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Despite benefits, SaaS deployment isn't all smooth sailing
Deploying SaaS can drive major efficiency gains within an organization. But it also presents its fair share of challenges -- security being one of them. Continue Reading
Prevent cloud billing shock with cost monitoring tools
Businesses move to cloud for cost efficiency. However, without proper monitoring tools, their cloud bill might be steeper than expected. Continue Reading
Which cloud management tools can track my cloud budget?
Cloud costs can fluctuate as user demands change. Are there cloud management tools that can help me track my cloud budget and spending? Continue Reading
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Does my cloud broker hold the key to service success?
Cloud services brokers serve as valuable intermediaries between an organization and its cloud provider. But what other benefits do they deliver? Continue Reading
Don't let application integration stand in the way of SaaS adoption
Industry researchers and readers of TechTarget websites are in agreement when it comes to one particular challenge to software-as-a-service adoption: application and data integration. With more and more organizations looking to the cloud to ... Continue Reading
Simplifying the complex cloud licensing equation
When it comes to cloud licensing, the devil's in the details -- from support to the fine print. Do you know what to look for to avoid getting burned?Continue Reading
Devise a cloud security strategy for governance needs
IT breaches stir up cloud security concerns. To limit potential issues, enterprises must consider governance needs, tools, providers and more.Continue Reading
Protecting this house: IT’s role in cloud security
Securing applications and data is essential for any organization, but the responsibility isn’t evenly distributed. In the ever-shifting cloud landscape, it’s important for IT to create a governance approach that resembles an ongoing process and not ...Continue Reading
What are the differences among types of integration?
What are the differences among cloud application integration, cloud integration and iPaaS? Chris Moyer lends his expertise to this reader question.Continue Reading
Test your knowledge of cloud application migration
Think you know all of the basics of cloud application migration? Take this five-question quiz and find out.Continue Reading
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Are there intellectual property issues with SaaS tools?
Should businesses worry about intellectual property when using SaaS tools? Read this expert response to find out.Continue Reading
What should I look for in cloud storage availability?
It's nearly impossible to avoid downtime with any IT service, and cloud storage is no exception. But what should you consider for cloud storage availability?Continue Reading
Facing the challenges of migrating applications to the Azure cloud
Porting an existing application from on-premises to Microsoft Azure comes with challenges, but the hurdles aren't impossible to overcome.Continue Reading
Is it possible to block employees from public cloud access?
Security concerns lead to organizations blacklisting some public cloud services as they would certain websites -- but not all blacklisting is increasing productivity.Continue Reading
Crunching the numbers with cloud cost analysis tools
Cloud costs can quickly skyrocket if the budget isn't kept in check. Cloud cost analysis tools, such as CloudCheckr and Cloudability, however, can help avoid that monthly sticker shock.Continue Reading
How Java developers can find cloud computing careers
In a new IT landscape, IT pros are worried their jobs are on the chopping block -- but Java developers in particular can position themselves in the cloud world.Continue Reading
Untangle cloud billing knots across multiple providers
Tracking your spending while using multiple cloud accounts can be a budgeting nightmare, but services are available to simplify the process.Continue Reading
DRaaS benefits spark market growth, mask dangers
Cloud-based disaster recovery addresses major enterprise concerns, such as lower costs and greater flexibility. But it's not without warts of its own.Continue Reading
Migrating to Office 365 requires planning, pilot-testing
Contributor Tom Nolle explains why companies migrating to Office 365 need to plan, pilot-test and verify at every step.Continue Reading
What should I consider when selecting a cloud storage system?
Cost, manageability and risk assessment all must be analyzed carefully when selecting a cloud storage system.Continue Reading
AWS platform services emerge from Microsoft's PaaS failures
Amid signs that Microsoft's PaaS commitment isn't working, cloud pros are concerned about profit beyond IaaS. Reigning leader AWS may have found it.Continue Reading
Thinking outside the 'box' for cloud orchestration strategies
Cloud orchestration can offer IT pros the dynamic environment cloud requires, but a strategy must be carefully implemented to see results.Continue Reading
Is Amazon CloudSearch superior to do-it-yourself search tools?
