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CASBs address wide range of cloud security concerns

Cloud and distributed apps create complex security challenges. CASBs aim to resolve these issues with features for threat protection, data loss prevention and more.

By Paul Korzeniowski • Jan. 26, 2018

Azure networking feature addresses latency, performance

An Accelerated Networking upgrade to Microsoft Azure reduces latency and improves performance for newer VMs, as Microsoft tries to keep pace with AWS. TEST

By Trevor Jones • Jan. 25, 2018

Five cloud computing skills to propel your career in 2018

The cloud market moves at the speed of light, so some IT pros struggle to pinpoint which new technologies and skills to learn. Here are five to prioritize in 2018.

By Kathleen Casey, Kristin Knapp, Kathleen Casey and Kristin Knapp • Jan. 25, 2018

Learn these AWS basics before you run VMware on AWS

There are a few things every vSphere admin should know before he tries to run VMware on AWS, including how VPCs work and how AWS handles resource provisioning.

By Stuart Burns • Jan. 25, 2018

Words to go: Basic cloud computing terms

New to cloud computing? Use this list of basic terms to familiarize yourself with common deployment models, service categories and top providers.

By Kathleen Casey • Jan. 25, 2018

M EC2 instance family offers versatile compute, at a price

General-purpose EC2 instances, like the M and T series, fit many types of applications. But before you rush to use them, know your workloads and how much capacity they need.

By Alan Earls • Jan. 25, 2018

Dive into AWS data lakes for analytics projects

Data lakes on AWS can provide a treasure trove of information -- if you can work past complexity and management issues. Test the water with these cloud services.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 24, 2018

Google cloud features evolve to turn up the heat on AWS

Google made several moves in 2017 in an attempt to close the gap between itself and market leader AWS. But will those efforts be enough to win over new customers?

By David Linthicum • Jan. 23, 2018

Choose a loosely coupled architecture for DevOps success

To successfully pivot your organization toward DevOps and cloud, carefully evaluate and fine-tune your architecture first, and then think about tool sets.

By George Lawton • Jan. 23, 2018

Evaluate VMware, public cloud provider integration

Hybrid cloud providers don't yet have the seamless integration they promised. VMware cluster admins need to evaluate available options in order to formulate a VMware cloud strategy.

By Jim O'Reilly • Jan. 22, 2018

IaaS providers weigh new tech against core offerings

Like its rivals, AWS continues to push itself up the stack -- and capture headlines in the process. But user demand still revolves around core infrastructure features.

By David Linthicum • Jan. 22, 2018

AWS Auto Scaling simplifies management across services

Amazon's Auto Scaling service can reduce duplicate efforts by users. It's also the latest example of Amazon's effort to streamline and automate its large list of services.

By Trevor Jones • Jan. 19, 2018

Google Cloud Dedicated Interconnect offers VPN alternative

Google's Dedicated Interconnect enables an enterprise to privately connect its data center to the public cloud. Here's a breakdown of key features and the requirements to use it.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 17, 2018

Meltdown-Spectre bugs hit cloud usage less than first feared

IT shops expected their cloud usage to flag due to recent chip bugs, but most environments survived the patches unscathed.

By Trevor Jones • Jan. 16, 2018

BPM market advances around AI, cloud technology

As AI, microservices and other emerging technologies transform the BPM industry, enterprises need to carefully navigate their business processes to the cloud to avoid GRC risks.

By George Lawton • Jan. 16, 2018

Migrate cloud applications back to on-premises applications

In the cloud frenzy, it's easy to lose sight of what to do if the cloud doesn't work. With time, patience and cost planning, administrators can migrate applications back on premises.

By Brian Kirsch • Jan. 16, 2018

Three Amazon AI-based projects to get your dev team rolling

Amazon AI technologies expand capabilities for enterprise developers. Try out these sample AI projects to familiarize yourself with deep learning and image recognition features.

By George Lawton • Jan. 16, 2018

Serverless, containers shape future of cloud computing

Experts seem to agree that serverless platforms, containers and the eventual merging of the two will be the biggest cloud trends to follow this year.

By George Lawton • Jan. 15, 2018

App development teams brace for big change in 2018

Multi-cloud, blockchain and more sophisticated PaaS tools are three trends expected to reshape app development practices in 2018. Is your team ready for the change?

By George Lawton • Jan. 12, 2018

AWS-VMware partnership remains a win-win -- for now

When AWS and VMware partnered up, it opened new revenue streams for each company. But does the deal mark a one-off collaboration or a long-term team-up?

By David Linthicum • Jan. 12, 2018

Providers continue to push hybrid cloud technologies in 2018

The hybrid cloud market changes rapidly, as major cloud providers release new services to bridge private and public platforms, but for now, management challenges remain.

By Jim O'Reilly • Jan. 11, 2018

VMware SaaS strategy bridges requirements from data center to cloud

VMware's effort to embrace SaaS tools might seem counterintuitive, but it's a move that recognizes both the appeal of the cloud and the continued necessity of on-site data centers.

By Brian Kirsch • Jan. 11, 2018

Transition to a hybrid cloud platform from a private cloud

Consider factors like security, platform compatibility, data usage requirements and management when transitioning from a private cloud to a hybrid cloud.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 11, 2018

Five AWS tips and tricks to advance cloud app development

Developers in 2017 continued to embrace Lambda and containers, as AWS added more support and services. Review SearchAWS' top development advice from last year to prepare for 2018.

By Tim Culverhouse • Jan. 10, 2018

AWS container services evolve, but remain a work in progress

At re:Invent, AWS made a number of enhancements to its container services portfolio. But its bedrock container orchestration service, Amazon ECS, still vexes some dev teams.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 9, 2018