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AWS cloud strategy gives nod to on-premises needs

Amazon RDS on VMware signifies a major move on premises to compete with other cloud providers and appease customers. But how far will AWS go from its cloud-only roots?

By David Linthicum • Oct. 30, 2018

IBM, Red Hat customers should watch acquisition closely

IBM said Red Hat will remain independent after its $34 billion deal goes through, and there are reasons for customers to believe that.

By Chris Kanaracus • Oct. 29, 2018

IBM-Red Hat juggernaut targets hybrid clouds

IBM and Red Hat plan to build a raft of complementary open source products to capture a huge hunk of the hybrid cloud market, but not offend their respective partners.

By Ed Scannell • Oct. 29, 2018

Words to go: AWS business productivity apps

AWS may be best known for IaaS, but the provider also offers SaaS apps to enhance business productivity. That said, they likely won't check off every box for enterprise users.

By Alexander Gillis • Oct. 29, 2018

Understand the ins and outs of private cloud architecture

Private clouds are based on server virtualization, but they aren't the same. Organizations must consider private cloud's specific use cases in comparison to server virtualization.

By Robert Sheldon • Oct. 29, 2018

AWS, Microsoft and Google push on with hybrid cloud strategies

As enterprises' appetite for hybrid cloud grows, the rivalry between AWS, Microsoft and Google will increasingly revolve around on-premises environments.

By Tom Nolle • Oct. 26, 2018

Choose the right workloads for serverless platforms in cloud

Serverless might be the next big thing in cloud, but that doesn't mean it's a fit for all enterprise workloads. See if your requirements align with these common use cases.

By Alan Earls • Oct. 26, 2018

How Amazon Cognito fits into AWS security best practices

In this chapter excerpt from AWS: Security Best Practices on AWS, author Albert Anthony highlights how Amazon Cognito plays a role in application development on the AWS cloud.

By Tim Culverhouse • Oct. 26, 2018

AI and machine learning take on cloud security woes

AI-infused technologies continue to target almost all aspects of cloud monitoring and management, including security. But don't assume they're a silver bullet.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 25, 2018

Compare AWS data lakes with S3 against HDFS

An S3 data lake streamlines the analysis of data that lives exclusively on AWS infrastructure but presents limitations for those who want to move beyond the Amazon ecosystem.

By George Lawton • Oct. 25, 2018

Explore Aurora Serverless capabilities for enterprise use

Users should explore the potential benefits and disadvantages of AWS' serverless database option before they jump in and focus on which environments the service fits best.

By Ofir Nachmani • Oct. 25, 2018

Can you ace this quiz on cloud computing privacy issues?

Consumers and enterprises are increasingly concerned about data privacy -- with good reason -- and cloud computing introduces a host of new challenges. How well do you know them?

By (ISC) 2 • Oct. 24, 2018

Don’t dwell on the nuances of low-code vs. no-code

As more and more business users acquire basic programming skills, enterprises shouldn't get too caught up in the nuances between low-code and no-code platforms.

By Chris Tozzi • Oct. 24, 2018

Bring AI to the edge with AWS Greengrass ML Inference

Learn the basics of machine learning inference with AWS Greengrass and how it can help train models and increase data value with real-time insights.

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 23, 2018

IBM eyes services bid with Multicloud Manager

Organizations that run applications in a multi-cloud environment could benefit from IBM's Kubernetes-based management platform that supports on-premises and other cloud platforms.

By Darryl Taft • Oct. 23, 2018

Estimate cloud computing costs prior to app migration

Enterprises should enlist a number of resources, including cost calculators and third-party tools, to assess what they'll pay for cloud computing -- before they start migration.

By George Lawton • Oct. 18, 2018

Top AWS re:Invent 2018 sessions to pencil in for Vegas

Unsure which re:Invent 2018 sessions to attend? Check out this day-by-day guide for suggestions and options on a range of AWS topics, including migration, security and costs.

By Tim Culverhouse • Oct. 18, 2018

AWS Nitro system ushers in more compute options

While questions remain around the direction of AWS' internal Nitro project, the effort has already translated into more high-performance compute options for users.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 15, 2018

Open source tool simplifies Kubernetes on AWS

AWS added an open source tool to manage infrastructure directly through Kubernetes. But the software is targeted at AWS assets, so don't expect it to help with portability.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 15, 2018

Machine learning tools ease cloud security, log management

Machine learning has increasingly found a home in enterprise cloud management teams, but the technology is still far from being a magic fix for complex tasks, such as multi-cloud cost optimization.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Oct. 12, 2018

Map out a smooth migration to Azure Resource Manager

As the classic Azure portal becomes outmoded, enterprises need to migrate to ARM -- but the change doesn't always come easy. Follow these steps to ensure a smooth move.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 11, 2018

Lambda support for OpenFaaS among wish-list items

Lambda got a long-awaited upgrade with SQS support, but AWS has more work to do. Here are a few more integrations that could improve Lambda and expand its uses.

By Chris Moyer • Oct. 11, 2018

Third-party tools ease multi-cloud network snags

Aviatrix is one of a host of third-party networking services that IT teams can use to simplify complex multi-cloud deployments and supplement AWS-native tools.

By Kurt Marko • Oct. 9, 2018

Manage microservices in cloud with these native tools

AWS, Microsoft and Google all offer native resources and tools to support microservices-based architectures, most of which rely heavily on containers and service mesh technology.

By Kenneth Milberg • Oct. 5, 2018

Google Stackdriver enhances alerts, adds Kubernetes support

A recent round of updates to Google's monitoring tool gives IT and development teams more options to set up alerts, track usage and support Kubernetes, both in the cloud and on premises.

By Kurt Marko • Sept. 28, 2018