Big data can be incredibly valuable for enterprise business intelligence. But to extract that value, you must choose the most appropriate search tool.Continue Reading
Five things every cloud developer needs to know about Windows Azure
Cloud developers who use Windows Azure must keep in mind these best practices throughout development and deployment, and the entire lifecycle.Continue Reading
Four keys to implementing a cloud file-sharing policy in the BYOD era
Cloud admins must balance securing content with on-demand access for users, or users will flout the file-sharing policy.Continue Reading
Cloud integration platforms help users build an integration process
Learn how running a cloud integration platform can add value to your integration process.Continue Reading
Build an in-house enterprise app store without breaking the budget
Contributor Chris Moyer discusses ways to launch an online enterprise app store to help meet mobile employees' needs.Continue Reading
To choose the right multi-tenant cloud vendor, ask the right questions
Contributor Chris Moyer discusses issues to consider before joining a multi-tenant cloud -- including what to ask the vendors.Continue Reading
SaaS applications integration: Strategies and best practices for success
Looking to learn more about SaaS integration? Check out this guide for a collection of articles, podcasts and other resources.Continue Reading
How is Power BI in Office 365 more than just Excel in the cloud?
Power BI for Office 365 allows users to sort through large amounts of data and perform TL operations.Continue Reading
How four providers ranked in head-to-head cloud performance benchmarks
Don't partner with a cloud service provider until you have clear evidence of performance metrics. Here's how four providers stacked up.Continue Reading
If IT had a hammer: Choosing among IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Enterprises tend to use the latest technology to solve all of its IT problems. But if your apps are nails, is IaaS, PaaS or SaaS really the hammer?Continue Reading
Validating applications as cloud compatible with security, testing
An app may run smoothly on-premises, but that doesn't guarantee cloud success. With security measures and testing, companies can validate cloud apps.Continue Reading
Choosing among IaaS, PaaS and Database as a Service for a cloud database
Regardless of which cloud database you choose, multiple factors must come into play, ranging from costs and availability to feature support.Continue Reading
Cloud email migration: 10 tips for evaluating service providers
In this tip by Executive Editor Jan Stafford, Mimecast CEO Peter Bauer explains how to evaluate vendors that provide cloud email migration services.Continue Reading
Securing data with Authentication as a Service in the cloud, mobile era
Authentication as a Service is enabled by standard security protocols, but other service features can be the keys to deciding on a provider.Continue Reading
When IaaS won't cut it: Planning a transition to PaaS cloud
Many IT pros find PaaS meets their needs more than IaaS does. How can you ensure success? Transitioning to PaaS isn't as easy as you think.Continue Reading
Google Compute Engine and Google App Engine: What is the difference?
Many IT pros cannot distinguish Google Compute Engine from Google App Engine. Here are the most important details you need to know.Continue Reading
Best practices for comparing and deploying cloud servers
Before you can compare performance benchmark reports on cloud servers, know the facts on what to look for when it comes to price and performance.Continue Reading
Portable cloud apps require standards, vendor research
Contributor Christine Parizo describes how to improve portable cloud apps by setting standards and researching cloud providers and app vendors.Continue Reading
The pros and cons of Analytics as a Service
Analytics as a Service can reduce time and cost of data analysis for enterprises. However, relying on black-box analysis can be a risky proposition.Continue Reading
Negating network latency's effects without bending law of physics
Moving apps to the cloud for flexibility sounds great in theory, but latency creates its own problems unless you know how to counter its effects.Continue Reading
Windows Azure Media Services gives YouTube junkies a new outlet
Enterprises need only look to YouTube's stats to see the value of video. Windows Azure Media Services has the benefits of video with more control.Continue Reading
What are some best practices for cloud configuration?
Traditional configuration practices fall short in the cloud. Here, Chris Moyer shares some best practices for cloud configuration.Continue Reading
Why and how to use iPaaS to integrate cloud services, enterprise apps
IPaaS is gaining traction with cloud services and enterprise app integration. Ovum IT's Saurabh Sharma shares iPaaS best practices.Continue Reading
IPaaS: Confusion around cloud and on-premises app-integration
Experts consider iPaaS as the fastest growing integration middleware approach, though cloud capabilities remain confusing.Continue Reading
Entry-level big data analysis with Google BigQuery
For enterprises intimidated by Hadoop, Google BigQuery offers an entry-level approach to big data analysis, but it may trade accuracy for speed.Continue Reading
How SaaS app portability planning can ease pricing, stability woes
SaaS app portability planning can help users deal with pricing and business stability issues for SaaS providers. Tom Nolle explains.Continue Reading
A private cloud vs. the standard data center: What's the difference?
