Opinion

The ‘toggle-away’ efficiencies: Cutting AI costs inside the training loop

You don't need the newest GPUs to save money on AI; simple tweaks like "smoke tests" and fixing data bottlenecks can slash your cloud bill and carbon footprint.

By Jayachander Reddy Kandakatla

Mar 20, 20269 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AITechnology Industry

By Gautam Sikka

Mar 20, 20269 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentTechnology Industry

The unhappy reality of cloud security in 2023

Let's talk about how you can stay off the growing list of companies that have been hacked. Spoiler alert: It takes money and commitment.

By David Linthicum

Jun 27, 2023 5 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Security

Red Hat ends the RHEL clones’ free lunch

Red Hat is forcing companies to choose a successor to CentOS Linux. Think carefully about the foundation of your infrastructure and who will support it long-term.

By Matt Asay

Jun 26, 2023 6 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Cloud computing is no longer a slam dunk

Data center hardware is cheap and cloud costs are high, complicating the business case for public cloud usage. Here’s how to evaluate your options.

By David Linthicum

Jun 23, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Technology Industry

3 downsides of generative AI for cloud operations

No one doubts the power of AI, but enterprises must realize it can also lead to deploying too many applications, scaling problems, and cost overruns.

By David Linthicum

Jun 20, 2023 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Management Generative AI

Using Microsoft Azure’s Prometheus monitoring with Kubernetes

Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus smooths the way to multi-cluster monitoring across Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Arc-hosted Kubernetes, and on-prem Kubernetes deployments.

By Simon Bisson

Jun 19, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Devops Microsoft Azure

Why isn’t Apple talking about AI?

Apple has been innovating with AI for a long time, but it focuses on the magic of the user experience, not the tech. There's a lesson here, especially since GenAI isn't always the right tool.

By Matt Asay

Jun 19, 2023 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Multicloud deployments don’t have to be so complicated

If you haven't learned yet, multicloud isn't something you can wing. Now the enterprises that didn't make solid plans in the first place need real solutions.

By David Linthicum

Jun 16, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Multicloud

Malicious hackers are weaponizing generative AI

The powerful capabilities of ChatGPT are being used against enterprise systems. Malicious packages and AI hallucinations are a few of the growing threats.

By David Linthicum

Jun 13, 2023 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Security Generative AI

How Grafana made observability accessible

Now 10 years old, the open source passion project that made observability open and composable continues to simplify life for developers.

By Matt Asay

Jun 12, 2023 7 mins

Development Tools Devops Open Source

When are containers or serverless a red flag?

Everyone loves to use new technology, but sometimes it’s counterproductive. Business case should drive technology choices, not the other way around.

By David Linthicum

Jun 9, 2023 3 mins

Careers Generative AI Serverless Computing

What’s missing in your cloud optimization projects

The cool kids are into cloud optimization these days, saving money and making deployments much more efficient. Here are a few trends you should know.

By David Linthicum

Jun 6, 2023 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Storage

Serverless is the future of PostgreSQL

To differentiate the many flavors of PostgreSQL, the few truly serverless offerings promise better engineering and faster development.

By Matt Asay

Jun 5, 2023 5 mins

Databases Open Source Serverless Computing

Cloud-based generative AI won’t be cheap

Get ready for the rush of generative AI applications heading your way in 2024, but watch out for the size of the bill. Who is going to pay for it?

By David Linthicum

Jun 2, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Disaster recovery in the cloud

Underestimate the complexity and cost of cloud computing backup and recovery and you risk missing data and lost customers. Here’s what to do.

By David Linthicum

May 30, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Data Management

ChatGPT’s parasitic machine

What do ChatGPT and other large language models owe to the human creators who provide the information they train on? What if creators stop making their insights publicly available?

By Matt Asay

May 29, 2023 6 mins

Data Science Generative AI Machine Learning

Amazing federated multicloud apps

Applications that span multiple public clouds are becoming more popular, especially with Kubernetes and containers, but think carefully.

By David Linthicum

May 26, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Multicloud Software Development

Cloud-based IT operations are on the rise

You chose on-premises systems behind a firewall for security. Don’t look now; cloud-based systems may carry out those operations on the firewall's other side.

By David Linthicum

May 23, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

KAN: A Kubernetes edge environment for computer vision

Microsoft’s open-source KubeAI Application Nucleus is a low-touch, Kubernetes-based system for building and running machine learning applications for edge devices.

By Simon Bisson

May 22, 2023 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Microsoft Azure

Are large language models wrong for coding?

When the goal is accuracy, consistency, mastering a game, or finding the one right answer, reinforcement learning models beat generative AI.

By Matt Asay

May 22, 2023 8 mins

Analytics Generative AI Machine Learning

Are multiyear cloud agreements a good idea?

Discounts or better service may come with big strings attached. Losing the ability to chase innovations or adjust to market changes may not be worth it.

By David Linthicum

May 19, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Don’t overlook attack surface management

As cloud computing becomes a scarier place given the rise in threats, it’s time to focus on the basics of ASM that safeguard cloud applications and data.

By David Linthicum

May 16, 2023 5 mins

Careers Cloud Security IT Skills and Training

Kubernetes costs less, but less than what?

Sure, compared to traditional IT, Kubernetes is great, but not much will beat public cloud in the long run.

By Matt Asay

May 15, 2023 5 mins

Careers Software Development

How finops affects cloud usage and repatriation

Seeing spending in real time might increase or decrease cloud utilization for enterprises. In what cases will finops recommend a return to traditional systems?

By David Linthicum

May 12, 2023 3 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Technology Industry

Component-based development has been a long time coming

The ability to build systems out of reusable and interchangeable parts has been growing for the past 30 years. We are finally getting there with cloud. Expect big changes in the near future.

