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Cloud computing services: Lease vs. own

Many services and applications can be handled by cloud computing providers. But enterprises should look carefully at cost before deciding whether to lease or own.

By Bridget Botelho • April 5, 2013

Application portability in PaaS: Problems and solutions

Even in the early stage of cloud adoption, users of PaaS services are already questioning the portability of the applications.

By Tom Nolle • March 29, 2013

Security considerations for IaaS cloud

Learn about the necessary security considerations for IaaS cloud environments.

By John Overbaugh • Feb. 25, 2013

Building redundancy into your cloud outage strategy

Any effective cloud computing strategy should include measures to protect against outages. The best defense you can have is to plan for redundancy.

By Jeff Cogswell • Jan. 31, 2013

How do I choose the right AWS instance for my cloud application?

Expert Chris Moyer explains AWS instances and which types are right for your cloud application.

By Chris Moyer • Dec. 13, 2012

What’s the difference between Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront?

Storing large files in the cloud has its advantages, and Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudFront are two seemingly identical options. What's the difference?

By Jeff Cogswell • Nov. 16, 2012

Experts weigh in on Platform as a Service adoption

Amid claims that PaaS adoption will take off in the coming year, our cloud experts weighed in on its pros and cons -- and what the future will hold.

By SearchCloudComputing.com staff • Sept. 24, 2012

Peeling back the layers of the Platform as a Service market

The PaaS market can be split into traditional IT vendors and independent, niche providers. Which choice offers an enterprise long-term cloud health?

By Bill Claybrook • July 31, 2012

Public vs. private cloud applications: Two critical differences

Private cloud applications are similar to public cloud applications, but there are a few key considerations, experts warn.

By Barney Beal • May 23, 2012

PaaS selection starts at the programming language

The PaaS market is growing without a single leader or approach. Picking a model should involve more than just saying, ‘Eeney, meeney, miney, moe.’

By Dan Sullivan • May 8, 2012

Examining the state of PaaS in the year of ‘big data’

Either more vendors are offering ‘big data’ capabilities or they have creative marketing teams. Which PaaS provider’s big data cloud is the real deal?

By Roger Jennings • March 23, 2012

Three questions to ask when considering Microsoft Azure

Is Microsoft Azure a no-brainer cloud choice or impossible to adopt? Ask these three questions to determine if the cloud platform is right for you.

By Tom Nolle • June 3, 2011

Defining and allocating vCloud Director resources

For IT shops configuring VMware vCloud Director, here are the first four steps needed to make the service aware of a vSphere environment.

By Michelle Laverick • March 29, 2011

Ten questions to ask when storing data in the cloud

Concerned about the security and privacy of your data in the cloud? Ask these 10 questions of every cloud provider to ensure that they'll keep your data safe and flexible.

By Joseph Foran • Feb. 23, 2011

Comparing four cloud computing strategies

It's important for prospective cloud adopters to know what the key vendors are planning. Our expert explains what to expect from four different offerings.

By Bill Claybrook • Feb. 10, 2011

Connecting to virtual servers in the cloud

For IT shops that must move content from an enterprise network or desktop to a cloud-based server, here's how to set up remote connections to virtual servers.

By David Strom • Jan. 13, 2011

RightScale lands $25 million to support cloud computing demand

Cloud management service provider RightScale just landed a third round of funding, but this time, it's to handle growing demand.

By Carl Brooks • Sept. 24, 2010

Salesforce.com and CVM do supply-chain management in the cloud

Salesforce.com rolled out the red carpet for its collaboration with CVM Technology when it put the company's supply-chain management tool on Force.com.

By SearchCloudComputing.com Staff • Aug. 12, 2010

Salesforce Chatter is officially live

Chatter, Salesforce.com's cloud-based social application, is now in general availability, but real-world reactions from users are mixed at best.

By SearchCloudComputing.com Staff • June 22, 2010

Intrusion detection in a cloud computing environment

Make sure that your cloud computing environment is equipped to detect and respond to attacks with the appropriate intrusion detection systems.

By Philip Cox • March 23, 2010

The Daily Cloud: Did Salesforce.com just become the biggest cloud computing company ever?

Marc Benioff is bragging about running the biggest enterprise cloud company on planet Earth. Is he telling the truth?

By SearchCloudComputing.com • Feb. 25, 2010

Understanding cloud compliance issues

Concerns about compliance have made companies wary of storing their data in public cloud environments.

By Philip Cox • Jan. 21, 2010

Salesforce.com suffers service outage after operations failure

Almost 70,000 customers experienced unexplained downtime afer a data center failure at Salesforce.com's only operations center in Silicon Valley.

By Carl Brooks • Jan. 5, 2010

Steps to building a cloud storage services business

Hosting your own cloud storage services holds the promise of a greater reward than simply reselling another provider's services. Learn the steps for putting together a cloud storage services business.

By Sue Troy • Dec. 28, 2009

Top threats in a PaaS cloud service and how to avoid them

Platform as a Service offerings suffer from vulnerabilities, such as lax default application configurations and holes in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols, which should be monitored and mitigated.

By Philip Cox • Dec. 11, 2009