Predictions 2016: On-demand Big Data Virtual Clusters Go Mainstream
by Sujatha Kashyup, VP of Technology at Robin Systems The aim of virtualization is to deliver rapid time to value for the end user. The biggest value virtualization has provided to date has been to...
View ArticleGartner: Take Cloud Vendors’ Revenue Claims With a Grain of Salt
There’s no doubt that size matters in the public IaaS cloud market. Total data centers, total regions covered, and total compute capacity are all important metrics when comparing cloud vendors, but...
View ArticleHow to Use Gartner’s Cloud Computing Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities...
Gartner is one of the biggest voices in enterprise technology— they’re generally the first source consulted when it comes to evaluating enterprise IT solutions, and enterprise cloud apps, platforms,...
View ArticleThe Top 14 Cloud Computing Conferences and Events in 2016
Things move fast in the cloud. The market is growing at an astounding rate, but it’s also consolidating as the world’s leading tech firms lock into fierce competition. All the while, the technology is...
View ArticleMaking the Cloud a Competitive Advantage
By Bill Shute, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Viewpointe Would you believe that the concept of cloud-based technology came from the idea of an “intergalactic computer network” introduced by...
View ArticleCloud Implementation: Top 5 Challenges and Strategies for Success
Cloud Implementation: Top 5 Challenges and Strategies for Success Considering a cloud implementation? You’re not alone. According to a recent RightScale report, hybrid cloud deployments are up almost...
View ArticleThe Top 23 Cloud and #DevOps Influencers to Follow on Twitter
Staying on top of the latest industry news and trends is a big part of the job for any IT pro, and Twitter is a great resource, but with 243 million active users, it can be difficult to parse the good...
View ArticleCompare the Cloud: Putting the Top 12 PaaS Vendors Head-to-Head
Over the past decade, enterprise IT has experienced an unprecedented growth in data and mobility that has left legacy on-premise solutions struggling to keep up. Many have turned to cloud computing as...
View ArticleFour Free Online Courses for Cloud Computing
Learning about Cloud Computing can be a difficult task, it’s a big, big concept, and a lot of the information available is incomplete, indirect, or simply misleading. And, thanks to SEO, a Google...
View ArticleThree Best Practices for Evaluating Cloud Security
In 2016, security concerns continue to be one of the largest barriers to large scale cloud adoption in the enterprise. Whether their concerns are misguided or not, many CIOs and CISOs simply aren’t...
View ArticleSuccessfully Implementing Cloud For Production Applications
By Tim Wade, Global Cloud Architect, Dimension Data CIOs are ready to move beyond just dabbling with cloud infrastructure. Until now, many companies have used cloud computing for test/dev situations,...
View Article5 Questions Enterprise CIOs Need to Ask Potential CSPs
The following is an excerpt from Solutions Review’s 2016 Cloud Platforms Solutions Buyer’s Guide, to view the full report, which includes a market overview of the top 28 cloud service providers,...
View ArticleReliability Matters in the Cloud – Check the Performance Markers
By Richard Seroter Any cloud vendor that loudly proclaims itself to be the “fastest” or “best performing” deserves some skepticism. Speed and performance can be made to look impressive if conditions...
View ArticleDealing with Docker: 9 Resources for Learning Linux Containers
If you work IT and have a pulse, then you’ve heard the hype surrounding Docker and their Linux containers. Chances are you’re up to your ears in it. Lately, it seems like there’s a new article hyping...
View Article‘Get Offa My Cloud’—The Definitive Cloud Computing Playlist ♫
Happy Friday! Celebrate right with our top ten tracks for your cloud computing soundtrack, from oldies to funk to hip-hop, we’ve got something for everyone. Get Off of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones I...
View Article5 Things Enterprises Didn’t Know They Could Automate
Automation of processes is an essential part of working in a cloud computing environment; it would be difficult to achieve the main benefits of cloud platforms — scalability and flexibility — without...
View ArticleWhat’s Changed: Gartner’s 2016 Application Platform as a Service (aPaaS)...
Enterprise technology analysis and research firm Gartner Inc. released the latest iteration of its Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service (aPaaS) last week. In the 2016 Magic...
View ArticleWATCH: Setting Up Docker on Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last two years, (or similarly, you’re operating a fully on-premise IT infrastructure) then you’ve heard the hype surrounding Docker and Linux containers...
View ArticleHow to Leverage Cloud Services for Your Business
The cloud presents a great opportunity to elevate your business as it becomes more vital to modern technology infrastructures everyday; therefore, implementing the cloud isn’t a matter of when, but...
View ArticleIs Your Judgement Clouded? Common Misconceptions About Cloud Computing
Businesses are embracing cloud-based technologies like never before, leveraging its capabilities for their CRMs, customer service, project development and management, accounting, and so on- and the...
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