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Licensing changes reveal Microsoft’s cloud strategy

IT analysts share insights on the Microsoft licensing updates, and what it says about the on-premises giant's push for Azure adoption and the impact on current and future workloads.

By Alan Earls • Oct. 30, 2019

Cloud-first agenda reveals disadvantages of cloud services

As hypervisor vendors push cloud services over software, organizations are faced with vendor lock-in, licensing changes and, in some cases, added technology and consulting costs.

By Stuart Burns • Oct. 30, 2019

Microsoft JEDI contract leaves AWS to weigh its options

Losing the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract to Microsoft forces AWS to consider its next steps in trying to reverse the government's surprise decision.

By Ed Scannell, Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 29, 2019

How can you prevent a cloud data breach in your AWS environment?

Get a cloud expert's take on the technical factors involved in the Capital One data breach that exposed sensitive data of millions of the bank's customers.

By Ofir Nachmani • Oct. 29, 2019

5 security oversights to avoid with IAM configurations

IAM provides the granularity organizations need to secure their cloud workloads, but only if it's properly implemented. Refrain from making these common IAM mistakes.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 29, 2019

Microsoft cybersecurity strategy, hybrid cloud in focus at Ignite

Microsoft will reveal its latest plans to extend its cybersecurity strategy and a new architectural approach to hybrid clouds during Ignite.

By Chris Kanaracus, Ed Scannell • Oct. 28, 2019

Get up to speed on Azure’s serverless functionality

With so many serverless tools on the market, it can be difficult to pick the right one. Review some of the features of Azure serverless options to help you choose.

By Kathleen Casey • Oct. 28, 2019

Microsoft wins $10 billion JEDI contract over AWS

In a surprise move, the DOD has awarded Microsoft, not AWS, its controversial JEDI cloud computing contract. The deal has a price tag of up to $10 billion over 10 years.

By Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 26, 2019

Test your cloud automation and orchestration expertise

Are you familiar with the tools and services available for cloud orchestration and automation? Take this quiz and see how you stack up.

By Sara Grier • Oct. 25, 2019

How AWS VPC Traffic Mirroring works

Solve cloud network traffic issues with VPC Traffic Mirroring. Breakdown how traffic mirroring works and how it can boost monitoring and security practices in your AWS environment.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 24, 2019

Utilize AI for cloud cost optimization

The sticker shock of cloud bills is still a pain point for enterprises. Providers are looking to AI to fix the problem, but can this technology actually meet customers' needs?

By Will Kelly • Oct. 23, 2019

How to get the most out of AWS re:Invent 2019

Get the lowdown on this year's re:Invent before you go. With tips on travel logistics, session reservations and social outings, you'll be ready to maximize your time in Las Vegas.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 22, 2019

Equifax shares ‘risk averse’ cloud security model post-breach

Equifax explains how it has transformed its data security strategy using multiple clouds and a more focused approach through Google Cloud Platform's hierarchal security.

By Bridget Botelho • Oct. 22, 2019

Get to know the top managed Kubernetes services in the cloud

All managed Kubernetes providers address the pain points of deploying and maintaining the container orchestration platform, but they do so in different ways, as outlined in this brief cheat sheet.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 22, 2019

VMware Cloud on AWS training eases deployment and use

VMware's cloud platform has a steep learning curve, but investing in training courses helps simplify implementation.

By Brian Kirsch • Oct. 22, 2019

Decide between cloud-native apps and app modernization

Whether you want to update current workloads as part of a migration or you're leaning toward a cloud-native model, review the benefits and drawbacks of each approach first.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 21, 2019

How VPC networking changes affect AWS Lambda

AWS' old approach to connecting an enterprise's VPC to Lambda was inefficient and added complexity. Learn how the updated model attempts to address those shortcomings.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 21, 2019

Watch this Google Cloud Console tutorial

Get accustomed to the Google Cloud Console. Explore the management features the admin UI has to offer and learn how to customize it to meet your needs.

By Christopher Blackden • Oct. 18, 2019

Reduce AWS operational issues with OpsCenter

Centralize operations on AWS with Systems Manager OpsCenter. Learn how to create OpsItems, connect them to AWS resources and solve operations issues in your AWS environment.

By Ernesto Marquez • Oct. 18, 2019

AWS launches RDS on VMware as hybrid cloud picture evolves

VMware customers can now run AWS' Relational Database Service in their on-premises clusters, in a move that provides another option for hybrid cloud computing.

By Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 17, 2019

Top 5 cloud architect interview questions and answers

Job candidates need technical skills and much more to work in the cloud. Prepare for your cloud architect interview with these potential questions and answers to stand out from the crowd.

By Brian Kirsch • Oct. 17, 2019

AWS’ open source entreaties now include cloud credits

AWS will offer promotional cloud credits to open source project maintainers that meet certain criteria. The move comes after repeated tensions with some companies.

By Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 16, 2019

Amazon wraps Oracle to AWS migration, looks to poach workloads

Amazon has moved its consumer division's IT operations off of Oracle's database and onto AWS services, a towering effort that gives it a calling card to attract highly critical enterprise workloads.

By Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 15, 2019

What AWS testing tools and services are available?

There are many tools available on the AWS Marketplace for QA testing, making it difficult to determine where to begin. What should an enterprise look for when choosing among QA tools?

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 14, 2019

5 best practices for choosing cloud developer tools

Enterprises are pushing cloud app development as a way to stay up to date on the latest IT trends. Find out how to pick the right cloud and tools for your apps and your staff.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 14, 2019