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Expert Advice
Guide to creating a cloud migration testing strategy
Follow these guidelines to craft a strategy for cloud migration testing, from key tests to common challenges and best practices -- and understand why everything involves security.
By Brian Kirsch • Dec. 27, 2024 -
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Cloud migration security challenges and best practices
Cloud migration can seem daunting to security teams. Following these essential practices can help them move infrastructure and applications to the cloud safely and securely.
By Dave Shackleford • Dec. 26, 2024 -
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What is data segregation and why is it important in the cloud?
Data segregation, also commonly referred to as data separation, involves the policies and practices for isolating data and workloads based on specific criteria.
By Stephen Bigelow, Alexander Gillis • Dec. 26, 2024 -
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4 popular machine learning certificates to get in 2025
AWS, Google, IBM and Microsoft offer machine learning certifications that can further your career. Learn what to expect from each one, as well as skills and tips you should know.
By Kaitlin Herbert, Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Dan Sullivan • Dec. 23, 2024 -
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How to transition to the cloud: 7 best practices
Cloud migration provides numerous benefits, but there are pitfalls. Following these best practices builds a solid foundation for a systematic plan that sets you up for success.
By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 20, 2024 -
What is cloud migration? Your guide to moving to the cloud
Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications or other business elements to a cloud computing environment.
By James Montgomery, Kathleen Casey, Stephen Bigelow • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Cloud TCO: How to calculate cloud total cost of ownership
Unsure what it will cost to run workloads in the cloud? Learn the variables you need to compare on-premises deployment to cloud deployment and avoid costly surprises later on.
By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 19, 2024 -
Breaking down the cost of cloud computing in 2025
Businesses migrating to the cloud can reap benefits they wouldn't get staying on the premises -- but then there's the pricing. Check out cost structures of the big three providers.
By Andy Patrizio • Dec. 13, 2024 -
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How to calculate cloud migration costs
It's important to calculate the total cost of a cloud migration before making the move. Heer's how to compare your on-premises expenses to what you'll spend on the migration.
By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 12, 2024 -
What is Google Cloud?
Google Cloud is a suite of public cloud computing services offered by Google.
By Stephen Bigelow, Kinza Yasar • Dec. 11, 2024 -
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How to prepare for long-lasting cloud outages
Cloud outages are more than a technical inconvenience -- they can threaten business continuity, customer satisfaction, security and innovation. Will your business survive one?
By Brian Kirsch • Dec. 6, 2024 -
Expert Advice // Create an EC2 instance in AWS: Step-by-step tutorials
How to create an EC2 instance from the AWS Console
AWS has made launching EC2 instances an easy task, but there are still many steps to the result. Learn how to successfully create an EC2 instance from AWS Console.
By Ernesto Marquez • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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Understanding SaaS migration benefits and best practices
Consider the four common approaches to single-tenant and multi-tenant SaaS migration and get a good grasp on tradeoffs and challenges before making a move.
By Brian Kirsch • Dec. 6, 2024 -
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5 examples of cloud migration success stories to learn from
Senior executives from Experian and TCW explain why and how they moved to the cloud. Plus: case-study highlights from Johnson & Johnson, Unilever and Capital One.
By George Lawton • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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The 7 R’s of cloud migration: How to choose the right method
Gartner's easy-to-remember model summarizing cloud migration options, later expanded by AWS, neatly captures the choices. Here are the benefits and drawbacks of each.
By Brien Posey • Dec. 5, 2024 -
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Linux text editor tips for cloud admins using Vim and Nano
Vim and Nano are common Linux text editors that can help cloud admins manage cloud-based Linux VMs. While the tools might seem overwhelming, a few basic skills can go a long way.
By Damon Garn • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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On-premises-to-cloud migration: Top methods and tools to use
One of the first steps in a cloud migration is to choose a data transfer model. There are two options to consider -- online and offline -- but you need to weigh the pros and cons.
By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 4, 2024 -
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11 cloud migration benefits to know before making the move
The cloud's benefits are well established, but it's still useful to keep the biggest ones in mind before going through the trouble of moving on-premises systems to the cloud.
By Nicole Lewis • Dec. 3, 2024 -
Expert Advice // Tips and tools to rightsize Amazon EC2 instances
Best practices for rightsizing EC2 instances
EC2 instances that are improperly sized drain money and restrict performance on workloads. Learn how rightsizing EC2 instances can optimize costs with these best practices.
By Chris Tozzi • Dec. 2, 2024 -
A preview of the AWS re:Invent 2024 agenda
With AWS re:Invent 2024 offering in-person and virtual options this year, attendees can choose from a range of interactive session types.
By Kathleen Casey • Dec. 2, 2024 -
Opinion
Cloud experts share predictions for AWS re:Invent 2024
It's that time of year again: AWS re:Invent! Read on to learn what our cloud experts predict will be announced at this year's conference.
By Everett Bishop • Dec. 2, 2024 -
What is SaaS (software as a service)?
Software as a service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which a cloud provider hosts applications and makes them available to end users over the internet.
By Kathleen Casey, Kinza Yasar, Wesley Chai • Nov. 27, 2024 -
Cloud visibility: Definition, importance and challenges
Cloud visibility is a company's ability to monitor, track and gain insight into its cloud infrastructure and resources.
By Alanna Moss • Nov. 26, 2024 -
What is distributed cloud and how does it work?
Distributed cloud is public cloud -- any third-party cloud computing service offered over public internet -- deployed in more than one location, ideally in proximity to whoever or whatever wants to access it.
By Grant Hatchimonji • Nov. 26, 2024 -
What is a cloud-native application?
A cloud-native application is a program that is designed for a cloud computing architecture. These applications are run and hosted in the cloud and are designed to capitalize on the inherent characteristics of a cloud computing software delivery model.
By Ben Lutkevich, Karen Goulart, Kinza Yasar • Nov. 26, 2024