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Thought leaders tips to obtain a secure cloud environment
Securing the cloud ecosystem is a multifaceted endeavor requiring both strategy and cooperation. Learn best practices and practical advice from leading speakers in this space. Continue Reading
How to Create an AWS Lambda Function with CloudFormation
Do you want to enhance automation, consistency, scalability and cost-effectiveness? Follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to create an AWS Lambda function using CloudFormation. Continue Reading
How to monitor and deallocate Azure VMs to save money
Enterprises can save costs by deallocating Azure VMs during inactive periods. Teams can use log files and automation to monitor VM jobs and push deallocation when a job is complete. Continue Reading
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Top 6 soft skills in IT that cloud teams need
Soft skills play a bigger part in successful cloud deployments than you might think. Technical skills are obviously essential in IT, but a company must hire well-rounded employees. Continue Reading
AWS CloudFormation vs. Terraform: How to choose?
Once you decide that IaC is the best approach for your AWS environment, it is time to choose a tool. Assess your needs when it comes to stack management, failure and support. Continue Reading
Upskill your cloud team for success
An investment in people is an investment in the company. See how a trained and upskilled staff can have a positive impact on productivity and profits.Continue Reading
How to build a successful FinOps team
A successful FinOps team relies on clear team structure and roles, shared accountability and baseline measures of success. Use these best practices to build a FinOps team.Continue Reading
Decode serverless pricing in AWS to avoid high costs
Serverless computing is an implementation worth considering in any cloud-based application. Learn to evaluate every component to avoid unexpected and unnecessary high costs.Continue Reading
8 hybrid cloud security challenges and how to manage them
Hybrid cloud's benefits are many and varied but so are the security issues surrounding integration, compatibility, governance, compliance, APIs, visibility and responsibility.Continue Reading
The relationship between cloud FinOps and security
True FinOps maturity isn't achievable without FinOps and cybersecurity team collaboration. The first step is building the relationship between those teams.Continue Reading
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Optimize serverless apps with an observability strategy
Serverless apps come with unexpected challenges and sometimes they are nearly impossible to troubleshoot and optimize. Move away from traditional monitoring practices to succeed.Continue Reading
Top 8 benefits of hybrid cloud for business
Why choose between public cloud and private systems when you can have both? With hybrid cloud, enterprises can address workload requirements, business demands and budgetary needs.Continue Reading
How to survive a cloud service outage
Outages might be rare, but they are rarely cheap -- any amount of downtime can cost you money. Learn how to minimize the risks and survive a cloud service outage.Continue Reading
How to implement AI into cloud management and operations
AI is becoming a transformative feature of cloud, but it means nothing if you don't have a proper strategy. Find out how to fold AI into management practices.Continue Reading
Craft a data protection strategy for multi-cloud
Data protection is harder when you have multiple clouds in the mix. Manage this challenge by crafting a data protection strategy and following these best practices.Continue Reading
Deploy ML on edge devices with SageMaker, IoT Greengrass
Amazon SageMaker, ONNX and AWS IoT Greengrass help deploy machine learning models to edge devices. Steps include component creation, recipe building and core device configuration.Continue Reading
Optimize ML models with Amazon SageMaker Neo
Machine learning models that run inference tasks require optimized performance and monitoring. Amazon SageMaker Neo can be a helpful tool in the ML model release cycle.Continue Reading
A conference guide to AWS re:Invent 2023
Explore the latest news, product releases and technology updates, as well as analysis and expert advice, from AWS re:Invent 2023 through this regularly updated guide.Continue Reading
3 cost optimization strategies for multi-cloud environments
Cloud environments can become costly especially across multiple cloud providers. Read about these cost optimization strategies to bring down your bill.Continue Reading
Minimize the high costs of AI in cloud with FinOps
Deploying and managing AI applications can become costly, especially if it is your first generative AI initiative. Learn how these costs can impact cloud costs.Continue Reading
5 cloud asset management best practices to optimize performance
Cloud billing, application deployments and security and governance are all important steps of cloud asset management. These best practices can help optimize cloud performance.Continue Reading
Craft a risk management plan for application modernization
While enterprises want to invest more in app innovation, a small risk of failure can stop a project in its tracks. Add a risk management plan into your app modernization project.Continue Reading
How to perform an application modernization assessment
Walk through an application modernization assessment process step by step to make the most informed decisions about how to approach modernization. Learn how to get started.Continue Reading
Compare Amazon CloudWatch vs. AWS CloudTrail
Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail help cloud administrators view configuration history and set up predictive monitoring alerts. Here are the major differences between the tools.Continue Reading
How AI and ML can transform CloudOps
AI and ML tools support several use cases in cloud operations, such as security, fault correlation and latency. These best practices can help CloudOps teams take the right steps.Continue Reading
