Nothing is the same in the world of cloud technology year-to-year. Could cloud bursting make a comeback in new packaging?
Edge computing is becoming more mainstream and more complex. Keep it under control by leveraging cloud-based technologies
Observability is an approach to watching applications, data, and infrastructure in a way that provides more holistic value
To survive in a post-pandemic world, most higher education institutions need cloud computing to enable agile learning models
International regulations make dealing with cloud-based data a nightmare. These fundamental concepts can help keep you from running afoul of data sovereignty laws
The pandemic has led to an explosion of cloud projects. How do you hire in an environment where 10 job reqs are chasing a single qualified candidate?
Now that we’ve migrated the easy stuff, the level of difficulty is increasing—but it still needs to be done
Next year enterprise cloud usage will become completely virtual and disconnected from centralized infrastructure. Here’s how to be ready
Focus on the features and functions of cloud operations and monitoring tools and you could miss the much larger advantage
Complexity is the order of the day for multicloud. Here's my vision of how all the pieces fit together
If you think we’ve figured out all cloud design problems, you’d be wrong. Edge devices and multicloud security are still sticking points
Learning is prioritizing tactical over strategic for cloud-based skills
With the rapid expansion of public cloud services to support a newly remote workforce, many enterprises are looking to cut some costs
We’ve been pushing cloud native in terms of refactoring applications that are moving to the cloud, but the reality is not black and white
Multicloud is less about what’s in the individual clouds, and more about the technologies that sit above and between
Fog nodes are the new ‘cool kid’ components for edge computing. However, we risk overusing them if we don’t understand their true purpose at the edge
Some applications are not pragmatic to move, so find a way to make them someone else’s headache
We’ve learned to take services for granted, but they are actually more important than most cloud architects think
Cloudops and cloudops tools (such as AIops) are important, but you can have too much of a good thing
Be aware of these emerging multicloud architecture patterns that eliminate data, service, and process silos
The public clouds have been safe places to store mission-critical and sensitive data for some time, but it takes a pandemic to push most enterprises over the tipping point
Many enterprises are learning some hard lessons they did not even know existed four months ago
New evidence suggests that mobile device users prefer the processing and data to not reside on their devices. Is this a new best practice?
The excitement around AIops means that it’s sometimes being deployed for the wrong reasons. Here are a few situations where AIops is contraindicated
With a newly expanded distributed workforce, many enterprises are considering a move to the edge. Make sure you've thought about security and data volume
Serverless is getting more popular as enterprises rush to the cloud, but some drawbacks are almost never discussed
One study shows what many of us already suspected: Cloud complexity makes data more vulnerable, even with the best security practices and technologies in place
Most in IT understand the need for backup and recovery operations, but moving to the cloud has caused some confusion
Cloud architects need to understand cloud technology and how the pieces fit together. They also need to understand old school process
All signs indicate cloud computing will be hotter soon, pushed by vulnerabilities identified during the pandemic. Will you be ready?
Moving to a post-pandemic cloud deployment? You can easily avoid these security errors
A little-known Achilles heel in the cloud computing world, intra-cloud latency could have a huge negative impact on public cloud-based application performance
Now is a good time to look at microservices, and if they're overused or underused
With in-person classes unlikely to resume in the fall, most institutions are pivoting to remote learning by leveraging public clouds
VPCs have been around for at least a decade, but consider both sides of the coin before using them
As things return to normal, we could see new spending patterns in the stressed healthcare systems. Cloud computing can help fix weaknesses exposed by the pandemic
With the new architecture, we’re certainly moving to complex distributed systems. Plan now to succeed
Cloud maturity models grade how an enterprise is progressing to the cloud, but these rankings don't show the whole picture
The stakes are much higher and the timelines much shorter. Here’s what to focus on in the next few years
Serverless becomes more important to cloud development each day. We're likely to see these specific trends soon
As states relax lockdown restrictions, enterprises think about how to return to a more ordinary state. These steps will help ensure a successful return to the new reality
Cloud security seems like something specific to a cloud provider, but emerging approaches and technologies are changing the game
Working from home shouldn't slow or stall cloud migrations. These strategic tips will smooth the process
These tools can solve multicloud complexity issues, but they use very different approaches
Electric utilities are finally embracing cloud computing. Good thing, since their market will be more dynamic than most in the years to come
Just because you can does not mean you should. Think twice before making solutions more complex than they need to be
Weeks of lockdown may cause a temporary economic downturn. After the pandemic is behind us we may also see a run on cloud computing
So far, most public cloud providers have kept pace with new demands, but even the cloud has limits
Some are being laid off, but many more are still on the payroll and working from home. Here are 3 things you can do to create a silver lining
Security is security, right? Sorry, but multicloud requires learning different approaches and mechanisms than on-premises or native public cloud