Tips

Tips

• Using Azure Site Recovery for data and VM replication

  Data replication is a critical part of a disaster recovery plan, and the devil is in the details. Ease your plan with automation through Azure Site Recovery.  Continue Reading

• Five tips to overcome OpenStack management challenges

  Enterprises feel a sense of freedom with OpenStack, but management challenges can weigh them down. Use these tips to bolster your management strategy for the open source platform.  Continue Reading

• New on-premises cloud systems look to redefine hybrid cloud

  Hybrid cloud management continues to be a challenge for IT. Providers have stepped up to address those challenges with public cloud-like, on-premises systems -- but hurdles remain.  Continue Reading

• Three cloud computing skills to make your resume stand out in 2017

  As enterprises evolve their cloud strategies in 2017, expertise in vendor-specific services, containers and machine learning will pique the interest of IT hiring managers.  Continue Reading

• Unwrap containers-as-a-service challenges and best practices

  Despite the benefits of containers as a service, integration and security issues can plague a deployment. Pick the right provider and follow best practices to ease those troubles.  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

• Breaking down the costs of cloud storage

  Storage is a primary reason enterprises move workloads to the cloud. But before shipping off your data, learn how region, capacity and other factors shape cloud storage costs.  Continue Reading

• The what, why and how of the TOSCA cloud standard

  As the acceptance of DevOps rises, the TOSCA standard has become a popular option for cloud application deployment. Here's a closer look at how it works.  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

• Choose the best Google cloud instance types for your workloads

  Not all workloads are the same -- some require more CPUs, while other require more memory. Fortunately, Google's range of cloud instance types offers enterprises a lot of options.  Continue Reading

• Build cloud computing APIs for app portability

  Well-designed APIs are key for cloud platform portability. And documentation, release stability and security also all play roles in maintaining a cloud API.  Continue Reading

• Cloud data recovery is critical, but won't always come easy

  The last thing an enterprise wants is to lose data in the cloud. Take a proactive approach by evaluating recovery services from cloud and third-party providers.  Continue Reading

• SMBs seek alternatives to hyperscale cloud providers

  There's no denying the dominance of AWS, Azure and Google within the cloud market. But for some companies, smaller or regional cloud providers offer a more attractive alternative.  Continue Reading

• Get started with Microsoft Azure Security Center

  Azure Security Center offers tools to monitor and manage VMs and cloud resources within the Azure cloud. Learn about its features for threat detection, security policies and more.  Continue Reading

• Ten ways to improve your private cloud self-service portal

  A private cloud portal allows users to tap into the self-service benefits of cloud. Follow these ten steps to guarantee user satisfaction, and ensure your portal runs smoothly.  Continue Reading