Cloud computing actually makes things much more complex, not simpler. That requires a new discipline around managing that complexity
The move to a cloud-first strategy is being shaped by drivers that we did not originally anticipate—certainly not for cost reasons
Cloud management processes and tools are here to make cloud usage as predictable and budgetable as any other business cost
You should build security into every enterprise-to-cloud migration. But if you didn’t do that, here’s how to reduce the risk after the fact
Now that devops and cloud computing are in full swing, you need to get better at test automation—otherwise, neither the cloud nor devops will scale
New investments from cloud providers mean cloud computing courses are now available at your community college, right next to the welding classes. That's a great idea!
A new Gartner survey shows that cloud brings risk. But don’t let that stop your cloud adoption. Because it’s actually the lesser risk
The phrase “Well, it works, doesn’t it?” puts fear into my heart—and it should do the same for you as well. Here’s why
The new software-defined car will make vehicles into a new technology platform, with cloud computing being instrumental to its success
Everyone is moving to multicloud these days, and for good reason. But you can get into big trouble if you don’t be careful
Recent advances in cloud services have a lot of value for the health care sector, but few people in health care are paying attention
Cloud-native applications run better and cheaper in the cloud, but converting your legacy software to being cloud-native typically costs much more than you plan for
Few enterprises spend the money and time making their cloud workloads proactive and self-healing
While you can certainly have devops without the cloud, and the cloud without devops, you get much more when you have both
Most people predict the obvious. Here are three critical trends that most “cloud experts” won’t see coming
Why buy when you can rent? Especially when what you can rent does so much more than what you can buy
Enterprises are running into cloud cost overruns because they have no idea of what public cloud services will cost month to month. Here’s how to solve that problem
Cloud computing makes big data affordable, but few companies know how to actually take actual advantage of it
Done right, edge computing and cloud computing provide a single symbiotic solution. They are not, and will never be, mutually exclusive
Very few cloud blockers are bad or stupid people. But they are bad for your company and have to change, accept, or leave
New accounting rules may not be on the cloud deployer’s Top 10 list these days, but they mean more than you think
Enterprises keep making these three mistakes, wasting their money, reducing app performance, and getting bad results
Here’s why serverless computing is breaking out of the datacenter and becoming a key part of the pubic cloud.
IT is often told that starting with a private cloud and then going hybrid is a straightforward, sensible strategy. But it’s not as easy as you’ve likely been told
You need to implement some sort of cloud-based system recovery. You have two routes you can take, with varying costs and risks
These three mistakes are costly, but they are also easily avoidable if you know what to look for
User education is more effective than the best security technology alone
Although the cloud provides benefits to the Global 2000, this technology will also help smaller competitors drive these slow movers out of business
Cloud cost monitoring and governance planning should be the first step on your cloud journey, not the last step
Public PaaS clouds are not what they were a few years ago, with public IaaS clouds stealing much of their cloud development thunder—and market share
Although being pushed as the end game for most cloud-based applications, there are trade-offs to consider
Women in cloud computing: It’s no longer just about social justice, it’s about corporate survival
The big companies are talking to the government about artificial intelligence capabilities—and possible regulations. Uh-oh
You have three options for dealing with bad data in your cloud migrations. Here are their pros and cons
Their self-interest may cause your cloud providers to omit these cloud-security best practices in their advice to you
Having poor talent is worse than not having the talent at all, and too many enterprises lack both the skills and the talent for cloud security
Because of gaps across cloud systems, too often user data is stored in unencrypted stores, including caches on internal networks, that can be easily viewed
A year after planning a big private cloud, the former Yahoo reversed course and is moving to the public cloud. Here’s how you too can chart your path away from the private cloud
To keep moving smoothly, Keep your devops configurations coupled with your cloud-based applications
Although many developers believe that APIs are optional, the more you understand their value, the more successful your cloud app will be
For enterprises and users alike, cherry-picking data-privacy laws is yet another new wrinkle to understand and pay attention to
Beware the database fan boys, who never want to move to a different database than what they have in the datacenter
If you dream of modernizing data warehouses—and data marts—in the new platform of the cloud, watch out: It’s not as easy as you might think
The CLOUD Act is a bit disturbing, but I still trust data in public clouds more than I do data in private datacenters
The transformative nature of cloud computing makes it an effective weapon for owning your market
Cloud migration gets harder the farther down you go on the list of applications to migrate, and two issues occur frequently that can lead to failure
New data from IDC shows that smart cities are exploding, and the cloud is driving most of that growth
Moving your data out of a public cloud, even for normal transactions, costs you real money for every gigabyte. Here’s how to minimize the price
Recent data shows that although cloud computing security is still a priority, IoT security is not
Large companies and government agencies do better with short tactical cloud computing projects, versus the larger, more strategic projects