When a cloud provider retires a service you’re using
It may feel like a betrayal, but public cloud providers do need to sunset services at times. Here’s how to plan for it and even find an opportunity to improve....
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...
Complexity is the biggest threat to cloud success and security
Just when we thought cloud computing could take a post-pandemic victory lap, we now face the largest challenge to date. In the latest Agents of Transformation report, Agents of Transformation 2021: The...
The public cloud could evolve like streaming services
More competition and commoditization in the public cloud’s marketplace may create a model more like Netflix and Apple TV. Streaming services, the kind we use from Apple TV, Roku, smart...
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...
Gartner: Top strategic technology trends for 2021
Cybersecurity mesh, AI engineering, and distributed cloud services are among the top trends that Gartner says will shape future enterprise IT operations. Companies need to focus on architecting resilience and...
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...
Cisco extends SD-WAN options with AWS, Azure hybrid-cloud integration
New Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp features simplify access to multi-cloud services and provide better security and lower latency. Cisco has further broadened the cloud-integration options available to its SD-WAN customers with new...
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...