Cloud computing, often referred to as simply “the cloud,” is the delivery of on-demand computing resources—everything from applications to data centers—over the internet on a pay-for-use basis. Elastic resources—Scale up or down quickly and easily to meet demand ...
Is your enterprise considering moving to cloud-based Infrastructure as a Service? Amazon and Azure are the two primary players, but which one is right for the needs of your business? It's been 10 years since the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS). In that time a lot has changed a ...
Important cloud metrics look remarkably like your usual network metrics: latency, packet loss, QoS, jitter, and capacity all play important roles in measuring your cloud.
The problem is not just that there are pieces of functionality missing from the Cloud, but that the people expect that missing functionality to have moved to the Cloud with their data. In the short-term, we all need to be more contentious of the features that exist in the Cloud and those t ...
Most of the businesses out there in the world are now aware of the benefits associated with cloud computing. As a result, they tend to move their physical and virtual applications to the cloud. However, this migration process is not smooth and people who go through it will have to deal wit ...
Clоud computing iѕ dеfinеd with several dерlоуmеnt mоdеlѕ, еасh оf which hаѕ specific trаdе-оffѕ fоr аgеnсiеѕ that are migrating ѕеrviсеѕ and ореrаtiоnѕ tо cloud-bаѕеd еnvirоnmеntѕ. Bесаuѕе оf the diffеrеnt сhаrасtеriѕtiсѕ and ...
As cloud computing matures, its value becomes better known and better understood. Cloud hype is now transitioning to competitive and economic pressure to accelerate software capabilities. Migration of applications to the cloud is no longer “if” but “when” the IT organization will h ...
Cloud computing as an idea encapsulates a wide range of business and consumer services. At its most basic, cloud computing refers to using resources over the Internet that are housed somewhere else in the world for specific purposes.
What do IT executives look for in cloud service and platform providers? Which capabilities, technologies, and services are most important? How do organizations prioritize performance, management, interoperability, and migration as they consider new cloud implementations?
As spending shifts from traditional systems to cloud services, there is both great risk and opportunity. Through 2020, an increasing percentage of annual IT spending will be directly or indirectly impacted by a cloud shift, making cloud computing one of the most disruptive forces in IT ...