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• 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