Getting an optimal cloud configuration is something you can do yourself, but emerging tools can help do it better
A new study shows that to optimize devops you need a mix of hard technology skills and soft people skills. But how do you get that combination?
Security operations (secops) are more effective if you pair them with governance operations (govops) and cost operations (costops)
The ability to use data in place is a great solution for using heterogeneous data in the cloud. But it's easy to create performance and security flaws when you do so
The internet of things generates colossal amounts of data from typically unsecure devices. Left as is, either problem could lead to catastrophe
Too often, industry-specific platforms use inferior technology and take too much work to reconfigure
Cloud-native means lockin. What you need to determine is how much lockin is worth the advantage of a single throat to choke
“We are using containers” is the battle cry of enterprises looking to get to the ultimate in performance, scalability, and portability—but you don’t always get what you expect
Some enterprises are buying into the no-ops premise, and so are setting unrealistic expectations for what cloudops should be
The process and ingredients that it takes to make your cloud computing project work are directly related to how you get a perfectly smoked piece of meat
Voice interfaces may seem cool, but they are often ineffective, inefficient, and costly to build. So you need a really good reason to use a chatbot
Enterprises are struggling with cost overruns, hiring, and security concerns, all problems that are easily overcome—and reflect a mature view of the cloud
In all security, your weakest link is your biggest vulnerability. Cloud security is no different
Both private data centers and public clouds continue to grow, and getting them to work and play well together will be a challenge
Getting it done fast often trumps making sure your code is portable across platforms. Serverless computing can push you even further from portability
It’s much easier and lower-risk today to move data, processes, and customizations to the cloud—and end the headaches legacy ERP
Enterprises are rightfully interested in edge computing, but too often lack a good architectural approach and old-fashioned pragmatism
Many enterprises have shelved blockchain efforts because it’s so complex to build and manage. Using the cloud solves those issues
There are really good reasons to move ERP systems to the cloud today, but beware these gotchas when you prepare for the move
Many companies moving to the cloud forget about updating their data and data technology. Here’s what to remember to do
80 percent of your risk comes from these areas. Address them before you migrate to get the results you want in sane, cost-effective way
Most enterprises have not done the planning they need to figure out the cloud opportunity, including how to avoid its pitfalls
CIOs are often finding themselves on the sidelines as business leaders take over the cloud strategy. Here's how IT can take it back
Want to hire people with cloud-specific skills or those who understand cloud architecture or security? Here are two secrets
With 2019 just around the corner, now is the time to do some planning and prepare to step on the accelerator in your cloud migration
Next year’s career opportunities will be about cloud, devops, and other engineering gigs—paying people top dollar to make stuff
The trend is providing a “Mini Me” version of a proprietary public cloud provider as a connected private cloud—essentially a public-cloud peripheral
Making your cloud more secure is about talking to other security systems more than tossing technology at the problem
In many cases, centralized control in the cloud makes more sense than trying to do everything at the edge
All vendor trade shows focus on the vendors’ self-interest, not yours. Don’t get distracted by the shiny new objects, but instead use the shows to explore solutions to your actual needs
Some enterprises found that their cloud platforms didn’t scale infinitely as expected during the crush demand of Cyber Monday. Here’s how to prepare for next time
It’s the end of the year and time to renew public cloud contracts. Here’s how to get the biggest discount from your public cloud provider
The need to have on-premises systems talk to public cloud systems is becoming critical. But so few enterprises are prepared
Are you trying to figure out security for your cloud deployment? You need these five types of security features in place
In cloud migrations, I’m often taken back how the data that was bad on-premises is worse in the cloud
If you have a cruddy applications design or overall architecture and relocate it the cloud, you end up with cruddy IT assets that are now in the cloud
Technology is easy, culture is hard. That’s why culture change is often the most significant barrier to cloud adoption
Now that the cloud is more than ten years old, there are a bunch of companies that know nothing else. How much does that help them, and could it hurt them?
More big cloud computing deals are coming, so enterprises need to understand how to think about them when picking technology
While many still believe that the cloud is less secure, the reality is that your data is safer now due to the cloud—and the cloud has changed the security game for all types of systems
The shift in innovation continues to flow to public clouds, and IT is discovering that it doesn’t really have a choice but to join the forced march there
Don’t move to devops or the cloud unless you plan on doing both
Naïveté and inadequate planning have made many large enterprises unhappy about the cloud deployments and the ROI they’ve gained. But this too will pass
There are a lot of good reasons to adopt a multicloud architecture. Avoiding provider lockin isn’t one of them. Here’s why
The new cry from the big public cloud providers is ‘serverless computing for everything.’ Don’t be fooled
I’m seeing a lot of cloud configuration errors in the real world—and it’s scaring the hell out of me
Follow these three best practices to keep the use of multiple databases across multiple clouds from confounding your deployments
Those who don’t have broadband will discover the whole new world of cloud computing with 5G that can take their businesses to the next level
Lack of proper monitoring and management results in these common mistakes that will cost you real money
Bad economic times gave the cloud its initial enterprise push for cost savings, but good times should mean the cloud now becomes strategic