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• Break down Azure VM pricing models and discounts

  Azure offers three VM pricing models. Learn the benefits and drawbacks of each, which model works best for you and discount options to help you save. Continue Reading

• Tips for smoother, more secure cloud performance

  It's easy for an unanticipated glitch to create a significant disruption to a cloud environment. To get around these pitfalls, here are some key things to watch out for. Continue Reading

• Be aware of these CloudWatch Logs limits and quotas

  CloudWatch Logs imposes certain limits and service quotas related to log data ingestion and other areas. Fortunately, in many cases, there are workarounds. Continue Reading

• Gain insights from Azure Advisor recommendations

  Microsoft's Azure Advisor service offers recommendations based on five categories. Learn these categories and the roles they play in a cloud management strategy. Continue Reading

• Dell takes an 'E pluribus unum' approach to multi-cloud

  At Dell Technologies World, multi-cloud was a popular topic, especially how it can happen by accident. However, it seems to be evolving into a single, but integrated, set of clouds. Continue Reading

• What is multi-cloud visibility, and how do I achieve it?

  It's not always clear how visibility relates to monitoring or observability or how these terms fit together in a multi-cloud environment. Let's sort it out.Continue Reading

• How Dell is changing the multi-cloud equation

  IT teams love the freedom to select the cloud services that match their needs and preferences, but this accidental multi-cloud strategy creates organizational complexity.Continue Reading

• Examine IBM's hybrid cloud strategy

  IBM's focus on hybrid cloud efforts, including Cloud Paks and OpenShift, makes for a competitive option. See if its strategy fits your enterprise needs.Continue Reading

• 8 native Google Cloud management tools admins should know

  IT teams can use a range of native management and monitoring tools from Google to ensure their public cloud deployments are reliable and cost-effective.Continue Reading

• Why and how to enable Azure Backup Instant Restore

  Azure Backup Instant Restore has minimal wait time, is set at a modest price and has backup options via policies. Learn how to configure this service to restore failed VMs.Continue Reading

• Key Amazon EKS monitoring best practices

  Learn how to monitor Amazon EKS resources through tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus, as well as worker node and infrastructure monitoring tips to maintain application efficiency.Continue Reading

• How cost and complexity factor into AWS DR strategies

  To choose the right AWS disaster recovery plan, understand how much downtime your business can tolerate -- and how DR scenarios affect your monthly costs.Continue Reading

• Why and how to create Azure service principals

  Service principals let cloud admins control access to Azure resources. Follow this step-by-step example to get started.Continue Reading

• How an AWS multi-region architecture can strengthen DR

  Meet AWS outages head on by learning how to build a multi-region architecture that achieves resiliency in the event of disaster.Continue Reading

• How to approach cloud compliance monitoring

  Compliance monitoring is a critical practice. Learn how to build a cloud compliance monitoring strategy from application design and development to ongoing operations.Continue Reading

• Stay online with these 5 AWS disaster recovery best practices

  Solve disasters in an AWS deployment by having a disaster recovery strategy in place. Learn how to pick the right recovery methods and prevent more problems.Continue Reading

• Follow these 5 best practices for cloud-native app development

  Cloud app developers can strategically create and maintain better applications if they know and follow best practices of cloud-native app development.Continue Reading

• Use Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor Aurora

  Application owners need to know the vital metrics that affect database health. CloudWatch and DevOps Guru monitor Amazon Aurora performance to give users valuable insights.Continue Reading

• Apply these FinOps best practices to optimize cloud costs

  While there's no one-size-fits-all approach to a FinOps initiative, these established principles and practices will get you started on the right path.Continue Reading

• The state of the PaaS business model and market in 2022

  PaaS fills the gap between IaaS and SaaS for developers and comes with its own benefits and challenges, which inform the PaaS business model and market.Continue Reading