How to modernize apps as part of the cloud migration process
Take stock of your applications, and modernize them where appropriate as part of a cloud migration. Learn about the benefits of this approach, and be aware of the potential pitfalls.Continue Reading
3 factors that influence multi-cloud cost optimization
Without careful oversight, multi-cloud deployments can be expensive. These data management and security practices can help IT teams control and reduce monthly costs.Continue Reading
3 rules to avoid high multi-cloud integration costs
When using multiple cloud providers, integration costs can grow quickly. To prevent billing surprises, enterprises must carefully plan application deployments and workflows.Continue Reading
Follow these 3 Azure Pipelines best practices
IT teams can better streamline workflows, enhance security and improve the developer experience by understanding these Azure Pipelines best practices.Continue Reading
Secure Azure Functions with these authentication methods
Securing Azure Functions is paramount to maintaining the integrity and reliability of your applications. Read over the methods, tools and best practices.Continue Reading
Manage cloud waste and high costs with automation
Once you apply automation to a cloud waste strategy, it's continuously on guard and working in real time. See what manual tasks you can replace and available automation tools.Continue Reading
Cloud budgeting for a multi-cloud strategy
A multi-cloud strategy can quickly become costly, especially with different providers. What you need is a cloud accountant to control the budgeting and billing processes.Continue Reading
Reduce cloud waste with proper provisioning best practices
Don't pay for resources you don't use. Implement these best practices to avoid overprovisioning through access controls, policies and right-sizing.Continue Reading
Manage shadow IT with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Managing shadow IT doesn't have to be a daunting task. With Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, users can reap the benefits of cloud, while mitigating the risks of shadow IT.Continue Reading
Rein in services to avoid wasted cloud spend
Organizations often make the easy mistake of duplicate purchases, which lead to wasted cloud spend. Learn strategies to avoid overspending in the cloud.Continue Reading
5 Google Cloud cost optimization best practices
Cost is always a top priority for enterprises. For those considering Google Cloud, or current users, discover these optimization best practices to gain better control of spending.Continue Reading
Are AWS Local Zones right for my low-latency app?
AWS offers its customers several options to minimize application latency. Let's look at the role AWS Local Zones can play in delivering your apps right on time.Continue Reading
Reduce latency with the right AWS placement group
When prioritizing latency in AWS, evaluate the advantages and limitations of placement groups and how they fit the desired cloud architecture outcome for an application.Continue Reading
3 rules to adapt cloud change management policies
Having a change management policy can minimize risk when it comes to making changes. Follow these rules to adapt cloud change management policies and compliance within the cloud.Continue Reading
How to create a CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance
CloudWatch alarms are the building blocks of monitoring and response tools in AWS. Get familiar with them by creating an Amazon CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance.Continue Reading
5 methods to restore an Azure VM
There are various ways to restore an Azure VM. Review why you would need to restore a VM, available restoration methods and which process fits your situation best.Continue Reading
4 best practices to avoid cloud vendor lock-in
Without proper planning, an organization could end up feeling trapped in its relationship with a cloud provider. Follow these tips to avoid vendor lock-in.Continue Reading
When to use AWS Compute Optimizer vs. Cost Explorer
AWS Compute Optimizer and Cost Explorer monitor, analyze and optimize your cloud costs. Compare the two tools to choose which is best for VM rightsizing.Continue Reading
Get started with Amazon CodeGuru with this tutorial
Amazon CodeGuru reviews code and suggests improvements to users looking to make their code more efficient as well as optimize costs. Follow this tutorial to get started.Continue Reading
Top cloud performance issues that bog down enterprise apps
Workloads with rigid latency, bandwidth, availability or integration requirements tend to perform better -- and cost less -- if you host them on private infrastructure.Continue Reading
3 best practices for right-sizing EC2 instances
EC2 instances that are improperly sized drain money and restrict performance demands on workloads. Learn how to right-size EC2 instances to optimize costs with these best practices.Continue Reading
Interpret and apply AWS Compute Optimizer recommendations
It is challenging to find the right balance between performance, availability and cost. Learn how to enable and apply AWS Compute Optimizer to monitor your metrics.Continue Reading
Cloud experts and their AWS re:Invent 2022 predictions
As AWS prepares for its biggest event of the year, our contributors predict what the cloud vendor will unveil at re:Invent 2022.Continue Reading
Compare Amazon Lightsail vs. EC2 for your web app needs
Not all developers need, or want, the full capabilities of Amazon EC2. See if the scaled-back and simplified Amazon Lightsail is the better fit for your application.Continue Reading
Compare AWS Global Accelerator vs. Amazon CloudFront
AWS Global Accelerator and Amazon CloudFront solve similar problems. But users must know when to use one over the other. Discover how they differ to choose the right service.Continue Reading
What is data separation and why is it important in the cloud?
