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Amazon smart devices to expand in homes and businesses

Amazon's smart devices range from kitchen appliances to AI-powered assistants. Find out how the tech giant plans to extend its reach into more settings and capabilities.

By Johanna Ambrosio • March 23, 2020

The trouble with cloud evaluations amid too many choices

Enterprises are inundated by choices in the cloud, but don't let the deluge stop your IT team from analyzing what's available. Make experimentation a regular part of your plans.

By Trevor Jones • March 23, 2020

6 Amazon SageMaker capabilities developers should know about

Developers and data scientists should familiarize themselves with these six SageMaker tools meant to simplify the machine learning process. Discover what they offer to your models.

By Ernesto Marquez • March 20, 2020

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.

By Will Kelly • March 20, 2020

Coronavirus disruption frays Amazon supply chain

Even as orders increase, disruption from the new coronavirus outbreak could have big consequences for smaller, third-party sellers on Amazon, as they will be punished for stock outages.

By Jim O'Donnell • March 18, 2020

What to make of AWS’ multi-cloud strategy, or lack thereof

AWS eventually caved when it came to hybrid cloud. Some experts and partners say the same will happen with its multi-cloud strategy.

By George Lawton • March 18, 2020

An introduction to VMware Tanzu Mission Control

You can now implement Tanzu Mission Control to manage and set policies on Kubernetes clusters across an entire environment -- on premises and in the cloud.

By Alastair Cooke • March 17, 2020

How to pick the right third-party CI/CD tool for the cloud

Learn the pros and cons of the main types of third-party CI/CD pipeline tools -- managed, self-hosted and code repositories -- and see why they're superior to cloud-native options.

By Zachary Flower • March 11, 2020

Know these edge computing challenges before you invest

Public clouds are hubs for edge and IoT workloads, but they're still limited in terms of cost, connectivity and security. See what you need to know before you start an IoT project.

By Alan Earls • March 10, 2020

VMware’s Kubernetes-based products ease container migration

VMware has rolled out a basket of Kubernetes-based offerings to help users prepare for container migration as a way to modernize their apps and maintain investments in vSphere.

By Chris Kanaracus, Ed Scannell • March 10, 2020

The 2020 cloud acquisitions AWS, Microsoft and Google should make

The major cloud providers offer a wide range of services, but they're far from perfect. Here are the 2020 acquisitions AWS, Microsoft and Google should make to shore up their platforms.

By Joe Emison • March 9, 2020

Assess managed Kubernetes services for your workloads

Managed services from cloud providers can simplify Kubernetes deployment but create some snags in a multi-cloud model. Follow three steps to see if these services can benefit you.

By Tom Nolle • March 6, 2020

Google Kubernetes Engine price change sparks discontent

Google is bringing back cluster management fees for its Google Kubernetes Engine service, a move that will bring it into parity with AWS' competing product but also prompted some protests from users.

By Chris Kanaracus • March 5, 2020

5 stories on the Amazon effect across industries and society

Amazon drives economic, tech and social change. See our coverage of the company's broad impact and growth strategy with these five stories.

By Sarah Neenan • March 4, 2020

Microsoft boosts Azure big data strategy with Hadoop distro

Microsoft Azure's HDInsight has a new, company-backed distribution of Hadoop, which should reassure customers interested in hybrid big data deployments.

By Chris Kanaracus • March 4, 2020

Azure Quantum

Azure Quantum is a full-stack cloud service designed to allow users remote access to quantum computers.

By Alexander Gillis • Feb. 28, 2020

Learn how to negotiate your way to Azure cost savings

Discover how to counter Microsoft's sales playbook. ClearEdge Partners licensing specialist Steve Paradis explains how to navigate your next negotiation and get the best price for Azure.

By Ryan Dowd • Feb. 26, 2020

Compare serverless tools and services in the public cloud

Don't let your IT teams get consumed by infrastructure management tasks. Review these serverless compute offerings for more efficient application development.

By Sarah Neenan • Feb. 26, 2020

New Dell hybrid cloud pricing offers VxRail by subscription

Dell will offer monthly VxRail subscriptions in hopes of appealing to customers that want a more flexible way to create and pay for hybrid and private cloud environments.

By Ed Scannell, Chris Kanaracus • Feb. 25, 2020

Get to know cloud IoT services on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

Use this rundown of IoT offerings from AWS, Microsoft and Google to help decide which best suits your needs for collecting, processing and analyzing device data in the cloud.

By Trevor Jones • Feb. 24, 2020

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.

By Sarah Neenan • Feb. 21, 2020

Compare web and mobile testing tools from AWS, Microsoft and Google

Compare and contrast the mobile testing tools from the big three cloud vendors -- AWS Device Farm, Google Firebase Test Lab and Microsoft Visual Studio App Center Test.

By Amy Reichert • Feb. 21, 2020

Cloud conferences to watch out for in 2020

Cloud professionals need to keep up with the latest strategies. If you're looking to attend a few cloud conferences in 2020, these are the ones worth packing your bags for.

By Ryan Dowd • Feb. 20, 2020

Lessons corporate users can learn from FedRAMP

FedRAMP provides a standardized approach to cloud security across the U.S. federal government, but it can also serve as a guidepost for corporations in search of better practices.

By Will Kelly • Feb. 20, 2020

Google Cloud adds mainframe migration expertise via acquisition

Google Cloud's push into large enterprise accounts continues with the acquisition of Cornerstone, but IBM has taken steps to protect its System Z installed base.

By Ed Scannell, Chris Kanaracus • Feb. 19, 2020