Opinion

The agent security mess

Humans don’t use most of their granted permissions, but agents will—and the results will be disastrous.

By Matt Asay

Mar 23, 20266 mins

Access ControlDevelopment ApproachesIdentity and Access Management

Build a customer-facing app like a SaaS company

SaaS vendors know a good app is built on a value proposition, business model, developer community, and success metrics.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 26, 2022 7 mins

APIs Devops SaaS

3 cloud architecture best practices for industry clouds

As enterprises seek industry clouds to boost their overall cloud ROI, they should architect with integration and security in mind and not limit their choices to one provider.

By David Linthicum

Dec 23, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Data Integration

Introducing Cadl: Microsoft’s concise API design language

With Cadl, you can write a 500-line OpenAPI definition in 50 lines of code. It’s a logical way for architects and developers to construct and constrain APIs.

By Simon Bisson

Dec 21, 2022 7 mins

APIs C# Microsoft Azure

When containers are not the answer

Containers are being sold as a cure-all for cloud computing systems, but they have a specific purpose, and in many instances should not be used.

By David Linthicum

Dec 20, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Emerging Technology Serverless Computing

When to architect for the edge

When time is money or safety, or you face data compliance regulations, edge computing may be your best bet. Here are 5 scenarios where edge makes sense.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 19, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Why don’t cloud providers integrate?

Enterprises will never be single-vendor IT shops. Cloud providers and other technology vendors that don’t play well with competitive products are harming their customers.

By Matt Asay

Dec 19, 2022 5 mins

Careers Multicloud Technology Industry

The best way to pursue cloud sustainability

Making your cloud deployment cost-efficient kills two birds with one stone: It saves money and helps your sustainability goals.

By David Linthicum

Dec 16, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Software Development

The exploding multicloud management market

The past few years saw the proliferation of multiclouds and tools to manage them. Now it's time to update your strategy to maximize multicloud ROI.

By David Linthicum

Dec 13, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Management Multicloud

What to do when your devops team is downsized

Five tips to help you manage the emotional and practical repercussions when colleagues are let go.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 12, 2022 6 mins

Careers Devops Engineer

Open source security fought back in 2022

One year after the Log4j disaster, open source community efforts and new developer toolchains are addressing the challenges of software supply chain security.

By Matt Asay

Dec 12, 2022 5 mins

Development Tools Open Source Security

Who is invited to your cloud strategy party?

Small inner circles that control overall cloud strategies and deployment decisions are on the rise, even though it isn't in the best interest of the business or IT.

By David Linthicum

Dec 9, 2022 4 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Azure Kubernetes doubles down on WebAssembly

WebAssembly is ideal for cloud-native apps. A shift from Krustlets to runwasi should simplify managing Wasm nodes in Azure Kubernetes Service.

By Simon Bisson

Dec 7, 2022 7 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft Azure Software Development

Complexity is the enemy of cloud security

Cloud security and IT security in general often overlook complexity. It’s not taught in security courses, and most experts don’t consider it in risk analytics.

By David Linthicum

Dec 6, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Multicloud

What are headless architectures and composable systems?

When systems require complex customizations and integrations (think ERP, CRM, or CMS), these flexible architecture choices enable greater security and scale.

By Isaac Sacolick

Dec 5, 2022 6 mins

APIs Emerging Technology Software Development

AWS is changing

Announcements at AWS re:Invent show a kinder, gentler Amazon, ready to integrate its own services and third-party data sources.

By Matt Asay

Dec 5, 2022 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Databases Open Source

Cloud computing gets back to basics

Recent trends show a return to cloud fundamentals, such as data, development, deployment, and security, rather than chasing what’s new and cool.

