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Compare Amazon VPC vs. Azure VNet for private networking

AWS and Azure have private networking services with key similarities and differences. Compare Amazon VPC vs. Azure VNet to determine their private networking use cases.

By Chris Tozzi • Sept. 3, 2025

5 ways AI can boost cloud performance optimization efforts

AI-powered tools can improve cloud environments by predicting issues, optimizing resources and automating scaling, enabling administrators to enhance performance and cut expenses.

By Damon Garn • Sept. 3, 2025

How to create snapshots for Azure VMs and managed disks

VM snapshots are critical in the event of a system failure, as seen in the CrowdStrike outage in 2024. Follow these step-by-step examples to create Azure snapshots, as well as best practices.

By Stuart Burns • Sept. 2, 2025

An introduction to AWS IAM and security best practices

With AI threats rising and machine identities outnumbering humans 82-to-1, discover how AWS IAM's authentication and authorization framework safeguards your cloud resources.

By Kathleen Casey, Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 2, 2025

Improve observability with AI: 5 real-world success stories

As businesses rely more on hybrid and multi-cloud, comprehensive visibility into system performance and its effect on business outcomes is critical. Observability and AI can help.

By Tom Nolle • Sept. 2, 2025

Broadcom CEO doubles down on private cloud at VMware Explore

Hock Tan talked only for several minutes during the keynote at VMware Explore 2025, but in that time, he laid the groundwork for a host of VMware updates.

By Shane Snider • Aug. 27, 2025

Compare Azure Government vs. Azure’s commercial cloud

Microsoft's Azure Government and global cloud offerings serve different customers and have different compliance requirements. See how they compare to make the right choice.

By Chris Tozzi • Aug. 27, 2025

3 ways to use AI for cloud infrastructure management

Some of the most intensive infrastructure tasks include code generation, monitoring and compliance. Can AI automation improve how cloud admins approach infrastructure management?

By Damon Garn • Aug. 26, 2025

Cloud becoming vital for VMware modernization

Businesses are experiencing an increase in their VMware pricing. Could modernization with public cloud provide businesses with the cost efficiency they need?

By Scott Sinclair • Aug. 25, 2025

Deploy apps faster with this AWS Elastic Beanstalk tutorial

AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies the deployment of Python, Ruby and Node.js applications. This tutorial shows how to quickly launch applications without complex setup procedures.

By Cameron McKenzie • Aug. 25, 2025

Evaluating AIaaS providers: 6-point criteria for success

Is your organization pursuing innovative AI deployments that consistently achieve organizational goals and compliance? Consider these criteria for selecting an AIaaS provider.

By Kerry Doyle • Aug. 21, 2025

MELT away your cloud observability troubles with open source

In today's complex cloud environments, enterprises face a critical visibility challenge. Comprehensive observability isn't just a technical advantage -- it's a business imperative.

By Kerry Doyle • Aug. 19, 2025

What is application migration? Examples and best practices

Application migration is the process of moving an application program from one environment to another.

By Linda Rosencrance, Scott Robinson, Ivy Wigmore • Aug. 18, 2025

The cloud observability quiz: Are you monitoring or observing?

Ready to test your cloud observability expertise? Discover if you can distinguish between metrics, logs and traces while mastering modern observability practices.

By Staff report • Aug. 12, 2025

A practical guide to PATs in Azure DevOps

In the rapidly evolving DevOps landscape, understanding how and when to use PATs empowers users to build flexible, secure and reliable automation strategies.

By Stuart Burns • Aug. 11, 2025

AWS reports 17.5% growth, fails to impress investors

Amazon's cloud business delivered better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, but pales in comparison with results from Google and Microsoft.

By Shane Snider • Aug. 1, 2025

Prep data for machine learning with AWS analytics services

Data preparation is crucial when building and training machine learning models with SageMaker AI. What AWS analytics services can admins use to simplify the process?

By Ernesto Marquez • Aug. 1, 2025

Microsoft Q4 earnings surge on cloud results; AI gains steam

Booming cloud business drove fourth-quarter and full-year results past analyst expectations as the AI race continues to heat up.

By Shane Snider • July 30, 2025

FinOps evolution evident in 2025 AWS compute usage study

The recent study on AWS compute usage patterns highlights evolving financial management practices in cloud computing.

By Jon Brown • July 30, 2025

A data sovereignty primer for cloud admins

Data sovereignty is a critical part of any cloud deployment that cloud administrators must understand. Implement these best practices to ensure compliance now and in the future.

By Damon Garn • July 29, 2025

By the numbers: Use AI to fill the IT skills gap

According to the '2025 AI Skills Report' by Pluralsight, 65% of organizations had to abandon AI projects due to a lack of AI skills. Don't be another statistic; invest in your staff.

By Kathleen Casey • July 29, 2025

AIaaS adoption: What to overcome and how to succeed

Taking a thoughtful approach to AI as a service can ensure successful outcomes. Organizations need to know the why, what and how behind their AIaaS adoption strategies.

By Kerry Doyle • July 28, 2025

What the cloud shared responsibility model requires of you

The shared responsibility model is an integral part of managing any cloud infrastructure. Review your cloud deployment today to ensure your business fulfills its responsibilities.

By Damon Garn • July 25, 2025

By the numbers: How upskilling fills the IT skills gap

IT leaders should not underplay the impact of the IT skills gap. Over 90% of organizations worldwide will feel the pain of the gap by 2026, amounting to $5.5 trillion in losses.

By Kathleen Casey • July 25, 2025

AWS Auto Scaling tutorial

Interested in optimizing performance and cost for applications? Learn how to create launch templates and empower EC2 instances to scale with this AWS Auto Scaling tutorial.

By Cameron McKenzie • July 21, 2025