• 3 best practices to achieve high availability in cloud computing

  High availability is the crucial test of whether a business can continue to access data and applications when things go wrong in a cloud-based IT infrastructure.Continue Reading

• Cloud resiliency: What it is and why it matters

  Cloud resiliency is critical to ensure IT services and resources can recover quickly -- and without data loss.Continue Reading

• Implement these 4 Amazon CloudWatch Logs best practices

  To improve the reliability of their applications, AWS users might want to consider exporting log data to the cloud for analysis and pattern detection.Continue Reading

• 3 best practices to manage SaaS subscriptions

  Seemingly simple tools -- such as spreadsheets and work calendars -- can go a long way in helping IT teams keep track of SaaS billing and contract renewals.Continue Reading

• Guide to creating a cloud migration testing strategy

  Follow these guidelines to help craft a strategy for cloud migration testing, from key tests to run to common challenges and best practices -- and why everything involves security.Continue Reading

• Increase cloud visibility with these 4 best practices

  Cloud environments are complex and have many moving parts. Implement a cloud visibility strategy to track those moving parts and prevent cost, performance and security issues.Continue Reading

• Popular security best practices for hybrid cloud

  Combining a public cloud and an on-premises environment creates unfamiliar security challenges. Learn the main security issues in hybrid cloud and the ways to combat them.Continue Reading

• 5 centralized logging best practices for cloud admins

  Centralized logging -- particularly within hybrid and multi-cloud environments -- can boost an IT team's monitoring strategy and accelerate troubleshooting.Continue Reading

• Cloud TCO: How to calculate cloud total cost of ownership

  Unsure what it'll cost to run your workloads in the cloud? Learn the parameters you need to define in order to get up and running and avoid costly surprises.Continue Reading

• Break down the Google Cloud resource hierarchy

  Admins can use Organizations, Folders, Projects and Resources to manage employee access within Google Cloud. But first, they must understand the distinctions between each level.Continue Reading

• 9 cloud migration security considerations and challenges

  Cloud migration may seem daunting to security teams. Follow these essential practices to safely and successfully migrate infrastructure and applications.Continue Reading

• How to transition to the cloud: 7 best practices

  The cloud can help improve an app's performance and cost, but businesses need to plan for success. Follow these best practices to ensure cloud migration success.Continue Reading

• Explore cloud-native vs. cloud-based vs. cloud-enabled apps

  While it's tough to make a clear distinction between cloud-native, cloud-based and cloud-enabled apps, they differ in terms of development practices, performance and other factors.Continue Reading

• 12 key steps for a successful cloud migration

  Ready to move your on-premises apps to the cloud? From rehosting vs. redesigning to testing and monitoring, follow these key steps for a successful cloud migration.Continue Reading

• A conference guide to AWS re:Invent 2021

  AWS re:Invent was filled with product releases and technology updates. Here is a roundup of the latest news, analysis and expert advice from this year's re:Invent conference.Continue Reading

• How to negotiate a cloud agreement that works

  In a cloud initiative, the difference between disappointment and success is connected to the quality of the contract. Consider these negotiation strategies.Continue Reading

• HPE GreenLake vs. AWS Outposts: 2 approaches to hybrid cloud

  GreenLake and Outposts both deliver on-premises, cloudlike services, yet have stark differences in the approaches they take. Determine which fits your organization's needs.Continue Reading

• How to manage cloud transfer and egress charges

  It's expensive -- sometimes shockingly expensive -- to move data out of the cloud. Consider these factors to avoid costly data transfer bills.Continue Reading

• Operational strategies for isolation in cloud computing

  While it's inevitable that certain cloud-hosted applications will share resources, the vulnerabilities these connections expose make isolation strategies an absolute necessity.Continue Reading

• 6 steps to build a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy

  A poorly executed cloud resource tagging strategy, or having no strategy at all, can cost a bundle down the road. Build the best tagging strategy with these six steps.Continue Reading

