times and use a cost calculator to stay on track.Continue Reading
Proper hybrid cloud deployment means not repeating old mistakes
Hybrid cloud usage is on the rise. Before making the jump, ask the right questions about the organization, applications and cloud vendors to ensure a clean transition.Continue Reading
The best enterprise use cases for mobile backend as a service
Mobile development is tricky and harder still when trying to integrate it with an enterprise platform. MBaaS has the potential to simplify things. Expert Tom Nolle explains.Continue Reading
What are some ways to stop and restart OpenStack instances?
Admins can pause, suspend, shelve or stop a compute instance in OpenStack. But what are the key differences between each option?Continue Reading
Select the right cloud regions, availability zones to optimize costs
Cloud computing can bring a multitude of unexpected costs. To stay within budget, evaluate the costs associated with regions and availability zones.Continue Reading
Cloud and DevOps practices help make app development a breeze
Merging DevOps with the cloud improves application development strategies. Learn how to create the perfect cloud and DevOps environment for efficient app development.Continue Reading
To manage multiple clouds, look to automation
Using multiple clouds can help an organization achieve added resiliency and flexibility. The strategy might even save on costs. Still, the multi-cloud approach is complicated.Continue Reading
Explore the latest options for Azure public cloud management
Microsoft has revamped and expanded features to streamline Azure management. Check out these five tips on Azure tools, automation and more to fine-tune your management process.Continue Reading
Oscars flub evokes recent cloud-computing snafus
Now that La La Land, er, Moonlight has won the Oscar for best picture, let's look back at some cloud computing flubs. May we all learn from our mistakes.Continue Reading
What are some warnings signs I need bigger cloud computing instances?
Choosing a cloud instance is not an easy task, and picking the wrong size can cost you in the long run. What are some red flags that suggest I need a larger instance type?Continue Reading
Digital transformation strategy puts BizDevOps into action
BizOps isn't enough. Add business operations and provide application performance monitoring and the result is BizDevOps, a key component in building a digital transformation strategy.Continue Reading
How microservices and cloud application performance fit together
Microservices can be your best friend when it comes to cloud application development, but they can also be detrimental. Expert Tom Nolle shares what to focus on.Continue Reading
Build cloud web services with microservices
Building cloud web services with microservices provides benefits, such as scalability, and allows enterprise apps to access new features and tools. Follow these steps for success.Continue Reading
Automation's role in moving cloud workloads through a multi-cloud world
To effectively manage a multi-cloud environment, consider both the application structures and your deployment choices. Automation helps, but be strategic about workload decisions.Continue Reading
Set up an identity and access management system for public cloud
To increase security and monitor user access to public cloud resources such as compute and APIs, admins can use federated identity and access management.Continue Reading
Reduce the costs of cloud computing heading into 2017
Factors ranging from resource sprawl to a lack of coordination can make cloud computing costs unnecessarily high. Trim your expenses with these cost-cutting tips.Continue Reading
Manage a hybrid cloud deployment with these top tips from 2016
Without an effective management strategy, IT teams can't fully realize the benefits of hybrid cloud. Learn how to tackle network bottlenecks, manage data and more with these tips.Continue Reading
Things to consider before extending .NET cloud development
In order to ensure the supporting role of .NET in development and deployment either enforce .NET middleware use on all developments or adopt component integration strategy.Continue Reading
Minimize risks, downtime during an OpenStack update
To keep an OpenStack deployment running smoothly and securely, updates and bug fixes are critical. But to perform those updates, IT teams have to do much more than flip a switch.Continue Reading
Security issues in cloud computing
While the cloud may be flexible and cost-efficient, a lack of data safeguards and compliance standards makes security the largest hurdle to leap.Continue Reading
Managing a cloud resource pool for hybrid environments
Cloud sprawl negatively affects enterprises by increasing IT costs and lowering efficiency. And with hybrid clouds, in particular, a fragmented resource pool could be to blame.Continue Reading
Google's Stackdriver taps into growing multicloud trend
A clear trend has emerged around public cloud adoption in the enterprise: organizations increasingly employ a mix of different cloud services, rather than go all in with one. As that movement ...Continue Reading
IoT, outages show importance of a cloud backup and recovery strategy
As IoT and big data systems proliferate, IT teams need to store and protect more data in the cloud. To meet those needs, and avoid data loss, rethink cloud backup and recovery.Continue Reading
Why are so few enterprises implementing automated software release management?
Why are we breaking our necks to develop apps faster if we're not any good at shipping the code out the door?Continue Reading
Microsoft supports open NativeScript language to boost TypeScript
As developers move to open source tools, Microsoft has aligned its own TypeScript with the NativeScript language and opened up its Graph API, allowing apps to interact with Office 365.Continue Reading
Don't migrate apps to the cloud without considering the costs
For many organizations, the public cloud is a way to cut costs -- but some apps may be costing you more in the cloud than you think. Find out which enterprise apps are better left on premises.Continue Reading
Which Microsoft tools can help me migrate to Azure?
There are a number of Microsoft tools that can monitor workload performance. But which tools can help gauge if my apps are ready to migrate to the Azure public cloud?Continue Reading
Optimize your enterprise network design for hybrid cloud
New networking bottlenecks emerge as businesses put more of their workloads into the public cloud. Options such as VPNs, direct connections from cloud providers and internet exchange points can help.Continue Reading
Using Azure Site Recovery for cloud DR, backup
Services like Azure Site Recovery can simplify the cloud backup and disaster recovery process, but smaller IT shops may want to opt for a SaaS-based alternative instead.Continue Reading
Use cloud auto scaling, tagging to give unneeded resources the boot
Auto scaling services help admins identify underused resources and reduce public cloud costs. Learn how load balancing and tagging can maximize those benefits.Continue Reading
Here's how in-memory computing just became cloud's new BFF
Storage and the cloud don't always go hand in hand. That's where in-memory computing comes in. Expert Christopher Tozzi explains how to take advantage of these new cloud options.Continue Reading
How to succeed with hybrid cloud application integration
In a hybrid cloud environment, it can be tricky to ensure all of your applications play nicely together. Expert Tom Nolle helps you think through the process.Continue Reading
Multi-cloud model more than just a risk mitigation strategy
Initially, organizations adopted multi-cloud as part of their risk mitigation strategy. But today, it's about portability, flexibility and so much more.Continue Reading
How can I reduce private cloud costs during and after deployment?
Whether using OpenStack, Azure Stack, or another private cloud platform, there are a number of hardware and tuning decisions IT pros can make to save some cash.Continue Reading
How can we customize the OpenStack Horizon dashboard?
Admins can use the OpenStack Horizon dashboard to deploy and manage cloud services. But what are some options for customizing the dashboard's view?Continue Reading
Enterprise architect career path has bright and dark sides
IASA CEO Paul Preiss discusses how the digital transformation and technology advances are the drivers creating opportunities in the burgeoning enterprise architecture profession.Continue Reading
Tips to right-size, not overprovision, public cloud capacity
While enterprises want to be prepared in the cloud, they shouldn't have to pay for unused resources. Use these tips to right-size your cloud instances and avoid overprovisioning.Continue Reading