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When and how to use a FIFO queue in SQS

Using FIFO queues in Amazon SQS support Exactly-Once Processing and keep tasks in order. But they can create bottlenecks if used with the wrong workloads.

By Chris Moyer • Feb. 15, 2017

Discover the pros, cons of bare-metal cloud services

A bare-metal cloud service combines the benefits of physical servers with public cloud, but may not be right for all workloads. Weigh the pros and cons before you make a decision.

By Stephen Bigelow • Feb. 15, 2017

Identify and reduce multicloud integration costs

When using multiple cloud providers, application integration costs can grow quickly. To prevent billing surprises, carefully plan application deployments and workflows.

By Tom Nolle • Feb. 8, 2017

Boto

Boto is a software development kit (SDK) designed to improve the use of the Python programming language in Amazon Web Services. The Boto project started as a customer-contributed library to help developers build Python-based applications in the cloud, converting application programming interface (API) responses from AWS into Python classes.

By David Carty • Jan. 31, 2017

Using Azure Site Recovery for data and VM replication

Data replication is a critical part of a disaster recovery plan, and the devil is in the details. Ease your plan with automation through Azure Site Recovery.

By Kurt Marko • Jan. 31, 2017

Test your knowledge of big data cloud services

Big data in the cloud is a big deal. But without the right management and analytic tools, you won't get far. Test your knowledge of big data tools in the cloud with this quiz.

By Kathleen Casey • Jan. 24, 2017

How does Azure Premium Storage billing work?

For Azure Premium Storage, are users billed by how much storage capacity they actually use or how much they reserve or allocate?

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 17, 2017

Breaking down the costs of cloud storage

Storage is a primary reason enterprises move workloads to the cloud. But before shipping off your data, learn how region, capacity and other factors shape cloud storage costs.

By Stephen Bigelow • Jan. 16, 2017

Using REST APIs in AWS connects services, creates concerns

APIs help developers connect services, but also create security and management concerns. This excerpt from 'Mastering AWS Development' explores REST API commands for AWS.

By David Carty • Jan. 16, 2017

The what, why and how of the TOSCA cloud standard

As the acceptance of DevOps rises, the TOSCA standard has become a popular option for cloud application deployment. Here's a closer look at how it works.

By Tom Nolle • Jan. 9, 2017

Choose the best Google cloud instance types for your workloads

Not all workloads are the same -- some require more CPUs, while other require more memory. Fortunately, Google's range of cloud instance types offers enterprises a lot of options.

By Kurt Marko • Dec. 28, 2016

What are some AWS Marketplace benefits for enterprises?

Our enterprise lists its services in the AWS Marketplace. What's the best way to use the marketplace to sell our products?

By Stephen Bigelow • Dec. 15, 2016

Perform a PaaS pricing comparison for public cloud

When choosing a platform, enterprises need to focus on features and prices for Azure, Google and AWS. Take a look under the hood before you take it for a spin.

By Mike Pfeiffer • Dec. 1, 2016

Security issues in cloud computing

While the cloud may be flexible and cost-efficient, a lack of data safeguards and compliance standards makes security the largest hurdle to leap.

By Alexandria Hubbard, Assistant Editor • Nov. 28, 2016

Real-time app development helps minimize delays

The differences between real-time and near real-time application development are invisible to the naked eye, but everyone suffers from delays in app builds and execution.

By Chris Moyer • Nov. 15, 2016

Practice cloud resource management to reduce sprawl, cut costs

Some organizations go overboard with cloud deployments, paying for more resources than they actually need. Follow these steps to decrease wastefulness and increase cost efficiency.

By Tom Nolle • Nov. 9, 2016

How do AWS IAM permissions manage resource access?

We use AWS Identity and Access Management for cloud security, but aren't sure how roles, permissions and policies differ in a cloud security strategy. How do they protect resources?

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 31, 2016

Benefits of moving from EC2-Classic to VPC

AWS replaced EC2-Classic instances with Virtual Private Cloud to help enterprises better secure networks and resources. Here's how the two instances differ and how to migrate to VPC.

By Ofir Nachmani • Oct. 28, 2016

Microsoft Azure Security Center

Microsoft Azure Security Center is a set of tools and services for securing virtual machines that run on the Azure public cloud. With Azure Security Center, an IT team can establish security policies, set up alerts and receive recommendations for addressing potential Azure security threats.

By Kristin Knapp • Oct. 27, 2016

Google Cloud Storage prices cut, Glacier cold storage competitor added

Google is revamping its Cloud Storage services to woo users and challenge AWS with price cuts, lifecycle management and cold storage with quicker retrieval times than Amazon Glacier.

By Trevor Jones • Oct. 21, 2016

Don’t migrate apps to the cloud without considering the costs

For many organizations, the public cloud is a way to cut costs -- but some apps may be costing you more in the cloud than you think. Find out which enterprise apps are better left on premises.

By David Linthicum • Oct. 20, 2016

Which caching engines does Amazon ElastiCache support?

Amazon ElastiCache supports Redis and Memcached as in-memory caching engines. What are the main features of each and how do they differ?

By Stephen Bigelow • Oct. 12, 2016

Custom AWS metrics maximize use of CloudWatch Logs

Unlike standard app dev methods, serverless computing with AWS Lambda does not enable easy debugging. These tools can help developers keep an eye out for Lambda errors.

By Chris Moyer • Oct. 7, 2016

How do I determine which OpenStack version I have?

Figuring out the OpenStack release or version running in your organization isn't as easy as it sounds. What are some quick tips to find that information?

By Sander van Vugt • Sept. 29, 2016

Use cloud auto scaling, tagging to give unneeded resources the boot

Auto scaling services help admins identify underused resources and reduce public cloud costs. Learn how load balancing and tagging can maximize those benefits.

By Stephen Bigelow • Sept. 27, 2016