Many enterprises are now migrating the more difficult applications and data sets to the cloud. Once they attempt to operationalize these workloads, it’s clear that some things should have been fixed before.
Effective cloud leaders know how to sell cloud to executives and boards, even if they don’t understand all the minutiae. Leverage your cloud skills to get the budget you need.
Public clouds are changing the way we look at IT, no matter if you’re using cloud computing or not.
It’s a sure bet that containers and microservices will become new security vulnerabilities for cloud-native applications without discussions about best practices and standards.
Let’s look at reasons to push core AI processes out of the centralized public cloud to the edge.
It may feel like a betrayal, but public cloud providers do need to sunset services at times. Here’s how to plan for it and even find an opportunity to improve.
Success with multicloud architecture is more about ongoing multicloud operations, not how optimized the design is.
With no other viable options on the horizon, most people accept cloud as the new standard. But if you can’t offer a solid reason why, it’s a question worth asking.
While many industries worry about putting all their cloud eggs in one service provider’s basket, a less-understood value of multicloud is emerging.
Those who focus on cloud-native architecture (aka, architecture in the narrow) may miss the boat on some important decisions.
Many people now realize that cloud computing is more difficult and complicated than we originally thought. Trying to minimize complexity from the start will help you not get in over your head.
Many enterprises move their data problems to the cloud. Invest the time and money to clean up your data so that it can be more valuable to the business.
Hoping to increase speed and agility, most people want to decouple databases and infrastructure in their cloud computing solutions. That's a bad idea.
Someone could soon show up at your office to spend weeks second-guessing your cloud technology and architecture choices. Here's how to deal with the findings.
The writing is on the wall. Most enterprise IT solutions will be multicloud, and cloud resources will be abstracted and commoditized.
If your company needs more cloud skills and recruiting is too slow, look outside the box to build the right cloud team.
Many of those designing microservices and service-based architectures are focusing a bit too much on reuse. ‘Don’t repeat yourself’ is not always good advice.
If your company's public cloud computing bills are out of control, it's time to establish some controls.
New cloud gigs mean more money and even more fun. Be savvy about how you acquire the right skills.
The growing number of attacks could threaten your cloud deployments. An approach of 'find, respond, and recover' can better protect your systems.
Many expect the cloud boom to level out after the masks go away. However, the pandemic may have caused a permanent shift in thinking, and for new reasons.
Lock-in is the dirty little secret of public cloud computing. Cloud engineers have whispered it for years, but more and more people are speaking up now.
A cloudops technology stack is easier to define than to design. Here are 6 capabilities to look for.
Everyone believes they have the magic cloud security solution, but many problems require bigger thinking.
The hyperscalers now offer multicloud ops tools. Cloud-native tools sound good in theory, but here are a few other things to keep in mind.
Overloaded and overcomplicated cloud solutions are 2021’s silent epidemic.
As the pandemic winds down, we learn what we did right and wrong with supply chain management. Many are now bolstering their supply chains with cloud computing.
Just when we thought cloud computing could take a post-pandemic victory lap, we now face the largest challenge to date.
More competition and commoditization in the public cloud’s marketplace may create a model more like Netflix and Apple TV.
As automation gets better and humans withdraw from the process, we could achieve almost 100% automation of cloudops and secops in just a few short years.
Want to stop reinventing the wheel? Find patterns of solutions that can be repeated in multiple projects.
Humans are more of a problem for cloud security than we think. Here’s how to deal with the walking, talking risks to cloud data theft.
As the cloud computing space evolves, the necessary skills do, too. Understanding multiple clouds, security, and governance are the tip of the iceberg.
With the rise of international threats, enterprises and governments are finally understanding that the most effective information security is in the public cloud.
How bicycle repair illustrates the concept of value. Understanding value in cloud architecture could mean the difference between success and failure.
Many look to cloud computing as the way to fix issues with data and systems, but migrating an existing problem may not be in your best interest.
By now, Kubernetes is pretty mature. It's time to take some risks and develop the next generation of applications. Perhaps we can weaponize it to build a better business.
Enterprises are pushing the edge—edge devices, edge clouds, local systems on the edge. Proceed with your eyes wide open.
We are getting better at cloud architecture, and some hope it can be boiled down to a set of preprogrammed processes. But designing an optimized system is still mostly an art.
Some pragmatic advice on earning the most money and finding the best cloud computing career path.
Better performance and reliability plus lower costs and greater security make this architecture worth keeping in the toolbox.
Are we getting good at cloud architecture, or do we still have a lot to learn?
As edge computing explodes, we’re faced with complexity, security, and management challenges that don’t have easy answers.
Multicloud is more than just additional deployment platforms. Making devops work effectively with multicloud is trickier than many people think.
Most points of presence are in urban areas, but a more distributed workforce relocating into rural regions has sparked the rise of smaller cloud centers that provide local processing.
Lots of enterprises think their cloud architecture is optimized, but most are way off their objective. Here are three ways it may be falling short.
Most cloud architects favor the more complex solution over the simpler one. Let’s consider why and look for a better way.
The notion of industry-specific clouds continues to evolve. Enterprises must decide if their specific benefits are worth the wait.
If stealth hacking hasn’t already come to cloud computing, it will shortly. Protect yourself by knowing your responsibilities and using effective tools.
You can do a lot more things wrong than right when it comes to multicloud. These three tips will keep your deployment in good health.