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• 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

• What hybrid cloud best practices should admins know?

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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