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Dig into Oracle Cloud’s Always Free offerings

Oracle's Always Free services let developers build and experiment with cloud-native apps without incurring costs. There are, however, important limitations to note.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 31, 2022

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of PaaS?

PaaS can be a good choice for developers who don't want to worry about the underlying infrastructure or operational tasks, but it's not always the best option for app development.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 28, 2022

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.

By Johanna McDonald • Jan. 27, 2022

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.

By Dustin Milberg • Jan. 27, 2022

PaaS and containers: Key differences, similarities and uses

There are pros and cons to both PaaS and containers. Which to use for application deployment depends on an organization's priorities and business needs.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 22, 2022

How to choose a PaaS or IaaS that aligns with DevOps

There are benefits and drawbacks to using PaaS or IaaS as part of your DevOps strategy; the key is to pick a model that will be scalable and cost-effective in the long term.

By Chris Tozzi • Jan. 21, 2022

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.

By Ernesto Marquez • Jan. 13, 2022

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.

By Brian Kirsch • Jan. 10, 2022

Why re:Invent 2021 spotlighted existing AWS products

Many of AWS' re:Invent announcements highlighted enhancements to existing products, rather than new services. Here's why the cloud provider took that route.

By Deven Samant • Dec. 30, 2021

Raghu Raghuram shares VMware’s plan for the multi-cloud era

In anticipation of increasingly diverse corporate computing environments, VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram is prepared to deliver the platform to connect all far-flung applications.

By Ed Scannell • Dec. 28, 2021

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.

By Tom Nolle • Dec. 20, 2021

An AWS re:Invent recap: Key services to watch

From container marketplaces to file systems, this year's re:Invent conference was brimming with news. Here are some key takeaways.

By Rob Strechay • Dec. 20, 2021

SaaS vs. IaaS vs. PaaS: Differences, Pros, Cons and Examples

Learn about how each of the three major cloud service models differ from one another, their pros and cons, and how to pick the best option for your organization.

By Linda Rosencrance • Dec. 20, 2021

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.

By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 14, 2021

Kyndryl grows ecosystem via Google Cloud partnership

The infrastructure services provider aims to offer multi-cloud services and integration offerings as it cultivates industry ties beyond its IBM origins; more IT channel news.

By John Moore • Dec. 10, 2021

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.

By Tom Nolle • Dec. 9, 2021

AWS CDK v2, Construct Hub now generally available

AWS unveiled general availability of a major version release of its Cloud Development Kit, as well as Construct Hub. One user described the tools as a time saver for developers.

By Laurie Wiegler • Dec. 9, 2021

Google Cloud operations (formerly Stackdriver)

Google Stackdriver was a monitoring service that provided IT teams with performance data about applications and virtual machines (VMs) running on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services public cloud.

By Ben Lutkevich, Kathleen Casey • Dec. 9, 2021

An introduction to migrating apps with AWS SaaS Boost

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of migrating applications using AWS SaaS Boost. Learn how the Boost framework aids migration and how to get started.

By Brian Kirsch • Dec. 8, 2021

Major Amazon Web Services outage downs businesses, services

An AWS outage slowed or took offline popular websites and services for several hours. The outage reportedly disrupted parent company Amazon's package delivery service.

By Mike Gleason • Dec. 7, 2021

Understand the role of an SRE vs. cloud engineer

While SREs can play a distinct role in cloud computing, they don't replace the need for cloud engineers. Learn how the two roles can work together toward reliability goals.

By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 6, 2021

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.

By Zachary Flower • Dec. 3, 2021

Top cloud migration and adoption trends for 2022 and beyond

Cloud migrations are inevitable for some enterprises as they navigate a move off premises or between clouds. Evaluate some of the latest migration trends and the pros and cons that come with each.

By George Lawton, Sara Grier • Nov. 18, 2021

How to use Google’s workload identity federation with AWS

Cloud admins struggle to share data between cloud providers. Here are the steps to create a federated identity in Google Cloud, connecting it to AWS in a secure way.

By Dan Sullivan • Nov. 17, 2021

4 key items to add to a SaaS agreement checklist

SaaS apps can save enterprises time and money, but a bad SLA could reverse those benefits. Focus on these four items to optimize performance and uptime.

By Brian Kirsch • Nov. 16, 2021