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Why and how to export data from CloudWatch Logs to S3

There are several reasons to export data out of CloudWatch Logs and into S3. Use this step-by-step tutorial to automate the process.

By Michael Levan • June 27, 2022

Tanzu vs. OpenShift vs. Ezmeral: 3 rivals’ Kubernetes offerings

Learn how container management products from VMware, Red Hat and Hewlett Packard Enterprise compare when it comes to their overall Kubernetes strategies.

By Brien Posey • June 21, 2022

The cloud is changing the channel, and customers win

The Ingram Micro Cloud Summit called for channel partners to develop intellectual property around cloud offerings and emphasize customer success to boost retention.

By Rob Strechay • June 17, 2022

A SaaS evaluation checklist to choose the right provider

Replacing a legacy app with a SaaS alternative can be tedious. Create a checklist related to reliability, support and uptime to pick the right SaaS app and provider.

By Steven Warren • June 16, 2022

Zadara revs up F1 team’s capabilities with edge storage

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen uses Zadara to store and access race and technical data so that it can improve race analysis and mechanical performance.

By Tim McCarthy • June 14, 2022

Quiz yourself on FinOps principles and concepts

FinOps practices can guide an organization toward more effective cloud cost management. How much do you know about key FinOps concepts?

By Johanna McDonald • June 14, 2022

AWS Control Tower aims to simplify multi-account management

Many organizations struggle to manage their vast collection of AWS accounts, but Control Tower can help. The service automates the creation and governance of user accounts.

By Stephen Bigelow • June 10, 2022

What the Broadcom-VMware acquisition means for cloud users

How will the Broadcom acquisition affect VMware's cloud strategy? As-a-service models, observability and partnerships are some key factors to consider.

By Rob Strechay • June 7, 2022

What is the resource hierarchy structure in AWS?

Review the resource hierarchy to gain a better understanding of what's happening at each step when you deploy a new service, give it permissions and have an admin manage it.

By Michael Levan • June 6, 2022

Break down the Amazon EKS pricing model

There are several important variables within the Amazon EKS pricing model. Dig into the numbers to ensure you deploy the service in the most cost-effective way.

By Kurt Marko, Chris Tozzi • June 3, 2022

Compare EKS vs. self-managed Kubernetes on AWS

AWS users face a choice when deploying Kubernetes: run it themselves on EC2 or let Amazon do the heavy lifting with EKS. See which approach best fits your organization's needs.

By Ofir Nachmani • June 1, 2022

Implement these 4 AWS Organizations best practices

To successfully use AWS Organizations, admins must grasp key concepts related to organizational units, service control policies, and management and member accounts.

By Christopher Blackden • May 26, 2022

How to deploy an EKS cluster using Terraform

Terraform benefits include scalability, repeatable infrastructure and cost efficiency. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to deploy an EKS cluster using Terraform.

By Michael Levan • May 25, 2022

Cost savings among the biggest cloud fallacies

Experts at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium described the advantages that justify the high cost of moving to the cloud while acknowledging the data center is best for some companies.

By Antone Gonsalves • May 24, 2022

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.

By Mark Peters • May 19, 2022

Evaluate key Azure Data Factory benefits and limitations

Organizations have plenty of options for data integration tools, some on premises and others in the cloud. Find out which type is the better fit and whether Azure is a good choice.

By Chris Tozzi • May 19, 2022

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.

By Tom Nolle • May 18, 2022

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.

By Scott Sinclair • May 18, 2022

IBM steps up its cloud partnership strategy with AWS deal

Still lagging behind the Big Three in the cloud market, IBM hopes its coopetition partnership agreement with AWS will help close down the market share gap.

By Ed Scannell • May 13, 2022

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.

By Tom Nolle • May 12, 2022

Google Compute Engine

Google Compute Engine (GCE) is an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering that allows clients to run workloads on Google's physical hardware.

By Ben Lutkevich • May 11, 2022

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.

By Johanna McDonald, Sara Grier • May 10, 2022

AWS partners get skills-building, co-selling investment

The cloud platform provider aims to address the challenging labor market, which it views as the primary obstacle to partner growth; other IT channel news.

By John Moore, Kristen Gloss • May 9, 2022

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.

By Stuart Burns • May 2, 2022

Follow these examples to use CloudWatch Logs Insights

CloudWatch Logs Insights helps organizations gain insights from a deluge of log data on applications and services. Learn how to implement key features.

By Chris Moyer • April 26, 2022