Cloud computing expert Chris Moyer explains the difference between a private cloud and the standard data center.Continue Reading
Building a hybrid cloud environment with Agile and DevOps
Learn how best to build a hybrid cloud environment while combining Agile and DevOps.Continue Reading
What's the difference between a private cloud and a virtual data center?
While virtualization is key to private cloud, the two are not synonymous. Features such as self-service provisioning will take your virtual data center to cloud.Continue Reading
Five things to consider before moving legacy development efforts to PaaS
Managing your own development infrastructure takes time away from designing and coding. A move to PaaS can be helpful, even for a legacy development.Continue Reading
Platform as a Service vendors help cloud market evolution
Platform as a Service vendors continue to evolve offerings to keep up with customer needs. Which provider is the right fit for your organization?Continue Reading
Ask the Expert: Is PaaS vendor lock-in unavoidable?
Will your PaaS of choice interoperate with future SaaS and IaaS installments? Here's how to find out, before it's too late to turn back.Continue Reading
Application portability in PaaS: Problems and solutions
Even in the early stage of cloud adoption, users of PaaS services are already questioning the portability of the applications.Continue Reading
App integration woes: Even in cloud age, pain is still acute
App integration remains a pain point for software development. Learn why cloud app integration remains promising.Continue Reading
How to optimize network bandwidth for the cloud
Cloud elasticity means little if your network can't handle the workload. Enterprise IT must understand users and traffic to ensure cloud apps deliver.Continue Reading
SaaS providers: Is it really a buyer's market?
Don't assume you'll save money with Software as a Service. Learn more tips for evaluating SaaS providers' evolving pricing models.Continue Reading
Java vs. Ruby: A cloud software engineer weighs in
A cloud software engineer shares tips on Java versus Ruby, app security and deployment.Continue Reading
Beat challenges of integrating SaaS apps with on-premises legacy apps
As companies turn to Software as a Service, they must prepare for challenges that arise when integrating with legacy enterprise applications.Continue Reading
Security considerations for IaaS cloud
Learn about the necessary security considerations for IaaS cloud environments.Continue Reading
You're charging me for what?! Deconstructing your AWS cloud bill
With the array of AWS cloud services offered, your bill can get confusing. Learn how to decipher your cloud bill so you don't get sticker shock.Continue Reading
Cloud stack comparison shopping for your private cloud build
Will it be OpenStack, CloudStack, Eucalyptus or another option? Save yourself from costly mistakes by choosing the right cloud software up front.Continue Reading
Mobile app development trends to watch
Learn about the changes in mobile app development and what this means for software application architecture.Continue Reading
How do I build a knowledge management system?
Buying software is easy, but building a knowledge management system and getting employees on board is a more complicated problem.Continue Reading
Building redundancy into your cloud outage strategy
Any effective cloud computing strategy should include measures to protect against outages. The best defense you can have is to plan for redundancy.Continue Reading
How cloud computing, tablets will reshape the desktop
The cloud and tablets both have sizable benefits for enterprises. Aligning the two can change the way you think about desktops.Continue Reading
Using DevOps tools to support the cloud of the future
DevOps continues to change with advancements in IT. With the help of cloud computing, IT pros are using DevOps tools to deploy more efficient apps.Continue Reading
The role of software-defined networks in cloud computing
Software-defined networking can be difficult to define. Understanding SDN models is key for enterprises trying to properly position cloud services.Continue Reading
Why SaaS application integration requires new strategies, tools
When companies need to integrate their in-house and SaaS applications, old tools won't stand up to challenges.Continue Reading
Re-defining the Windows Azure cloud computing message
A weak marketing message may be behind some Windows Azure confusion and slower-than-expected adoption rates.Continue Reading
How do you customize SaaS applications?
