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Ensure cloud migration security with these tips

Security is always a concern in the data center, as well as in cloud -- but what about during a migration? Learn how to protect sensitive data both in transit and before it goes live.

By Kerry Doyle • Aug. 13, 2019

Do multi-tenant environments still create noisy neighbors?

A noisy neighbor isn't just a real-world problem. Learn how a noisy neighbor can affect workload performance and how the public cloud has changed to address this issue.

By Alan Earls • Aug. 12, 2019

How to migrate from Azure to Amazon’s cloud with AWS SMS

AWS Server Migration Service can move large swaths of Azure, Windows and VMware VMs into AWS, whether it's a one-time migration or a periodic replication between environments. Learn how to put it to use.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 9, 2019

Compare Google Cloud Firestore and Firebase Realtime Database

Managed NoSQL databases are increasingly popular for app development. Compare two such options from Google -- Realtime Database and Cloud Firestore -- to see if they meet your needs.

By Stephen Bigelow • Aug. 9, 2019

Understand private cloud best practices before adoption

The advantages of a private cloud include resource control and performance issue prevention, but admins can't obtain these benefits without first following a few best practices.

By Stefani Muñoz • Aug. 8, 2019

Understanding AWS security groups’ capabilities and limitations

Expand your knowledge of AWS security groups. Learn how to configure them for traffic protection, along with how they compare to other firewall options on AWS.

By Ofir Nachmani • Aug. 8, 2019

Microsoft licensing terms change will impact some cloud customers

Microsoft customers who want to deploy its software on dedicated cloud hosts, including Microsoft Azure, face new licensing terms as of Oct. 1.

By Chris Kanaracus • Aug. 7, 2019

How much do you know about VMware Cloud on AWS?

Take our quiz to test your knowledge on VMware Cloud on AWS to see if you understand important use cases, general information and features.

By Stefani Muñoz • Aug. 7, 2019

Amazon’s PartiQL query language eyes all data sources

PartiQL, a multisource query language developed internally at Amazon, is now open sourced under Apache 2.0, and may benefit enterprises with complex data-management needs.

By Chris Kanaracus • Aug. 6, 2019

BigQuery updates highlight AI push, but work remains

Google took a different approach than AWS and Microsoft when it built a service for ad hoc SQL queries. See how that played a role in the latest round of updates to BigQuery.

By George Lawton • Aug. 6, 2019

IBM-Red Hat juggernaut seeks to boost multi-cloud deployments

IBM and Red Hat executives believe they are well positioned to capture a generous share of shops yet to implement hybrid clouds. Some analysts say that is easier said than done.

By Ed Scannell • Aug. 6, 2019

Google database portfolio to include 3 new additions

Google Cloud Platform is now offering Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server in alpha, federated queries from BigQuery to Cloud SQL and expansion of Elastic Cloud to Japan and Sydney.

By Ha Ta • Aug. 5, 2019

Move data with these Google cloud migration tools

From physical appliances to professional services, here's a quick rundown of the tools your team might want to consider for a migration to Google Cloud Platform.

By Kathleen Casey • Aug. 5, 2019

IBM-Red Hat integration begins with OpenShift, Cloud Paks

With the acquisition deal done, IBM shared its plans to have Red Hat OpenShift software serve as foundational building blocks that can be used to create applications spanning hybrid and multi-cloud environments via IBM Cloud Paks.

By Chris Kanaracus, Ed Scannell • Aug. 1, 2019

AWS CloudFormation public roadmap released after user gripes

AWS CloudFormation users now have a public roadmap, which should help them plan use of the infrastructure-as-code tool. But AWS hasn't promised faster CloudFormation development.

By Chris Kanaracus • July 31, 2019

Google VM, microservices tools advance cloud migration strategy

Google wants more enterprise workloads on its cloud, and has launched an Azure VM migration service and other features in pursuit of them.

By Chris Kanaracus • July 31, 2019

Unlock machine learning with these Amazon SageMaker examples

AWS has lowered the cost to train machine learning models. If you want to get started with Amazon SageMaker, befriend a data scientist and build a predictive chatbot.

By Ryan Dowd • July 31, 2019

VMware on Google Cloud deal gives users another choice

VMware's deal with Google is the latest among top-tier players supporting each other's cloud. The question now is: How will Microsoft and IBM-Red Hat respond?

By Chris Kanaracus and Ed Scannell • July 30, 2019

Explore Azure interface options for cloud developers

All cloud providers, including Microsoft, offer a range of resources to aid cloud development, deployment and management. Explore the various interfaces Azure developers can use to accomplish these tasks.

By Zachary Flower • July 30, 2019

Cloud experts weigh in on AWS container capabilities

Learn where AWS container services stand today: what limitations AWS needs to improve upon and where Amazon's container capabilities are headed in the future.

By Alan Earls • July 29, 2019

Azure resource management tips to optimize a cloud deployment

Prepare -- or revamp -- an Azure cloud strategy with these essential resource management tips for workload resiliency, access control and more.

By Sara Grier • July 29, 2019

AWS Chatbot tool advances AWS’ DevOps capabilities

ChatOps has become a pillar of DevOps in recent years. To that end, AWS has rolled out a managed chatbot service that integrates with Slack and Chime.

By Chris Kanaracus • July 26, 2019

Set up an AWS recommendation engine with Amazon Personalize

Amazon Personalize offers machine recommendation algorithms as a service, but it's not the only recommendation engine on the market with AI behind it.

By George Lawton • July 26, 2019

CASB tools evolve to meet broader set of cloud security needs

When choosing a CASB, enterprises face two primary options: a stand-alone service from a third party or a bundled tool set from some of the large cloud providers. It's important to pick your flavor wisely.

By Paul Korzeniowski • July 26, 2019

AWS expands its cloud cost optimization portfolio

AWS customers have long bemoaned its complexity, which can lead to inadvertent costs. Now AWS has a recommendation tool to help them optimize their EC2 instances for cost and performance.

By Chris Kanaracus • July 25, 2019