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Choose the best public cloud instances for your apps and budget

Cloud computing instances can make or break application performance -- and costs. Evaluate your workloads to determine the right instance type and size before deployment.

By Kathleen Casey • May 23, 2017

Explore Google XPN for virtual private cloud networks

Isolated networks strengthen cloud security, but sharing data can become a challenge. Learn how Google XPN enables multiple users or departments to share one virtual private cloud.

By Kurt Marko • May 22, 2017

No-code/low-code project management best practices

Before setting your no-code/low-code product into motion, you must prepare your organization. Expert Zach Flower discusses the importance of collaboration and communication.

By Zachary Flower • May 22, 2017

Your cloud bill climbs due to these five overlooked costs

AWS, Google and Azure offer tools that help users estimate cloud costs. But overlooked services, usage spikes and outages can cause actual cloud bills to far exceed those estimates.

By Stephen Bigelow • May 18, 2017

Build a cloud-based infrastructure one layer at a time

As enterprise IT teams enter the cloud adoption phase, they must understand the technical underpinnings that comprise cloud infrastructure -- from servers to storage to apps.

By Kristin Knapp, Erica Mixon • May 11, 2017

AWS certification types with the most street cred

Passing an AWS certification exam is often a top benchmark on a cloud pro's resume. These AWS certifications are considered the most difficult -- and valuable.

By Alan Earls • May 5, 2017

Understand the pros, cons of an AWS cloud VPN service

Our team will move workloads into AWS, but we need control and security over them. What VPN features does Amazon Lightsail provide, and is it better suited for certain workloads?

By Ofir Nachmani • April 28, 2017

Build Docker container images with AWS CodeBuild

AWS CodeBuild is a developer tool that automates tasks, such as software releases, and enables IT teams to build and push containers to a registry within minutes.

By Mike Pfeiffer • April 28, 2017

Techniques for optimizing microservice performance in the cloud

Learn how to prevent bottlenecks, create efficient deployment and avoid security issues to ensure optimal microservice performance in the cloud.

By Tom Nolle • April 28, 2017

Avoid downtime during the cloud migration process

During a public cloud migration, IT teams need to take a cautious, one-step-at-a-time approach to avoid hearing the dreaded phrase, 'the system is down.'

By Paul Korzeniowski • April 27, 2017

Scale resources automatically with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Scalability is an attractive capability of cloud computing that reels in enterprises of all sizes. Learn how Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Azure can help you achieve that benefit.

By Mike Pfeiffer • April 26, 2017

The true definition of cloud computing is still lost on some IT pros

The misuse of the phrase 'cloud computing' has created misperceptions of the technology. Remember that the cloud isn't a location -- it's a more agile way to design IT services.

By Mark May • April 21, 2017

Give Visual Basic language apps a cloud afterlife with code conversion

Visual Basic apps were never meant to run in the cloud, but with automated code conversion tools, their tried-and-true business logic can be refactored and reused.

By Joel Shore • April 17, 2017

Build an effective API management system for multicloud

APIs play a critical role in cloud, allowing apps and services to communicate with each other. But with multiple cloud providers in the mix, API management gets complicated.

By Stephen Bigelow • April 7, 2017

Amazon Route 53 benefits include efficient domain management

There are many domain hosting options, but Amazon Route 53 stands out from the pack for resolution speed -- especially among AWS users. Route 53 offers these benefits for users.

By Ofir Nachmani • March 31, 2017

AWS Lambda functions have storage capacity, longevity limitations

AWS Lambda's high scalability can serve as a limitation, as data can be lost if too much strain is placed on the data store. These methods can work around Lambda memory limitations.

By George Lawton • March 28, 2017

What are some ways to stop and restart OpenStack instances?

Admins can pause, suspend, shelve or stop a compute instance in OpenStack. But what are the key differences between each option?

By Sander van Vugt • March 28, 2017

Select the right cloud regions, availability zones to optimize costs

Cloud computing can bring a multitude of unexpected costs. To stay within budget, evaluate the costs associated with regions and availability zones.

By Stephen Bigelow • March 24, 2017

Choose cloud configuration management tools for multiple platforms

The multicloud model presents unique configuration management challenges. When choosing a tool, enterprises should compare cloud native and third-party options carefully.

By David Linthicum • March 23, 2017

Cloud-first strategy speeds spinoff of American Express’ travel unit

Given just months to spin off a $20 billion operation into a new, independent company, American Express Global Business Travel turns to the Dell Boomi cloud integration platform.

By Joel Shore • March 3, 2017

How Oracle licensing on AWS affects portability

AWS works with software vendors to make cloud workloads more portable, but some vendors have licensing restrictions that could complicate BYOL.

By Alan Earls • March 1, 2017

Which AWS programming language is best for our project?

AWS developers can choose between a variety programming languages, including Microsoft, .NET, Java and Python. How do they differ and should we use them to develop applications?

By Ofir Nachmani • Feb. 28, 2017

Get started with the Azure API Management service

APIs are vital to open the communication lines between cloud apps, and proper management of those APIs is also critical. Learn how Azure's API service can kick start that process.

By Kurt Marko • Feb. 24, 2017

Compare offline data migration services from AWS, Azure and Google

Sending a storage disk to a cloud provider seems like an antiquated data-migration method, but it's a common choice. Here's how AWS, Azure and Google manage the process.

By David Linthicum • Feb. 17, 2017

Find out exactly where the Docker Swarm architecture is heading

The challenge of provisioning applications across clusters remains a significant one. Docker's Mike Goelzer explains where the company is headed with Docker Swarm.

By George Lawton • Feb. 16, 2017