Customizing SaaS applications is a major concern for companies with specific needs.Continue Reading
Understanding the significance of DevOps in a cloud deployment
DevOps and cloud go hand-in-hand, facilitating application deployment and automation. Will DevOps be the key to enterprise cloud?Continue Reading
Cloud computing development tools call for collaboration, integration
When developing apps in the cloud, look for tools that allow collaboration and align with your IaaS or PaaS platform.Continue Reading
Cloud computing tips and tricks -- by the numbers
There are thousands of cloud computing tips offering cloud knowledge. One cloud expert stripped down this info to a handful of lists essential to any cloud project.Continue Reading
Choosing the right cloud connector for application integration
Many architects are turning to cloud connectors to connect on-premise applications to cloud-based software. Choosing the right one can be a challenge.Continue Reading
Windows Azure Services allows multi-tenant IaaS cloud
The latest Windows Azure Services for Windows Server preview enables cloud hosting providers to offer multi-tenant Windows Azure IaaS subscriptions.Continue Reading
The road to SaaS and on-premises integration is treacherous—take a map
Getting fundamentally different applications to play nice is not simple, but with careful planning and a good understanding of your requirements, rewards are well within reach.Continue Reading
Cloud integration a challenge for testers
Developers have more cloud integration technology choices than ever, but system and application dependencies can complicate integration testing.Continue Reading
Five hybrid cloud security issues to overcome
Many factors threaten hybrid cloud security, ranging from a lack of redundancy to poorly constructed SLAs. Here's how IT should prepare.Continue Reading
How do you achieve cloud interoperability?
One of the biggest problems facing cloud adoption is cloud interoperability, but that doesn't have to stay a problem.Continue Reading
Peeling back the layers of the Platform as a Service market
The PaaS market can be split into traditional IT vendors and independent, niche providers. Which choice offers an enterprise long-term cloud health?Continue Reading
Ten key principles of evaluating a cloud SLA
Don't get buried under cloud SLA details. Know how to read the fine print and ensure it jibes with your personal business needs.Continue Reading
Reducing risks with multiple cloud service providers
Using multiple cloud providers can help mitigate public cloud risks, though the challenges of a multi-cloud environment take some getting used to.Continue Reading
Windows Azure Active Directory enables single sign-on with cloud apps
Linking Active Directory to multi-tenanted Windows Azure apps can simplify user sign-on in the cloud.Continue Reading
Common mistakes in cloud application deployment
Simple mistakes are plaguing cloud application deployment. The good news is, they are easily addressed.Continue Reading
Five VMware tools to kick start a private cloud build
If you're kicking the tires on a private cloud, you might want to read up on these five VMware tools.Continue Reading
Implementing SOA in the cloud
Learn why there is confusion surrounding implementing SOA in the cloud.Continue Reading
Evaluating SaaS providers: Uncovering vendor weaknesses
Learn the four evaluation criteria for evaluating SaaS provider strengths and weaknesses.Continue Reading
SaaS applications and integration
Cloud U expert Jeff Kaplan discusses the issues surrounding the integration of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications between the cloud and the data center.Continue Reading
Public cloud security: 10 ways to keep your applications safe
Learn ten important best practices for keeping your public cloud security applications safe.Continue Reading
Dell adds ‘big data’ connector to Boomi cloud integration platform
The new version of cloud integration software offers Hadoop connectors, increased security and new regression testing capabilities.Continue Reading
Defining the right cloud SLA requirements up front
Before signing on the dotted line for cloud services, scrutinize your SLA for unsavory terms. Be wary of these SLA gotchas.Continue Reading
Cloud security testing strategies
Learn strategies for best security test strategies for SaaS cloud.Continue Reading
Five common mistakes of constructing a cloud presence
With all that’s involved in moving to the cloud -- choosing a provider, determining which workloads to cloud-enable, and more – mistakes will happen.Continue Reading
SaaS application service assurance: It’s more than a SLA
For most SaaS application consumers, the SLA from the network provider is the wrong tool.Continue Reading
Resolutions for cloud data integration and on-premises data
Learn solutions to common problems with cloud data integration and on-premises data.Continue Reading
Mobile cloud computing vs. cloud computing in building or hosting mobile apps
Learn the differences in using the mobile cloud computing for developing or hosting mobile apps when compared to regular cloud usageContinue Reading
Best practices for implementing a private cloud computing environment
Learn best practices for implementing private cloud computing environments and avoiding security problems in the public cloud.Continue Reading
How to approach data integration in SaaS cloud
Data integration is challenging no matter who does it, says SaaS Strategies Expert Denis Pombriant. He offers advice for approaching data integration in SaaS cloud, including talking to the right people and acquiring the most helpful tools.Continue Reading