By David Linthicum

Dec 2, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Security Data Science

Make 2023 the year of cloud computing optimization

It’s the week of AWS re:Invent and time for end-of-the-year cloud planning. Hopefully, we’ll see a shift in thinking toward making more effective use of cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

Nov 29, 2022 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Cloud Management

5 risks of AI and machine learning that modelops remediates

Modelops improves machine learning model development, testing, deployment, and monitoring. Follow these tips to keep model risks in check and increase the efficiency and usefulness of your ML initiatives.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 28, 2022 7 mins

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning

The open enough, multicloud enough, serverless enough cloud

Amazon Web Services may disappoint die-hard proponents of open source, multicloud, and serverless. Clearly customers have a different view.

By Matt Asay

Nov 28, 2022 5 mins

Amazon Web Services Multicloud Serverless Computing

Integrating Web3 technologies with Azure Devops

Microsoft’s Azure incubation team is experimenting with blockchain technologies. Can the company make them ready for the enterprise?

By Simon Bisson

Nov 23, 2022 7 mins

Blockchain Microsoft Azure Web Development

What’s coming for cloud computing in 2023

Next year may change the cloud world as enterprises face lower budgets and a demand for ROI. It's time for planning and strategy to become the dominant trend.

By David Linthicum

Nov 22, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Management Multicloud

What open source gets wrong with Mastodon

The open source alternative to Twitter is forgetting the customer experience in its rush to make a political statement about decentralization.

By Matt Asay

Nov 21, 2022 5 mins

Open Source Serverless Computing Technology Industry

7 dos and don’ts for working with offshore agile teams

Tools are helpful, but they can’t replace trust and appreciation. Follow these expert tips to better connect with your team members an ocean away.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 21, 2022 8 mins

Agile Development Development Tools IT Skills and Training

What to do in a cloud computing recession

Whether we're in a definite cloud spending downturn or not, strategically using periods of uncertainty can prepare the business for the future.

By David Linthicum

Nov 18, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Management IT Skills and Training

2023 may be the year of multicloud Kubernetes

We could see more companies shift to multicloud in 2023, using container orchestration, federated development, and deployment. Now we just need the big providers on board.

By David Linthicum

Nov 15, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Computing IT Skills and Training Multicloud

Should we measure developer productivity?

The strength of the software development team is each individual developer. The strength of each developer is the team.

By Nick Hodges

Nov 15, 2022 4 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

Don’t buy the cloud repatriation claptrap

Some big names are pushing to bring workloads back from the cloud, but a lot more voices say stay, especially now.

By Matt Asay

Nov 14, 2022 5 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Technology Industry

How to explain devops jargon to business executives

Establishing a common understanding of IT technical terms helps manage executives’ expectations and gain their support.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 14, 2022 7 mins

Devops Engineer IT Skills and Training

What observability means for cloud operations

When you look at your operations data, do you know what you’re seeing? Observability can help you gain more insights from complex cloud deployments.

By David Linthicum

Nov 11, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Management Cloud Security

Inside Microsoft’s cloud-first .NET 7 release

November means it’s time for a new .NET release. What’s in .NET 7 for the cloud and for containers? Cross-platform support and cloud-native functionality.

By Simon Bisson

Nov 9, 2022 6 mins

Canonical Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure

Cloud architects are afraid of automation

Automation is one of the greatest gifts to cloud architecture, operations, security, and finops. Yet, many architects still are reluctant to use it. What's so scary?

By David Linthicum

Nov 8, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Management Cloud Security

7 ways to reduce costs with agile and devops

If you're struggling to find cost savings in complex workflows, agile and devops practices offer ways to find the best opportunities in uncertain times.

By Isaac Sacolick

Nov 7, 2022 8 mins

Agile Development Development Tools Devops

Microsoft-ing your way through a recession

The tech giant offers a model for tight times, and Matt has some advice for rightsizing your headcount.

By Matt Asay

Nov 7, 2022 6 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

The cloud is downturn-proof—maybe

So far, cloud spending is durable through economic turmoil. However, it won’t last forever, especially for enterprises that are not seeing ROI because of poor planning.

By David Linthicum

Nov 4, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Management IT Skills and Training

Lift-and-shift cloud migrations are dying

Enterprises have found smarter ways to move workloads to the public cloud. Systems that are better optimized make the most of cloud computing.