• Understand the 5 main benefits of hybrid cloud for businesses

  Why choose between public cloud and private systems when you can have both? With hybrid cloud, enterprises can address workload requirements, business demands and budgetary needs.Continue Reading

• Don't let your IT team make these 4 mistakes in cloud

  As cloud adoption surges in popularity, it's important that your cloud team is well equipped to handle their next project. However, there are mistakes that can derail a project.Continue Reading

• 3 AWS container security best practices

  Security is crucial for container-based applications. Learn how to protect AWS container environments with best practices for ECS, EKS and the extension for on-premises deployments.Continue Reading

• 6 cloud governance framework principles and challenges

  An organization that wants to control its cloud environment should examine how well it adheres to these key pillars of cloud governance.Continue Reading

• Invest in cloud security to future-proof your organization

  The cloud has opened many opportunities for enterprises to maintain operations during the pandemic, but it has also created numerous security challenges that must be addressed.Continue Reading

• Get started on AWS with this developer tutorial for beginners

  Kick-start your AWS cloud developer journey with this breakdown of essential services, deployment options and other cloud basics you'll need to get started.Continue Reading

• 5 bad practices that lead to insecure APIs in cloud computing

  API security often feels complicated. However, your IT team will go a long way in securing its services if it avoids these common pitfalls in API design and implementation.Continue Reading

• Metrics that matter in cloud application monitoring

  Error rates, compute cost, requests per minute -- there are many metrics to look at as part of a strategy for cloud application monitoring. Which ones should you prioritize?Continue Reading

• Modernize and migrate mainframe apps to the cloud

  Mainframe apps are typically difficult to move to the cloud without modernization. Review migration options and determine if it will be worth the effort.Continue Reading

• 6 cloud vulnerabilities that can cripple your environment

  Enterprises can be devastated by security-related weaknesses or flaws in their cloud environments. Find out where you are most vulnerable before an attacker comes knocking.Continue Reading

• What you need to know to manage multiple AWS accounts

  Explore AWS services and best practices that can optimize multi-account management across your organization.Continue Reading

• Cloud infrastructure automation: When and where to use it

  Manual tasks are time consuming and can lead to mistakes. Free up your IT teams and ensure an error-free environment by adding automation to these cloud processes.Continue Reading

• What the critics get wrong about serverless costs

  While critics say serverless is an expensive, clunky way to deploy software, it really isn't -- if you use it right. Let's debunk some myths around the costs of using serverless.Continue Reading

• 5 key ways to avoid overspending on enterprise cloud adoption

  Companies that take a careful approach to enterprise cloud adoption aligned with business objectives can help optimize spending and get the most from cloud investments.Continue Reading

• 3 SaaS cost management tips for new-to-cloud usage

  When it comes to SaaS spending, IT must ensure that everyone from users to management is on the same page. Use these strategies to stay within your cloud budget.Continue Reading

• The importance of cloud capacity management and how to do it

  Running workloads in the cloud gives an organization access to unlimited resources. That's a good thing, but only if the IT team adopts good capacity management practices.Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of microservices architectures

  Review microservices basics. Take this short quiz on microservices to find out how much you really know about this approach to application architectures and app development.Continue Reading

• How public cloud vendors tackle confidential computing

  Confidential computing is an emerging cloud technology, and the major cloud platforms have all addressed it with different strategies around usability and scale.Continue Reading

• Top 6 complexity challenges of operating a cloud at scale

  It's not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems.Continue Reading

• Unlocking the 'better normal' with hybrid cloud services

  Kalyan Kumar breaks down why companies looking toward their digital transformation journey should consider a hybrid cloud approach, minimizing business disruption.Continue Reading

• COVID-19 and the cloud: How to maintain systems resilience

  Kishore Durg explains how enterprises can leverage systems resilience to ensure that they don't experience any cloud disruptions during the pandemic.Continue Reading

