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PaaS selection starts at the programming language
The PaaS market is growing without a single leader or approach. Picking a model should involve more than just saying, ‘Eeney, meeney, miney, moe.’ Continue Reading
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Examining the state of PaaS in the year of ‘big data’
Either more vendors are offering ‘big data’ capabilities or they have creative marketing teams. Which PaaS provider’s big data cloud is the real deal? Continue Reading
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Three questions to ask when considering Microsoft Azure
Is Microsoft Azure a no-brainer cloud choice or impossible to adopt? Ask these three questions to determine if the cloud platform is right for you. Continue Reading
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Defining and allocating vCloud Director resources
For IT shops configuring VMware vCloud Director, here are the first four steps needed to make the service aware of a vSphere environment. Continue Reading
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Ten questions to ask when storing data in the cloud
Concerned about the security and privacy of your data in the cloud? Ask these 10 questions of every cloud provider to ensure that they'll keep your data safe and flexible. Continue Reading
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Connecting to virtual servers in the cloud
For IT shops that must move content from an enterprise network or desktop to a cloud-based server, here's how to set up remote connections to virtual servers. Continue Reading
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Intrusion detection in a cloud computing environment
Make sure that your cloud computing environment is equipped to detect and respond to attacks with the appropriate intrusion detection systems. Continue Reading
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Understanding cloud compliance issues
Concerns about compliance have made companies wary of storing their data in public cloud environments. Continue Reading
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Top threats in a PaaS cloud service and how to avoid them
Platform as a Service offerings suffer from vulnerabilities, such as lax default application configurations and holes in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols, which should be monitored and mitigated. Continue Reading
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Five requirements for deploying an application in a public cloud
Thinking about deploying an application in a public cloud? Investigate these five requirements to ensure success. Continue Reading
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Running a Web service on Google App Engine
Google's App Engine for building Web applications in the cloud is beginning to support Java servlet-based Web services. It's still under development, but you can experiment using Eclipse support or command-line utilities in the SDK. Continue Reading
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Identifying applications for public and private clouds
Before leaping head first into cloud services, figure which applications are best suited to a public versus private cloud. This article will help you define target apps for the cloud. Continue Reading
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Network considerations in cloud computing
The impact of networking on cloud computing is best understood by considering public and private cloud applications in one dimension and cloud access versus intra-cloud networking in the other. Continue Reading