Cloud Computing: Page

Cloud vs. DevOps: What to know for your next career move

Cloud and DevOps can go hand in hand, but they don't have to. Learn the differences so you can see which path is best for your future IT role.

By Brian Kirsch • May 27, 2021

Oracle’s new Arm-based cloud instances target penny pinchers

Oracle enters the Arm-based processor market alongside other top-tier cloud providers to improve price-performance for cloud app development.

By Ed Scannell • May 25, 2021

Pandemic-fueled cloud rush causes cost optimization woes

Amid the rise in cloud adoption prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises seek to contain and optimize costs through practices such as FinOps.

By Chris Kanaracus • May 24, 2021

Try before you buy with free tiers in cloud

Cloud services aren't cheap, and you don't want to get stuck using one that isn't the right fit. This is where the 'try before you buy' options come in.

By Zachary Flower • May 18, 2021

AWS CloudWatch

Amazon CloudWatch is a component of Amazon Web Services that provides monitoring for AWS resources and the customer applications running on the Amazon infrastructure.

By Ivy Wigmore, Wesley Chai • May 17, 2021

Compare VMware cloud offerings for AWS, Azure and Google

With VMware cloud offerings, enterprises can integrate on-premises and public cloud infrastructures into a common IT environment. Explore the offerings from AWS, Azure and Google.

By Kurt Marko • May 14, 2021

IT pros see AWS SaaS Boost as a rudimentary start

AWS SaaS Boost may give developers a place to begin, but the new open source project needs work to become more than a lock-in tool for AWS, according to industry observers.

By Beth Pariseau • May 13, 2021

Understand cloud abstraction for your IT needs

Cloud users must select a cloud abstraction layer that meets their business requirements. Consider factors such as level of control and security when choosing SaaS, PaaS or IaaS.

By Stephen Bigelow • May 13, 2021

IBM hybrid cloud, AI offerings ease data integration

IBM rolled out new hybrid cloud and AI offerings this week, while CEO Arvind Krishna offered his vision for how those technologies will reshape business.

By Ed Scannell • May 11, 2021

IBM hangs its hopes on hybrid clouds, AI to revive growth

After a decade of stagnant growth, IBM is betting all of its chips that hybrid clouds, new partnerships and AI will catapult it to a more competitive position.

By Ed Scannell • May 11, 2021

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.

By Chris Tozzi • May 7, 2021

Top types of cloud testing organizations need to perform

Move to cloud-based testing to reduce overhead and avoid production missteps. Learn about testing types and some notable vendors to get your IT team started.

By Joydip Kanjilal • May 5, 2021

Google aims to bolster VMware cloud migration tools

CloudSimple enables organizations to migrate on-premises VMware workloads to Google Cloud, but Google must extend its product offerings to compete against AWS and Azure.

By Paul Korzeniowski • May 4, 2021

Google Anthos features and updates

Review the latest improvements to Google's hybrid cloud platform, such as bolstered multi-cloud and on-premises support. Here are the Anthos updates you won't want to miss.

By Kurt Marko • April 29, 2021

Tips to prepare for Google Cloud Architect certification

Author of 'Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect All-in-One Exam Guide' Iman Ghanizada explains how to approach the cloud architect certification and role in this Q&A.

By Sarah Neenan • April 26, 2021

Gartner cloud forecast bodes well for service providers

Gartner predicts end-user public cloud spending to reach $332.3 billion this year, with SaaS representing the largest area of investment; other IT channel news.

By John Moore • April 23, 2021

How to use GitHub vRA integration to keep track of blueprints

VMware vRA Cloud Assembly supports integration with a GitHub respository. Use this setup to maintain version control of vRA deployments.

By Rob Bastiaansen • April 22, 2021

Experts raise privacy concerns over Amazon fleet surveillance

Amazon said its van monitoring system is designed solely for driver safety. But many industry experts have concerns regarding the program and its wider privacy implication.

By Mary Pratt • April 22, 2021

Elastic vs. AWS highlights open source monetization dilemma

The fight between AWS and Elastic over the commercial usage of Elasticsearch highlights how open source software vendors need to change in the era of cloud computing.

By Kurt Marko • April 21, 2021

5 top online courses in data storage

Keeping up with the latest data storage technologies, concepts, methods, products and platforms can be daunting. Boost your storage knowledge and career with these online courses.

By Rahul Awati • April 20, 2021

Evaluate Azure CLI vs. PowerShell for resource management

Compare two popular resource management tools for Azure -- Azure CLI and PowerShell -- to determine if one, or a combination of both, is right for your cloud environment.

By Michael Levan • April 19, 2021

Ready to be a GCP architect? Try this quiz and see

This 10-question quiz, drawn from a new GCP certified professional cloud architect prep guide, helps identify your strengths and weaknesses to improve your odds of passing the exam.

By McGraw Hill Education • April 17, 2021

Cloud consulting services attract investor dollars

A spate of deals involving Ensono, Ahead, Upstack and Syntax reflects growing confidence in cloud consulting firms; other IT channel news.

By John Moore • April 16, 2021

Choose the right serverless container service

Many IT pros consider serverless containers to be largely hype, while others say it offers real advances in serverless computing. See how the major cloud providers take their swing at this class of service.

By Tom Nolle • April 12, 2021

IBM boosts vertical cloud push with financial services cloud

IBM doubles down on its investment in vertical markets, rolling out a financial services cloud that shares workloads with clouds in telecommunications and healthcare.

By Ed Scannell • April 9, 2021