In a recent survey, Gartner found what early adopters already know: The cloud is changing IT careers in a big way
As the saying goes, you can learn more by failing than succeeding. If that's true, there's a lot of learning going on
An extensive report shows that U.S. cloud adoption has all but ended the increase in energy usage from private data centers
There's a lot of good news for cloud computing these days, but always remember that other technologies are sometimes a better option
Web and cloud companies are especially targeted by a law that gives the government access to and control over user and business data
Securing the cloud doesn't mean you've secured your data in the cloud
Cloud security in a box is a myth; in reality, each cloud project comes with its own set of unique problems to solve
CIOs should be cautious about adopting new technology, but not blindly opposed -- otherwise, shadow IT takes over
Yet another vendor report stokes fears about security in the cloud, though in truth, your on-premises systems are at greater risk
The cat-and-mouse game over data privacy must stop, and it's time to seek a reasonable compromise with the government over tracking activities
IT must guess -- usually incorrectly -- on proper sizing of machine instances in public clouds. It's time to automate that
Companies that pretend their products are cloud products do more than confuse buyers -- they risk customers wasting their investments
Don't let these people block your cloud efforts through toxic, slowdown, or diminuation tactics
Your cloud projects will not give you the return you expected if you don't treat security, targeting, and operational costs seriously up front
If you've layered on technology willy-nilly, moving to the cloud won't prevent the resulting complexity -- unless you do some planning
We're well into deployment of hundreds of applications to the cloud, but the dreaded multitenant performance degradation hasn't happened
The good news: HANA will run on both Azure and AWS. The bad news: You have to figure out which path to commit to
Go cloud or go to jail? A law sent to the governor of Arizona would force a review every two years of systems not using cloud technology
Traditional cloud architecture has too much latency for many IoT applications. Welcome to the edge of the cloud
The growth in cloud usage should mean fewer data centers, yet more are being built, albeit not by the usual suspects
AWS continues to knock it out of the park, but enterprises need more than one cloud after the basics are set
Cloud migrations often expose a decades-old architectural decision that can require expensive rework
If your software isn't a good candidate for deployment in the cloud, you still have a few options to get in on the benefits
While everyone chases today's hot cloud skills, you'll do better to prepare for the cloud needs of tomorrow
Even when you use containers to make applications truly portable, brokering application resources on demand raises tough challenges
API abuse and neglect will get you in serious trouble, especially in the cloud, so use the available management tools to stay ahead
Software as a service is the original cloud, but 15 years later IT organizations often neglect to consider it in cloud migrations
IT spending may appear to be dropping, but it's actually shifting from IT to the business
The cloud makes dynamic-learning systems available and affordable -- but there aren't too many use cases for the technology
This advice should increase your salary by tens of thousands dollars and put you on the best cloud career path
A new survey shows containers work, and they are now moving into operational roles
Google’s recent announcements broadcast its readiness to fight AWS and Microsoft for public cloud dominance
Tech companies have good reason to reassess when and whether they use public clouds, but they're not representative of enterprises' needs
Hosting your enterprise's data in the cloud offers huge savings potential, but only if you do it right
Oracle's poor sales are yet another sign that traditional enterprise technology providers may fall by the wayside in the cloud mass migration
As cloud deployments become bigger and more complex, monitoring becomes more important
Companies are learning how to take advantage of having their data in the cloud
Cloud-management platforms need to be vendor-neutral to help IT deploy clouds effectively, and now there's one fewer option
An application must meet certain requirements to be considered a good candidate for migration to the cloud
It's all too common to miss essential aspects of governance, management, and security in enterprise cloud systems
Facts on the ground may force even control-oriented CIOs to accommodate departmental cloud computing
Technology and tools are important but by themselves won't provide the value you should get from marrying devops with the cloud
You can save a lot of money by reserving cloud capacity in advance -- and waste a lot if your forecast is wrong
There's still a place for cloudlike data centers, but the data shows enterprises now know the public cloud has the most benefit
Containers like Docker provide the application portability and distributed environments IT has long needed
Politicians and government want to keep data in the country of origin, but doing so will make the cloud less viable
The numbers aren't good for VMware and other companies that profited from old-school data centers. Could this be the beginning of the end?
Microsoft Azure has made great strides, but as a private cloud platform, it's going backward
The ELA and its variants may comfort IT buyers, but they also increase the complexity and make it harder to know you made the right decision
As the U.S. government and Microsoft battle over access to cloud data, major implications await both users and corporations