• Adopt and secure the cloud in a work-from-home world

  Set up a remote work infrastructure with the cloud. This article highlights cloud adoption strategies for beginners, tips to reduce latency and the benefits of cloud backup.Continue Reading

• Collaboration is key to earning cloud computing cost savings

  Many organizations turn to the cloud for greater flexibility and dynamic scalability, but IT and financial teams must work together to address the complicated pricing scenarios.Continue Reading

• Top 5 cloud news stories of 2020 -- so far

  As cloud outages and acquisitions rolled on in early 2020, it seemed like the news cycle would never slow down. Review the top news articles to prepare for the rest of the year.Continue Reading

• How Azure, AWS, Google handle data destruction in the cloud

  Data destruction is a topic that has been poorly covered until recently. Regardless of which cloud service provider you use, this review of the top three CSPs' data destruction documentation should improve your due diligence.Continue Reading

• Cloud lock-in fears aren't as prevalent as you might think

  Enterprises are using multiple clouds, but not because they're afraid of lock-in. See why they're being smarter about cloud selection and forgoing portability in favor of speed.Continue Reading

• Multi-cloud security strategies rely on visibility, uniformity

  More companies are instituting a multi-cloud strategy that creates unforeseen security challenges. In this tip, get answers to the top multi-cloud security strategy questions.Continue Reading

• Establish S3 bucket security with proper access control

  Misconfigured S3 buckets can put your sensitive data at risk. Learn to configure secure S3 buckets and block public access with this guide.Continue Reading

• What should be on your cloud audit checklist?

  Although strenuous, audits are a critical part of a cloud compliance strategy. Learn about the different types of cloud audits to better prepare for your next review.Continue Reading

• 10 open source cloud security tools to know

  While cloud providers offer native security tools, there also are plenty of useful open source options. Here's a sample of open source tools for cloud security.Continue Reading

• Gain a broad view of cloud optimization

  Cloud optimization is a broad discipline that involves much more than just cost. Learn why performance, reliability and sustainability should also play a role in an optimization strategy.Continue Reading

• Support remote workers with front-end cloud computing

  If a company has a lot of remote workers, a standard VPN might not be able to do the job. More companies are turning to cloud computing front ends to ensure secure remote access.Continue Reading

• 5 tips that can lead to Azure cloud management success

  Many factors go into managing Azure resources, and they vary based on a company's needs. Explore five pieces to the larger cloud management puzzle to optimize your environment.Continue Reading

• 7 tips to manage cloud sprawl in your enterprise

  Cloud sprawl can lead to all sorts of unwanted surprises. Review these recommendations to get control over all the cloud resources across your business.Continue Reading

• Don't miss these multi-cloud management tools and tips

  Multi-cloud adoption is growing throughout the IT industry. Boost your multi-cloud strategy with third-party tools for management, container orchestration, infrastructure automation and more.Continue Reading

• Lower your cloud bill with these AWS cost control tips

  Without an AWS cost management strategy in place, cloud bills can spiral out of control. Explore these tools and best practices to optimize your AWS spending.Continue Reading

• Know your role in the cloud shared responsibility model

  The shared responsibility model of cloud security keeps data safe -- except when it doesn't. Prevent your workloads from being the next target of hackers.Continue Reading

• Is the cloud's shared responsibility model broken?

  An organization that doesn't fully participate -- or even understand -- its role in securing its data in the public cloud takes unnecessary risks. You need to do your part.Continue Reading

• Use these CloudWatch features to improve AWS app monitoring

  Amazon CloudWatch ServiceLens, Synthetics and Contributor Insights give users more ways to monitor their AWS applications. Find out how these features work before you get started.Continue Reading

• What is data separation and why is it important in the cloud?