By David Linthicum

May 9, 2023 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Software Development

Somehow OpenSearch has succeeded

The Elasticsearch fork from AWS stands as proof that the company has committed to contributing to open source.

By Matt Asay

May 8, 2023 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Open Source Technology Industry

Configure finops processes with the right metrics

Enterprises are leaning into finops systems to cut costs. However, if that’s the only metric, you could derail the overall business benefit of cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

May 5, 2023 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Generative AI

Get ready for exploding cloud growth

AI will drive tremendous net-new cloud growth, despite claims that we’re in a downturn. Optimizing your cloud systems has never been more important.

By David Linthicum

May 2, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Generative AI

The era of cloud optimization is upon us

As everyone prepares to jump headlong into generative AI and large language models, cloud will continue its strong performance.

By Matt Asay

May 1, 2023 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Generative AI Technology Industry

When will the fascination with cloud computing fade?

At some point, cloud will be baked into all of IT—just another building block of how we automate business. All the more reason to get it right the first time.

By David Linthicum

Apr 28, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Generative AI Technology Industry

When cloud pros fumble office politics

Dealing with humans may be more important than dealing with technology, especially now that many IT people are returning to in-person work.

By David Linthicum

Apr 25, 2023 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Skills and Training

Repatriating cloud apps and data? Think it through

Repatriation is a good move for ill-fitting workloads in the cloud, but these mistakes can make things worse. Know your workload and what you gain or lose.

By David Linthicum

Apr 21, 2023 4 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Technology Industry

How to succeed with cloud computing during an economic downturn

Many say to cut cloud spending in a slowing economy, but it's not that simple. Use these strategic moves to position yourself to lead the recovery.

By David Linthicum

Apr 18, 2023 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing IT Skills and Training

Semantic Kernel: A bridge between large language models and your code

Microsoft’s Semantic Kernel SDK makes it easier to manage complex prompts and get focused results from large language models like GPT.

By Simon Bisson

Apr 17, 2023 8 mins

Generative AI Machine Learning Technology Industry

Large language models are the new cloud battleground

Perhaps the biggest thing since open source or Google, LLMs may have companies fighting for supremacy, but it’s the developers who come out ahead.

By Matt Asay

Apr 17, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

Making a new business case for cloud computing

We thought cloud was all about cost savings, but that metric was wrong. We need to put a value on the agility and innovation cloud brings, not just dollars and cents.

By David Linthicum

Apr 14, 2023 4 mins

Careers Cloud Computing

3 overlooked cloud security attack vectors

Enterprises are putting their sensitive data in the cloud but both sides are responsible for security. Be sure your cloud provider is aware of these threats.

By David Linthicum

Apr 11, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Security

The AI singularity is here

The time to figure out how to use generative AI and large language models in your code is now.

By Matt Asay

Apr 10, 2023 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

How generative AI can hurt cloud operations

The hype around generative AI is white hot, and cloud operators are excited about the possibilities. First, let’s anticipate the unique problems it can cause.

By David Linthicum

Apr 7, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Generative AI

3 common myths about sustainability and cloud computing

As sustainability becomes a front-and-center topic for enterprises, stubborn misconceptions about the power consumption of cloud-based deployments need debunking.

By David Linthicum

Apr 4, 2023 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Devops

5 priorities that cut cloud costs and improve IT ops

With infrastructure as code, virtual desktop infrastructure, and a proactive approach to incident management, you can help keep cloud costs reasonable.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 3, 2023 7 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Cloud Management

If you want a career in AI, learn Python

Skills with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models are very much in demand across a variety of industries.

By Matt Asay

Apr 3, 2023 5 mins

IT Skills and Training Machine Learning Python

The ‘AI tax’ on AI-enabled applications in the cloud

The 'container tax' means companies pay more to use containers in the cloud. Applications with artificial intelligence are no different. Make sure AI is worth it.

By David Linthicum

Mar 31, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Generative AI

Working with Azure’s Data API builder

Add REST and GraphQL APIs to any database with a handy .NET CLI tool.

By Simon Bisson

Mar 29, 2023 7 mins

APIs Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure

From ‘cloud washing’ to ‘AI washing’

The marketing games continue. AI is the new spin causing a great deal of confusion in the world of cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

Mar 28, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Generative AI

6 ways to avoid and reduce data debt

Data debt can be just as bad as tech debt, causing security and trust problems if it isn’t addressed throughout the data pipeline.

By Isaac Sacolick

Mar 27, 2023 7 mins

Data Governance Data Quality Data Science

AI and the future of software development

Maybe you’re not ready to let AI write your code, but it’s quite useful for testing and analyzing code.

By Matt Asay

Mar 27, 2023 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Emerging Technology

3 multicloud myths that need to be crushed

You've probably heard that multicloud avoids lock-in, is more cost-effective, and shouldn't include legacy systems. Sorry to say, but that's all wrong.

By David Linthicum

Mar 24, 2023 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Multicloud

How to convert Python to JavaScript (and back again)

Love Python? JavaScript, not so much? Here are seven tools that turn Python to JavaScript for use in web applications.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Mar 21, 2023 7 mins

JavaScript Python Software Development

Observability will transform cloud security

Cloud security threats are increasing in both frequency and intensity. We need better visibility into potential threats and proactive approaches to addressing risk.

By David Linthicum

Mar 21, 2023 4 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Multicloud

Docker’s bad week

Instead of focusing on the poorly communicated decision to sunset Free Teams, look at the company’s overall direction to focus on what developers want.

By Matt Asay

Mar 20, 2023 6 mins

Development Tools Engineer Open Source