Some enterprises avoid the public cloud due to its multi-tenant nature and data security concerns. Learn what data separation is and how it can keep your data safe.Continue Reading
How to reduce Azure costs via automation
One way for Azure customers to reduce their spending is to be sure VMs deployed in the cloud aren't running when they aren't needed. Automation can help.Continue Reading
Implement these 6 Azure cost optimization best practices
From resource tagging to serverless deployments, there are several ways cloud admins can optimize Azure spending to stay within their company's budget.Continue Reading
Azure cost management tools to control cloud spending
With alerts, cost analysis dashboards and other features, Azure cost management tools can help admins more clearly see their cloud usage and optimize their spending.Continue Reading
Ease package management with this Azure Artifacts tutorial
An extension of the Azure DevOps service, Azure Artifacts can help developers manage and share packages to streamline the overall development process.Continue Reading
Break down Azure VM pricing models and discounts
Azure offers three VM pricing models. Learn the benefits and drawbacks of each, which model works best for you and discount options to help you save.Continue Reading
Tips for smoother, more secure cloud performance
It's easy for an unanticipated glitch to create a significant disruption to a cloud environment. To get around these pitfalls, here are some key things to watch out for.Continue Reading
Be aware of these CloudWatch Logs limits and quotas
CloudWatch Logs imposes certain limits and service quotas related to log data ingestion and other areas. Fortunately, in many cases, there are workarounds.Continue Reading
Gain insights from Azure Advisor recommendations
Microsoft's Azure Advisor service offers recommendations based on five categories. Learn these categories and the roles they play in a cloud management strategy.Continue Reading
Dell takes an 'E pluribus unum' approach to multi-cloud
At Dell Technologies World, multi-cloud was a popular topic, especially how it can happen by accident. However, it seems to be evolving into a single, but integrated, set of clouds.Continue Reading
What is multi-cloud visibility, and how do I achieve it?
It's not always clear how visibility relates to monitoring or observability or how these terms fit together in a multi-cloud environment. Let's sort it out.Continue Reading
How Dell is changing the multi-cloud equation
IT teams love the freedom to select the cloud services that match their needs and preferences, but this accidental multi-cloud strategy creates organizational complexity.Continue Reading
Examine IBM's hybrid cloud strategy
IBM's focus on hybrid cloud efforts, including Cloud Paks and OpenShift, makes for a competitive option. See if its strategy fits your enterprise needs.Continue Reading
8 native Google Cloud management tools admins should know
IT teams can use a range of native management and monitoring tools from Google to ensure their public cloud deployments are reliable and cost-effective.Continue Reading
Why and how to enable Azure Backup Instant Restore
Azure Backup Instant Restore has minimal wait time, is set at a modest price and has backup options via policies. Learn how to configure this service to restore failed VMs.Continue Reading
Key Amazon EKS monitoring best practices
Learn how to monitor Amazon EKS resources through tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus, as well as worker node and infrastructure monitoring tips to maintain application efficiency.Continue Reading
How cost and complexity factor into AWS DR strategies
To choose the right AWS disaster recovery plan, understand how much downtime your business can tolerate -- and how DR scenarios affect your monthly costs.Continue Reading
Why and how to create Azure service principals
Service principals let cloud admins control access to Azure resources. Follow this step-by-step example to get started.Continue Reading
How an AWS multi-region architecture can strengthen DR
Meet AWS outages head on by learning how to build a multi-region architecture that achieves resiliency in the event of disaster.Continue Reading
How to approach cloud compliance monitoring
Compliance monitoring is a critical practice. Learn how to build a cloud compliance monitoring strategy from application design and development to ongoing operations.Continue Reading
Stay online with these 5 AWS disaster recovery best practices
Solve disasters in an AWS deployment by having a disaster recovery strategy in place. Learn how to pick the right recovery methods and prevent more problems.Continue Reading
Follow these 5 best practices for cloud-native app development
Cloud app developers can strategically create and maintain better applications if they know and follow best practices of cloud-native app development.Continue Reading
Use Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor Aurora
Application owners need to know the vital metrics that affect database health. CloudWatch and DevOps Guru monitor Amazon Aurora performance to give users valuable insights.Continue Reading
Apply these FinOps best practices to optimize cloud costs
While there's no one-size-fits-all approach to a FinOps initiative, these established principles and practices will get you started on the right path.Continue Reading
The state of the PaaS business model and market in 2022
PaaS fills the gap between IaaS and SaaS for developers and comes with its own benefits and challenges, which inform the PaaS business model and market.Continue Reading
3 best practices to achieve high availability in cloud computing