  Some enterprises avoid the public cloud due to its multi-tenant nature and data security concerns. Learn what data separation is and how it can keep your data safe.Continue Reading

• Maintain multi-cloud security parity with these practices

  Establish consistent security measures across distributed environments. Automate configuration management and increase monitoring and training to reduce multi-cloud vulnerabilities.Continue Reading

• How to build a successful cloud migration plan in 3 steps

  Migrating to the cloud is not a simple task. Not all workloads benefit from the move, so hammer out a solid cloud migration strategy first.Continue Reading

• 5 tips to optimize your hybrid cloud management

  Hybrid can be an appealing -- yet daunting -- cloud architecture for IT teams looking for flexibility. Review these five best practices to ensure you maximize the benefits without compromising your workloads.Continue Reading

• Establish cloud visibility with Azure monitoring tools

  Learn about the various monitoring services available on the Azure cloud platform. Use these tools for application performance metrics, data analytics and other insights.Continue Reading

• AWS multi-account management best practices with Control Tower

  With the help of AWS Control Tower, organizations who own and operate multiple cloud accounts can manage them all under one roof -- but not without challenges.Continue Reading

• Prepare your data center for a hybrid cloud strategy

  On-premises assets and public cloud resources won't work together without a clear hybrid cloud strategy. Learn how to prepare your on-premises architecture for hybrid cloud.Continue Reading

• It's time to implement a cloud data retention policy

  While cloud storage is cheap, that doesn't mean you should keep data forever. There are four main factors to consider before you put your data in cold storage and throw away the key.Continue Reading

• Manage and secure cloud sprawl in multi-cloud systems in 2 steps

  As enterprise cloud adoption increases, so too does the risk of cloud sprawl -- and, with it, cloud security threats. Learn how to beat cloud sprawl in two steps.Continue Reading

• The future of the Kubernetes ecosystem isn't all about cloud

  Developers still lean on the public cloud to simplify Kubernetes deployments, but that won't always be the case. See how lingering complexity issues have opened the door for on-premises vendors.Continue Reading

• Instill cloud change management best practices

  Automation is essential to change management in the cloud. Discover the best practices that ensure your IT team is in sync and productive when handling change.Continue Reading

• Decipher how and when to utilize the Azure logging options

  Logging is a big piece of the cloud management puzzle. Do you know which logs to track in Azure Monitor, and when to use them? Learn more about Azure log types and best practices.Continue Reading

• Keep the costs of cloud computing under control

  Enterprises need to track, manage and optimize cloud spending to keep budgets in check. Get to the bottom of your overspending problem, and learn how to fix it, with this infographic.Continue Reading

• Save money on instances with these cloud discounts

  Don't pay full price for cloud computing resources when you don't have to. See how to save money for VMs on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.Continue Reading

• Understand and deploy IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions

  The IBM-VMware partnership has provided a platform for admins committed to VMware technologies who also require cloud benefits such as such as scalability and fast provisioning.Continue Reading

• Licensing changes reveal Microsoft's cloud strategy

  IT analysts share insights on the Microsoft licensing updates, and what it says about the on-premises giant's push for Azure adoption and the impact on current and future workloads.Continue Reading

• Utilize AI for cloud cost optimization

  The sticker shock of cloud bills is still a pain point for enterprises. Providers are looking to AI to fix the problem, but can this technology actually meet customers' needs?Continue Reading

• 6 cloud cost optimization strategies for long-term planning

  Short-term cost management tools are one way to improve cost efficiencies in the cloud, but to stay on track, you also need long-term strategies to eliminate unnecessary cloud spend.Continue Reading

• 7 must-have steps for a cloud migration checklist

  Migrating an enterprise's data and applications to the cloud includes a laundry list of considerations. Review the steps you need to take to complete your migration.Continue Reading

• An Azure subscription management how-to

  Subscriptions are not as black and white as they seem. Review the concepts, roles and challenges involved when planning and managing subscriptions for Azure.Continue Reading

• Don't overlook cloud computing training

  Cloud computing offers many benefits, but companies making the transition should be aware of the time and expense required for education and training.Continue Reading