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Get started with this AWS IoT tutorial for beginners

Learn how to connect a device to AWS IoT Core in this video tutorial. Go through the IoT connection, workflow and security process to get your fleet of devices up and running.
Watch this Azure Arc tutorial on hybrid cloud management

Get to know Microsoft's hybrid cloud service. Learn to use Azure Arc to connect a local machine to Azure, apply configuration policies and check configurations.

Learn to run a CI pipeline with this Google Cloud Build tutorial

Follow this Google Cloud Build tutorial to build a continuous integration pipeline in Google Cloud. Incorporate Cloud Build with Cloud Source Repositories to make it work.
Watch this Google Cloud Console tutorial

Get accustomed to the Google Cloud Console. Explore the management features the admin UI has to offer and learn how to customize it to meet your needs.
Learn the benefits and limits of a public cloud migration

The public cloud is an attractive option for enterprises looking to optimize their workloads. However, not all apps are meant for cloud. Find out what drives adoption in this video.
Get started with this Azure cloud migration tool

There are a lot of moving parts to a cloud migration, which leaves a lot of room for error. Follow Douglas Francis as he demonstrates how to seamlessly migrate to Microsoft Azure.
Prepare for Azure Container Service deprecation

If your company uses ACS for apps hosted on Microsoft Azure, it will need to switch to AKS. Here's what you need to know about the deprecation of Microsoft's first container platform.
How to build Azure Functions with PowerShell

Follow along with Anthony Howell as he gives a step-by-step demonstration to help you use PowerShell to kick start your Azure Functions app.
How to set up an Azure Kubernetes cluster using the UI

Watch this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to create and deploy a cluster in Azure Kubernetes Service and get your organization started with container-based applications.
How to set up a CI/CD pipeline in the Azure DevOps console

Follow the steps in this how-to video from Matt Browne of TechSnips to quickly get your web app up and running on Microsoft Azure with a CI/CD pipeline.
Compare 5 categories of container management tools

To effectively manage containers, enterprises first need to choose the right category of tool -- ranging from options like Red Hat OpenShift to public cloud-native services like EKS.
10 tips for a compliant cloud app development practice

Compliance should never be an afterthought in cloud application development. Follow these 10 rules to ensure a compliant DevOps practice in your organization.
Common mistakes in container adoption -- and how to avoid them

To benefit from containers, IT and dev teams first need to clear a variety of implementation and management hurdles. Tune in to this episode of EMA Cloud Rants to learn more.
Hybrid cloud market matures, but competition still fierce

There's no longer much debate about hybrid and multi-cloud being the endgame for businesses. And now, vendors ranging from AWS to Cisco seek to carve out a space in that market.
Weigh business value when choosing legacy app migration candidates

Legacy app candidates for cloud migration were once chosen because they were the easiest to move. Today, we're smarter and choose apps that return the highest business value.
Function as a service: Does serverless make sense for you?

Function as a service has emerged as the latest "as a service," but it doesn't make sense for everyone. A Red Hat director explains what FaaS is and when to consider it.
Soar with WildFly Swarm and deploy quickly with OpenShift Pipeline

"Java Jar" isn't a dance; it's a way to package Java EE with just enough fractional server runtime to support microservices-based cloud applications. Deliver them via pipelines.
Strong API strategy matters in growing API economy

As the API economy extends its reach, developers have an opportunity to expose services in a controlled manner. Managing multiple versions demands a strong API strategy.
How an online development environment helps standardize development

Development disaster is an unfortunate reality, but one Red Hat director believes that using a cloud-hosted IDE can help -- and that desktop environments may disappear.
Change Agents: Infrastructure engineer fosters organizational culture change

Dominique DeGuzman discusses her role as infrastructure engineer and how she prepares for changing workloads.
Hiring software developers by changing quality of life

In this video, Dominique DeGuzman discusses how industries may be responsible for the shortage in hiring software developers.
Avoid tech talent shortage with recruiting tools

Survive the tech talent shortage by adopting self-managing systems and recruiting tools instead of only degree holders, Capgemini expert advises.
Take hybrid cloud to the next level with the hybrid enterprise

Take hybrid cloud to the next level with a hybrid enterprise transformation. One without the other is a half-baked approach, according to Capgemini analyst Subir Dutt.
Digital master is changing organizations

What is digital transformation? How is a digital master beating out competitors? Capgemini Senior VP Subir Dutt surveys the digital battleground in this video.
Skytap EaaS offers instant environments

The latest Skytap EaaS release offers instant self-service environments.
Cloud first, cloud best for many workloads

No more tiptoeing toward the cloud: Enterprises are successfully moving production workloads to the cloud, for several good reasons.
How mobile services simplify back-end integration

Four mobile experts discuss the challenges of back-end integration and suggest MBaaS as a possible solution.
Cloud data integration: THINKstrategies offers advice, best practices

THINKstrategies managing director Jeff Kaplan explains trends and offers advice on cloud data integration.
DRaaS pricing lifts the burden of backup responsibilities

Disaster recovery in the cloud means even the little guys can have an affordable DR plan.
Mobile BPM: Business processes should not depend on devices

