The Cloud Center of Excellence: An Essential Tool for Cloud Success
Today, it’s not a question of whether an organization has workloads housed in the cloud. Instead, the question is what percentage of their workloads they’ve…
3 Elements to Ensure Your Success in the Cloud
With cloud computing usage growing, cloud migration projects are still a high priority for many organizations. According to Flexera’s 2020 State of the Cloud Report,…
Assess Your Cloud for More Control During COVID-19
Local government orders continue to keep people at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. I hope everyone is settling into the recent changes…
Five Ways to Reduce Your AWS Cloud Spending
In the cloud, as with everywhere else, every dollar counts. And as the cloud continues to grow in popularity, organizations are increasingly looking for ways…
Improve Your Green Initiatives and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
As more and more companies actively seek to reduce their overall environmental impacts, one often overlooked discussion is the positive impact of cloud computing. As…
Get in the Zone! Multi-Account Cloud Set-Ups Made Easier
Last updated April 6, 2020 For organizations looking to quickly establish a secure and scalable multiple-account AWS environment, the task may appear overwhelming – at…
Identifying & Overcoming Security Challenges in the Cloud
More than likely, you’re aware that cloud computing options have significantly changed the IT landscape for many organizations. As such, chances are rather good that…
Cloud Control for the Forward-Thinking CTO
Today’s CIOs and CTOs understand that growing complexity in their infrastructure means growing complexity in their IT management strategies. However, as technology rarely develops in…
Digital Transformation 2020: Preparing for the New Year in Cloud Tech
Every major calendar-year event comes with its own set of concerns for IT. For example, Black Friday and Cyber Monday put stress on eCommerce sites…
Traditional IT vs Cloud Computing
Numerous business owners the world over, across almost the entire spectrum of industries, simply want a reliable, scalable and cost-effective IT solution. Every organization needs…
The Race to the Cloud is On!
By 2021, 94 percent of workloads are expected to be housed in the cloud. A data point like that might make one think cloud migrations…
What Black Friday and Cyber Monday Mean for Your Cloud IT Infrastructure
It’s fast becoming a national tradition: Thanksgiving on Thursday, shopping in-store on Black Friday, and then hitting the internet on the following Monday. While the…
Can HIPAA Data Be Stored in the Cloud?
Healthcare organizations are increasingly being tasked with securely handling the vast amount of electronically protected health information (ePHI) they obtain through multiple forms of technology.…
Why You Should Build Automation into Your Cloud Migration Plan
When migrating to the cloud, many organizations focus on which cloud platform suits their workloads best and how they can keep their workloads secure and…
6 Ways to Avoid a Cloud Migration Failure
A recent research study on the success of cloud migrations has some disheartening news for organizations looking to migrate on-premises workloads to the cloud: 62…
What is a Managed Hybrid Cloud Hosting Provider?
The vast majority of organizations house at least some workloads in the cloud, and many of them in multiple cloud environments. The IBM Institute for…