How to choose a cloud data warehouse
Modern data warehouses can query structured data and semi-structured data simultaneously, and even combine historical data and streaming live data for analysis. Enterprise data warehouses, or EDWs, are unified databases...
Why cloud will continue to explode post-COVID
Many expect the cloud boom to level out after the masks go away. However, the pandemic may have caused a permanent shift in thinking, and for new reasons. In a...
Server-side licensing leads to hike in public cloud prices
Changes made over the last year or so to protect open source revenue streams are starting to impact public cloud managed service costs. Server-side types of licensing are starting to...
7 enterprise cloud strategy trends for 2021
Maximizing the value of hybrid cloud, while managing sprawl and cloud costs, is top of mind for CIOs seeking to boost business outcomes this year. Cloud computing has become the...
Predictions for cloud computing in 2021
Public cloud vendors will cement their dominance, but enterprises will look to hybrid clouds, PaaS, open-partner ecosystems, and augmented reality. Cloud computing is the centerpiece of the world’s technical response...
IBM set to spin-off managed service business to focus on hybrid cloud
IBM plans to dedicate itself to hybrid cloud, AI, quantum computing, and mainframe technologies, and is breaking out its $19B Managed Infrastructure Services group in order to do so. IBM...
7 ways to gain control over cloud spend
Does it seem like a sizable portion of your organization’s cloud budget is disappearing into thin air? Here’s how to bring some of that money back home. Enterprises worldwide spent...
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft take their clouds to the edge
As enterprises ramp up edge computing deployments, the big three clouds are ponying up a surprising array of edge options for a broad range of needs. It might surprise you...
Security teams struggle to keep pace with cloud threats
Security professionals face challenges in keeping pace with cloud deployments and migrations, and the additional security threats they open up. Misconfiguration, unauthorised access and account hijacking are the most pressing...
COVID-19 leads to shocking cloud computing bills
With the rapid expansion of public cloud services to support a newly remote workforce, many enterprises are looking to cut some costs. It’s pretty significant when the Wall Street Journal...