BPM consultant Steve Weissman explains why mobile BPM should enhance workflows, but should never define them.
Ray Wang on Dreamforce, social trust and new products

Constellation Research's R "Ray" Wang discusses Salesforce.com's new product launches and the importance of trust to the social customer.
Business Intelligence and SaaS

Cloud U expert Jeff Kaplan discusses how to take advantage of Software as a Service (SaaS) from a business intelligence (BI) standpoint.
The economics of SaaS

Cloud U expert Jeff Kaplan discusses the economic factors that led to the creation of Software as a Service (SaaS) and how they are changing the thinking of IT.
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.
Introduction to the SaaS landscape

Get introduced to Software as a Service (SaaS) applications by Cloud U expert Jeff Kaplan, managing director of consulting firm THINKstrategies.
Choosing a hybrid cloud provider

Hybrid cloud attracts companies craving flexibility and control. Signing with the wrong provider, though, will leave you begging for a loophole.
How is PaaS changing application servers?

Chris Haddad, VP of technology evangelism at WSO2, describes cloud services like PaaS and how they are affecting application servers.
Egnyte CEO downplays competition with Dropbox

Egnyte, often considered the Dropbox for the enterprise, has a lot more to offer small and medium enterprises, including a "local cloud" that can live on any machine.
What are cloud databases all about?

Razi Sharir, CEO of Xeround, a cloud database company, explains what these services do, who is using them and what's coming from Xeround in the near future.
ScaleXtreme CEO discusses systems management for the cloud

Existing systems management software from CA, BMC, IBM, HP and others have their fair share of problems, namely that they are unable to manage both private and public cloud-based servers.
Engine Yard CEO discusses future of PaaS

Enterprises are making the leap to Platform as a Service for application development, and some are confident that all applications will eventually be developed on PaaS.
The latest on Intel in the cloud

Intel's latest advancements in the cloud include an OpenStack implementation and engineered Memcache, but the company is also harnessing its focus on the enterprise.
Salesforce.com customers give Chatter closer look

At Salesforce.com's Dreamforce user conference, several customers on the show floor expressed interest in the Chatter collaboration tool.
Is Salesforce.com's DRO the first step to a private option?

In this video, Jeff Kaplan of ThinkStrategies discusses Salesforce.com's new Database Residency Option (DRO) and what it means for the SaaS market including a possible private Salesforce cloud.
Addressing and improving cloud performance issues

Performance issues in the cloud can cause a lot of pain for IT pros, but some providers are beginning to address this by acknowledging the issues at hand and finding ways to improve.
Even the White House wants a cloud

It seems everyone wants a piece of the cloud lately, and the U.S. government has pulled together a team of cloud advisors to assist them in figuring out how to best use the cloud.
Cloud data storage services grow up

Though cloud storage's awkward phase lasted longer than expected, it's now starting to win over IT pros' hearts. New advancements are making cloud storage more desirable for enterprise.
Zynga CTO of infrastructure shares cloud lessons

Zynga, a popular social gaming company, is using both Amazon Web Services and its own Z-Cloud to power its customers' game experiences.
VMware CTO explains vSphere 5 licensing changes

The release of vSphere 5 has users talking, especially about the licensing and pricing changes, but Citrix is still trying to steal the spotlight with its acquisition of Cloud.com.
Service providers dominate cloud business

Service providers are ruling the cloud market, taking the attention away from big vendors like Amazon. But what does this shift mean for other players in the cloud market?
Hadoop's run into enterprise cloud

Free enterprise cloud software from Hadoop is causing a lot of buzz in the market, and the economics of the public cloud are leading customers to more mid-sized cloud providers.
Open source's influence on enterprise cloud

Enterprises have been lagging in adopting cloud computing, but open source is progressively making it more attractive for enterprise users to make the jump into the cloud.
Cloud.com and OpenStack code will merge

The CMO of Cloud.com says that moving to the cloud will continue to entice IT pros long after the cool factor wears off, especially when Cloud.com and OpenStack's code merge together.
Gluster CEO discusses best cloud storage options

The future of scale-out storage and cloud storage gateways and appliances is constantly changing. Find out what the CEO of Gluster has to say about cloud’s long term market trends.
CloudSwitch co-founder shares insight on market trends

Enterprise IT interest in cloud continues to grow, and a mix of private, public and hybrid cloud is attracting more users. The co-founder of CloudSwitch came by to talk about the market's future.
Citrix's cloud strengths and weaknesses

As Citrix Synergy raged on in San Francisco, Citrix Technology Professional Rick Dehlinger stopped by to discuss the company's overarching cloud computing strategy.
VMware vs. Red Hat: Whose PaaS will rule?