High availability is the crucial test of whether a business can continue to access data and applications when things go wrong in a cloud-based IT infrastructure.Continue Reading
Cloud resiliency: What it is and why it matters
Cloud resiliency is critical to ensure IT services and resources can recover quickly -- and without data loss.Continue Reading
Implement these 4 Amazon CloudWatch Logs best practices
To improve the reliability of their applications, AWS users might want to consider exporting log data to the cloud for analysis and pattern detection.Continue Reading
3 best practices to manage SaaS subscriptions
Seemingly simple tools -- such as spreadsheets and work calendars -- can go a long way in helping IT teams keep track of SaaS billing and contract renewals.Continue Reading
Guide to creating a cloud migration testing strategy
Follow these guidelines to help craft a strategy for cloud migration testing, from key tests to run to common challenges and best practices -- and why everything involves security.Continue Reading
Increase cloud visibility with these 4 best practices
Cloud environments are complex and have many moving parts. Implement a cloud visibility strategy to track those moving parts and prevent cost, performance and security issues.Continue Reading
Popular security best practices for hybrid cloud
Combining a public cloud and an on-premises environment creates unfamiliar security challenges. Learn the main security issues in hybrid cloud and the ways to combat them.Continue Reading
5 centralized logging best practices for cloud admins
Centralized logging -- particularly within hybrid and multi-cloud environments -- can boost an IT team's monitoring strategy and accelerate troubleshooting.Continue Reading
Cloud TCO: How to calculate cloud total cost of ownership
Unsure what it'll cost to run your workloads in the cloud? Learn the parameters you need to define in order to get up and running and avoid costly surprises.Continue Reading
Break down the Google Cloud resource hierarchy
Admins can use Organizations, Folders, Projects and Resources to manage employee access within Google Cloud. But first, they must understand the distinctions between each level.Continue Reading
9 cloud migration security considerations and challenges
Cloud migration may seem daunting to security teams. Follow these essential practices to safely and successfully migrate infrastructure and applications.Continue Reading
How to transition to the cloud: 7 best practices
The cloud can help improve an app's performance and cost, but businesses need to plan for success. Follow these best practices to ensure cloud migration success.Continue Reading
Explore cloud-native vs. cloud-based vs. cloud-enabled apps
While it's tough to make a clear distinction between cloud-native, cloud-based and cloud-enabled apps, they differ in terms of development practices, performance and other factors.Continue Reading
12 key steps for a successful cloud migration
Ready to move your on-premises apps to the cloud? From rehosting vs. redesigning to testing and monitoring, follow these key steps for a successful cloud migration.Continue Reading
How to negotiate a cloud agreement that works
In a cloud initiative, the difference between disappointment and success is connected to the quality of the contract. Consider these negotiation strategies.Continue Reading
HPE GreenLake vs. AWS Outposts: 2 approaches to hybrid cloud
GreenLake and Outposts both deliver on-premises, cloudlike services, yet have stark differences in the approaches they take. Determine which fits your organization's needs.Continue Reading
How to manage cloud transfer and egress charges
It's expensive -- sometimes shockingly expensive -- to move data out of the cloud. Consider these factors to avoid costly data transfer bills.Continue Reading
Operational strategies for isolation in cloud computing
While it's inevitable that certain cloud-hosted applications will share resources, the vulnerabilities these connections expose make isolation strategies an absolute necessity.Continue Reading
6 steps to build a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy
A poorly executed cloud resource tagging strategy, or having no strategy at all, can cost a bundle down the road. Build the best tagging strategy with these six steps.Continue Reading
Don't let your IT team make these 4 mistakes in cloud
As cloud adoption surges in popularity, it's important that your cloud team is well equipped to handle their next project. However, there are mistakes that can derail a project.Continue Reading
3 AWS container security best practices
Security is crucial for container-based applications. Learn how to protect AWS container environments with best practices for ECS, EKS and the extension for on-premises deployments.Continue Reading
6 cloud governance framework principles and challenges
An organization that wants to control its cloud environment should examine how well it adheres to these key pillars of cloud governance.Continue Reading
Invest in cloud security to future-proof your organization
The cloud has opened many opportunities for enterprises to maintain operations during the pandemic, but it has also created numerous security challenges that must be addressed.Continue Reading
Get started on AWS with this developer tutorial for beginners
Kick-start your AWS cloud developer journey with this breakdown of essential services, deployment options and other cloud basics you'll need to get started.Continue Reading
5 bad practices that lead to insecure APIs in cloud computing
API security often feels complicated. However, your IT team will go a long way in securing its services if it avoids these common pitfalls in API design and implementation.Continue Reading