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10 cloud programming languages developers need to know

Cloud programming languages are not one-size-fits-all. Learn about the top cloud programming languages, and use our expert criteria to choose the best language for your workloads.

By Chris Tozzi, Darcy DeClute • April 18, 2025

A snapshot of Oracle AI in the cloud market

Oracle AI is riding recent success in the cloud market. Can Oracle Cloud Infrastructure rise to become a standard in enterprise applications?

By Tom Nolle • April 15, 2025

What does a cloud network engineer do?

A cloud network engineer juggles a number of responsibilities -- from network design and troubleshooting to learning about specific cloud providers and platforms.

By Stephen Bigelow • April 15, 2025

5 strategies to address the cloud skills gap

There seems to be no end in sight to the cloud skills gap, given the pace of innovation and new offerings. Learn how organizations can bridge the gap before they get left behind.

By Damon Garn • April 14, 2025

How to create an AWS Lambda function

Many developers are turning to AWS Lambda as an alternative to EC2 instances. Here are two ways to create a Lambda function.

By Ernesto Marquez • April 9, 2025

The 5 C’s of cloud change management

Cloud change management is vital for smooth IT transitions. It involves clarity, communication, commitment, culture and capability to ensure successful cloud deployments.

By Kerry Doyle • April 7, 2025

5 cloud design patterns to create resilient applications

When it comes to technology, failure isn't a matter of 'if,' but 'when.' Explore these cloud design patterns and best practices to soften the blow.

By Zachary Flower • April 7, 2025

What is a cloud IDE?

A cloud IDE is a web-based integrated development platform.

By Kathleen Casey • March 27, 2025

Prepare for your FinOps interview with these 12 questions

FinOps promises to help organizations gain more value from their technology spending, especially in the cloud. Do you have the skills to become part of the FinOps team?

By Stephen Bigelow • March 25, 2025

Is there still a cloud skills gap in 2025?

Cloud staff that is shorthanded or lacks skills can be a detriment to the business. Projects are left incomplete, security suffers and innovations are pushed off just to survive.

By Damon Garn • March 24, 2025

What is lift and shift?

Lift and shift is a strategy for moving an application or operation from one environment to another without stopping to redesign its workflow.

By Corinne Bernstein, Kinza Yasar, Nick Barney • March 24, 2025

VMware dominance remains, despite challengers

Customers aren't rotating off VMware by Broadcom, despite gripes on pricing and the rise of enterprise virtualization alternatives.

By Tim McCarthy • March 20, 2025

Compare AWS Lambda vs. AWS Fargate for serverless

AWS Lambda and Fargate are two serverless services tailored for application deployment. Choose the right tool to meet your performance needs while keeping costs down.

By Chris Tozzi • March 18, 2025

When to use Amazon RDS vs. Redshift

Amazon RDS and Redshift are effective data warehousing services, but there are key differences that separate the two. Let's compare Amazon RDS vs. Redshift to find their use cases.

By Ernesto Marquez • March 13, 2025

What is single-tenancy? How’s it different from multi-tenancy?

Single-tenancy is an architecture in which a single instance of a software application and supporting infrastructure serves one customer.

By Alexander Gillis • March 12, 2025

An overview of Amazon EC2 vs. AWS Lambda

EC2 and Lambda meet different needs in an AWS cloud environment -- but they can also work together. The only limits are in the minds of cloud architects.

By Stephen Bigelow • March 12, 2025

The state of FinOps in 2025

What can we expect from FinOps in 2025? Experts share their insights and advice on real-time capabilities, AI assistance, cultural pushback and barriers to adoption.

By Kathleen Casey • March 12, 2025

Use the 7 Rs to develop an app modernization strategy

Application modernization can be the bane or boon of app development. Learn how to use the seven Rs to create an effective development strategy for your business's applications.

By Damon Garn • March 7, 2025

What is subscription-based pricing model?

A subscription-based pricing model is a payment structure that allows a customer or organization to purchase or subscribe to a vendor's IT services for a specific period for an agreed-upon set price.

By Katie Terrell Hanna, Nicholas Rando • March 4, 2025

Amazon, Google, Microsoft race for first in quantum computing

Amazon, Google and Microsoft prioritize quantum computing reliability for future enterprise applications.

By Antone Gonsalves • March 3, 2025

Why and how to create Azure service principals

Service principals are a convenient and secure way to protect Azure resources. Follow this step-by-step guide to create a service principal that defends vital Azure workloads.

By Stuart Burns • Feb. 28, 2025

How to start a FinOps career in cloud

FinOps is an integral part of many organizations' cloud strategy. Do you have what it takes to land a FinOps job? Explore the benefits and requirements to help jump-start your career.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 27, 2025

Top 9 bare-metal cloud providers of 2025

This overview looks at nine bare-metal cloud providers, including Amazon, OpenMetal and Vultr. It also discusses features to look for, common use cases and bare-metal limitations.

By Chris Tozzi • Feb. 24, 2025

Cloudflare vs. Amazon CloudFront: Which CDN is right for you?

Compare the key features of Cloudflare vs. Amazon CloudFront to determine which of these two popular CDN services best meets your organization's content delivery needs.

By Chris Tozzi • Feb. 24, 2025

Top 13 cloud certifications for 2025

Cloud certifications are available for all levels of cloud expertise. Use this guide to evaluate basic, topic-specific, high-level and vendor-neutral certifications.

By Damon Garn • Feb. 20, 2025