Issac Roth, PaaS Master at Red Hat, claims the software company's operational expertise supporting Linux servers around the world give it a leg up on VMware when it comes to running a cloud service.
Verizon bails on Cloud Cover TV interview

Verizon's chief cloud strategist didn't show up for an interview at Interop this week; the chief architect for cloud services declined to answer questions. What's up with the telco's cloud?
Joyent CEO pokes holes in Amazon's cloud

Joyent CEO and co-founder David Young stops by to discuss battling Amazon in the public cloud and why he thinks Amazon's cloud architecture is flawed.
Open source guru Marten Mickos dissects Amazon outage

Marten Mickos, CEO of cloud platform software maker Eucalyptus, sits down with Jo Maitland to discuss the recent Amazon Web Services outage and how it will affect cloud computing.
Cloud storage startup CEO analyzes the future of cloud

The founder and CEO of cloud storage startup Nasuni offers his two cents on the future of cloud storage and the companies that will end up ruling the cloud computing market.
Who will rule the cloud computing market?

Carl Brooks sits down with the CEO of cloud storage startup Nasuni to discuss where the cloud computing market is headed and which public cloud providers will end up out in front.
Explaining how cloud works in the real world

Carl Brooks analyzes the recent cloud reference architecture from NIST and examines the future of cloud benchmarks.
The nuts and bolts of cloud security

Davi Ottenheimer of security consulting firm Flying Penguin discusses best cloud protection practices in this week's episode of Cloud Cover TV.
Randy Bias dumps on enterprise clouds

Randy Bias, CTO and co-founder of Cloudscaling, discusses why he thinks enterprise clouds are doomed to fail.
Microsoft unveils new cloud project

Microsoft unveiled Project Concero, a new cloud-based System Center feature, at its Management Summit 2011.
How will HP get to the cloud?

HP wants to dominate cloud, but right now it has zero footprint in the market. Who might HP acquire to catch up?
Ten minutes with 10 cloud startups

At Cloud Connect, we interviewed 10 cloud startups in 10 minutes. Each company got one minute to explain what their product is and why enterprise IT shops should care.
IBM and VCE pitch private clouds

It's private cloud and more private cloud as we discuss IBM's ingenious work integrating Tivoli and VMware, along with the pros and cons of VCE for private cloud.
Desktops in the cloud? Not yet

Desktop computing analyst and blogger Brian Madden shares his view on desktops migrating to the cloud. Find out why your desktops are staying right where they are.
Cloud interest slim at RSA security show

CloudCoverTV goes to the RSA Conference! We discuss cloud and security with attendees at the premier security show in San Francisco.
Debating the 10 best cloud providers of 2011

Jo and Carl discuss the new top 10 cloud computing service providers list, including who made the cut and who got dropped from last year's rankings.
Demo: Check out Soasta's cloud application testing tool

The vice president of engineering at Soasta demonstrates the three major components of the company's new cloud application test tool.
Cloud testing tool gets leg up with Verizon iPhone launch

In advance of its iPhone launch, Verizon used an application load testing tool from Soasta to ensure that its website will withstand the high volumes of accompanying traffic.
The pros and cons of Verizon's Terremark buy

Verizon's acquisition of Terremark is analyzed: Was it worth it? How much is Terremark's cloud business actually making today?
NephoScale, CloudPassage and OpenStack make some cloud noise

New Infrastructure as a Service provider NephoScale takes on Amazon Web Services while Rackspace finds an OpenStack customer and cloud security startup CloudPassage comes out of stealth mode.
Abiquo, Nasuni get cash; Eucalyptus gets nada

Abiquo, Nasuni get funding while RightScale VP of marketing Betsy Zikakis jumps ship to Soasta. CloudKick gets snapped up by Rackspace, and Eucalyptus has few paying customers.
Application architectures for cloud computing environments

In this webinar with cloud consulting firm CEO Bernard Golden, find out how traditional application architectures are affected by cloud computing.
Google and Microsoft office apps war rages on

The online office application showdown between Microsoft, IBM and Google continues. Why are people selecting Microsoft's online version of Office versus Google Apps?
Will Database.com's cloud database appeal to cloud developers?

Ariel Kelman, VP of product marketing for Salesforce.com's cloud platform Force.com, touts the capabilities of Database.com. But will developers care?
Recapping the first annual Cloud Security Alliance Congress

Carl Brooks tells us what he found out at the first annual Cloud Security Alliance Congress in Florida...besides the lovely weather.
Cloud computing models: Public vs. private vs. hybrid

Find out the differences between the three major types of cloud computing models: public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud.
Calculating cloud computing TCO

Bernard Golden, CEO of cloud computing consulting firm HyperStratus, explains how to calculate cloud computing's total cost of ownership.
Eucalyptus VP discusses cloud computing competition

Matt Reid, VP of sales and marketing at open source cloud provider Eucalyptus, discusses his company's cloud computing competition at VMworld 2010.
Jeff Kaplan talks Salesforce Chatter at Dreamforce 2009

Jeff Kaplan of THINKStrategies gave us a few moments of his time at Dreamforce 2009 to discuss the goals of Chatter, Salesforce.com's new collaboration technology service.
Internal cloud computing benefits

VMware's Bogomil Balkansky talks about how the benefits of external cloud computing can benefit companies looking for a more secure environment in the form of an internal, or private, cloud.
Cloud computing: A reality check from Gary Chen

Analyst Gary Chen puts a reality check on cloud computing and outlines some of the difficulties.

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