The truth is that the defenses against attacks by other cloud users are strong, and there are much likelier risks you should be focused on instead
As enterprises build more and more multicloud environments, they want the ability to plug and unplug clouds as needed. But it doesn’t work that way
Companies have lost real revenue due to a lack of cloud expertise: on average, about 5 percent of total global revenue
We finally just got cloud security right, and now we're screwing it up with new thermostats and copiers that make all that good security worthless
2018 will be the year of more rapid growth, more data breaches caused by dummies, mega mergers in the cloud computing market, and the rise of “dark horse” cloud providers
If you follow up on these three cloud areas, you'll have a better result from your cloud efforts
Now that most enterprises have clouds in place, it’s time to think about how to remove people from the cloud operations equation
Although the default settings keep S3 data private, configuration errors have exposed data to the world. Even the NSA has screwed up
Small companies should check to see if their bandwidth gets throttled under the new FCC rules, but enterprises as a whole are unlikely to be hurt
New data shows that fat cloud-focused IT budgets are becoming the norm. Are you moving too fast, too slow, or about right?
Enterprises don’t seem to be paying attention to data integration as they move to the cloud, and so won’t find the business value they’re seeking
Amazon is expanding AWS Educate to high school students. Will enterprises benefit from this “get them while they are young” approach?
Most cloud providers try to differentiate themselves through proprietary features—the opposite of what enterprises want them to do
Enterprises must ensure they don’t end up subservient to just one cloud provider by focusing on needs before ecosystem
Too many companies pick the technology first, and then get stuck in the weeds trying to figure out what the business actually needs
Follow these five steps to detect root causes of poor cloud performance
Enterprises can’t yet give up the corporate datacenter, and the cloud providers are using all they can get
For years, enterprises looked at cloud providers to duplicate what existed on-premises. Now, the public cloud is the default platform for innovation
China is becoming a major cloud-computing consumer, and that means foreign companies will be working with Chinese partners via the cloud. Here’s what you need to know
Cloud metrics have long centered around operational cost savings, but that’s not where the actual value of the cloud is
Some cloud providers reserve the right to scan your data for various violations, but few enterprises know if they or their employees have agreed to such terms of service
The market consolidation will cause many enterprises to miss out on good technologies from smaller providers like Google Cloud Platform. That’d be a shame
Other enterprises have made big mistakes in their cloud deployments. Here they are, so you can avoid making the same cloud-migration mistakes
Most enterprises manage more than 10,000—and that’s with only 20 percent of their workloads in the cloud. New cloud tech is emerging to help
Governance is cloud computing’s secret to success. However, most enterprises don’t yet treat it that way
New data shows that enterprises are moving to devops with integrated security teams, processes, and tools. That should be standard practice
Sadly, enterprises don't like the idea of a central trust service in the cloud to secure both their cloud and local systems
Machine learning is still all the rage, but the subset called deep learning may hold more value for enterprises
As they bicker and strut, cloud vendors seem to forget that their customers actually need to get real work done, now
The new private cloud from Microsoft stands out from the competition, but it goes against enterprises’ desire to shrink their datacenters
A new report from 451 Research shows that IT pros are dissatisfied with the service they get and with the difficulty of cloud migrations
It used to be cloud or no cloud, now it’s an argument around private, hybrid, public, and multicloud architectures. Don’t make the wrong choice
While it’s cute to talk to your computer, chatbots provide little value to many processes, yet they get an inordinate amount of attention from providers
Suddenly, everyone is an expert on enterprise security, and the cloud is claimed to be a silver bullet for security. It’s not that simple
Enterprises that won’t admit mistakes either keep making them or avoid risk by not improving. Both approaches will cost you dearly
Here’s a quick way to figure out how long it will take to move both “lift and shift” and refactored workloads to the public cloud
Here is a quick guide to deal with the reality of cloud computing lockin, and why it’s a price you usually need to pay
Some people are truly savvy about cloud computing, but most are just posers. Which are you?
If you’re moving to the cloud, you’re moving to devops as well—even on premises
In the unlikely event your cloud provider has a breach, there are several things you should do—and not do—to protect yourself
Cloud architects make the most, but other cloud computing careers also pay well. Sadly, women are underpaid
The cloud neutralizes open source’s “free” advantage, and community zealotry alone won’t overcome that shift
More execs are scared of missing the boat on cloud computing than of cloud computing itself—a major change in the market
These two efforts are typically low-risk, high-reward, and you can easily complete them before the end of the year
Here are the three critical factors in deciding when to use edge computing’s specific techniques in your systems
The Achilles heel of the hybrid cloud is the private cloud, a technology platform that just isn’t up to the job
Fear shouldn’t define your IT strategy. Fixing your databases when you migrate to the cloud is cheaper than doing it later—or not at all
Business continuity planning was long a staple of IT management; it needs to be one for cloud management as well
As commoditization creates more competition in the public cloud, U.S. companies may have to choose between buying American and lower prices
Tools that abstract away the complexity of running multiple clouds can also hide powerful cloud-native features