By David Linthicum

Nov 1, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Management

Some rain in the AWS, Azure, and Google clouds

With recession at the gates and cloud growth slowing, the big three cloud vendors still find ways to succeed.

By Matt Asay

Oct 31, 2022 6 mins

Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Platform Microsoft Azure

The 7 Rs of cloud app modernization

How do you know when to simply relocate an app and when to rebuild from the ground up? Here are some tips on evaluating the technical side and the business case.

By Isaac Sacolick

Oct 31, 2022 7 mins

Application Life Cycle Management Devops Engineer

3 primo cloud computing jobs in 2023

The cloud boom and its resulting issues are boosting the pay and prestige of certain roles. Here's what it takes to be an architect, operations engineer, or security engineer.

By David Linthicum

Oct 28, 2022 5 mins

Careers Cloud Security Diversity and Inclusion

Microsoft’s end-to-end Arm development environment is here at last

With Arm developer hardware now shipping, Windows is ready to embrace an NPU-powered AI future.

By Simon Bisson

Oct 26, 2022 7 mins

Development Tools Microsoft Azure Technology Industry

Why you’re getting cloud security wrong

New data shows that many enterprises are not approaching cloud security correctly, and it’s going to lead to unpleasant consequences.

By David Linthicum

Oct 25, 2022 3 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Cloud Security

5 modelops capabilities that boost data science productivity

Organizations are hiring data scientists to develop ML models and experiment with AI, but the business impact is lagging for many large enterprises.

By Isaac Sacolick

Oct 24, 2022 6 mins

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning

Postgres is eating relational

It’s hard to compete with easy. PostgreSQL has a lot of great qualities, but being easy to use seals the deal for companies and consultants.

By Matt Asay

Oct 24, 2022 4 mins

Careers Databases

It’s time to prioritize SaaS security

Did our focus on IaaS security come at the expense of SaaS security? Know what to guard against, especially excessive user permissions and misconfigured UIs, APIs, and integrations.

By David Linthicum

Oct 21, 2022 4 mins

Cloud Security IaaS SaaS

Was moving to cloud a mistake?

A new study predicts freezes in cloud spending. Poor cloud ROI is largely self-inflicted and can be mitigated with careful planning and realistic expectations.

By David Linthicum

Oct 18, 2022 5 mins

Careers Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

How to get ready for the metaverse

Whether companies want to leap or tiptoe into the metaverse, they should decide which of these key technologies aligns with their business strategies.

By Isaac Sacolick

Oct 17, 2022 8 mins

Augmented Reality Machine Learning Virtual Reality

The cloud has a people problem

Cloud skills are complicated and in high demand. Smart enterprises need a practical approach to the staffing shortage, and smart employees need multicloud skills.

By Matt Asay

Oct 17, 2022 5 mins

Careers Certifications IT Skills and Training

Get used to cloud vendor lock-in

The only certainties in life are death, taxes, and cloud lock-in. Let’s look at the reasons behind lock-in reality and why it’s so difficult to avoid.

By David Linthicum

Oct 14, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Ignite 2022: Making Azure your development hub

Microsoft is using its Ignite event to expand Azure’s role as its developer cloud, offering an isolated, configurable development platform.

By Simon Bisson

Oct 12, 2022 7 mins

Cloud Computing Development Tools Microsoft Azure

Google kicks up ‘openness’ a notch

A series of smart decisions to create an open cloud ecosystem has moved the cloud giant into a position of power. But turning that openness into sustainable advantage won’t be easy.

By Matt Asay

Oct 11, 2022 7 mins

Cloud Computing Google Cloud Platform Technology Industry

Cloud security is the new battle zone

Attempted breaches are on the rise and cloud security professionals are forced to play 'Whac-A-Mole' with attacks. Are you ready to rethink your cloud security strategy yet?

By David Linthicum

Oct 11, 2022 3 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Security Managed Cloud Services