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• Are AWS Local Zones right for my low-latency app?

  AWS offers its customers several options to minimize application latency. Let's look at the role AWS Local Zones can play in delivering your apps right on time. Continue Reading

• Reduce latency with the right AWS placement group

  When prioritizing latency in AWS, evaluate the advantages and limitations of placement groups and how they fit the desired cloud architecture outcome for an application. Continue Reading

• 3 rules to adapt cloud change management policies

  Having a change management policy can minimize risk when it comes to making changes. Follow these rules to adapt cloud change management policies and compliance within the cloud. Continue Reading

• How to create a CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance

  CloudWatch alarms are the building blocks of monitoring and response tools in AWS. Get familiar with them by creating an Amazon CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance. Continue Reading

• 5 methods to restore an Azure VM

  There are various ways to restore an Azure VM. Review why you would need to restore a VM, available restoration methods and which process fits your situation best. Continue Reading

• 4 best practices to avoid cloud vendor lock-in

  Without proper planning, an organization could end up feeling trapped in its relationship with a cloud provider. Follow these tips to avoid vendor lock-in.Continue Reading

• When to use AWS Compute Optimizer vs. Cost Explorer

  AWS Compute Optimizer and Cost Explorer monitor, analyze and optimize your cloud costs. Compare the two tools to choose which is best for VM rightsizing.Continue Reading

• Get started with Amazon CodeGuru with this tutorial

  Amazon CodeGuru reviews code and suggests improvements to users looking to make their code more efficient as well as optimize costs. Follow this tutorial to get started.Continue Reading

• Top cloud performance issues that bog down enterprise apps

  Workloads with rigid latency, bandwidth, availability or integration requirements tend to perform better -- and cost less -- if you host them on private infrastructure.Continue Reading

• 3 best practices for right-sizing EC2 instances

  EC2 instances that are improperly sized drain money and restrict performance demands on workloads. Learn how to right-size EC2 instances to optimize costs with these best practices.Continue Reading

• Interpret and apply AWS Compute Optimizer recommendations

  It is challenging to find the right balance between performance, availability and cost. Learn how to enable and apply AWS Compute Optimizer to monitor your metrics.Continue Reading

• A conference guide to AWS re:Invent 2022

  Explore the latest news, product releases and technology updates, as well as analysis and expert advice from AWS re:Invent 2022 in this updating conference guide.Continue Reading

• Cloud experts and their AWS re:Invent 2022 predictions

  As AWS prepares for its biggest event of the year, our contributors predict what the cloud vendor will unveil at re:Invent 2022.Continue Reading

• Compare Amazon Lightsail vs. EC2 for your web app needs

  Not all developers need, or want, the full capabilities of Amazon EC2. See if the scaled-back and simplified Amazon Lightsail is the better fit for your application.Continue Reading

• Compare AWS Global Accelerator vs. Amazon CloudFront

  AWS Global Accelerator and Amazon CloudFront solve similar problems. But users must know when to use one over the other. Discover how they differ to choose the right service.Continue Reading

• What is data separation and why is it important in the cloud?

  Some enterprises avoid the public cloud due to its multi-tenant nature and data security concerns. Learn what data separation is and how it can keep your data safe.Continue Reading

• How to reduce Azure costs via automation

  One way for Azure customers to reduce their spending is to be sure VMs deployed in the cloud aren't running when they aren't needed. Automation can help.Continue Reading

• Implement these 6 Azure cost optimization best practices

  From resource tagging to serverless deployments, there are several ways cloud admins can optimize Azure spending to stay within their company's budget.Continue Reading

• Azure cost management tools to control cloud spending

  With alerts, cost analysis dashboards and other features, Azure cost management tools can help admins more clearly see their cloud usage and optimize their spending.Continue Reading

• Ease package management with this Azure Artifacts tutorial

  An extension of the Azure DevOps service, Azure Artifacts can help developers manage and share packages to streamline the overall development process.Continue Reading

• Break down Azure VM pricing models and discounts

  Azure offers three VM pricing models. Learn the benefits and drawbacks of each, which model works best for you and discount options to help you save.Continue Reading

• Tips for smoother, more secure cloud performance

  It's easy for an unanticipated glitch to create a significant disruption to a cloud environment. To get around these pitfalls, here are some key things to watch out for.Continue Reading

• Be aware of these CloudWatch Logs limits and quotas

  CloudWatch Logs imposes certain limits and service quotas related to log data ingestion and other areas. Fortunately, in many cases, there are workarounds.Continue Reading

• Gain insights from Azure Advisor recommendations

  Microsoft's Azure Advisor service offers recommendations based on five categories. Learn these categories and the roles they play in a cloud management strategy.Continue Reading

• Dell takes an 'E pluribus unum' approach to multi-cloud

  At Dell Technologies World, multi-cloud was a popular topic, especially how it can happen by accident. However, it seems to be evolving into a single, but integrated, set of clouds.Continue Reading

• What is multi-cloud visibility, and how do I achieve it?

  It's not always clear how visibility relates to monitoring or observability or how these terms fit together in a multi-cloud environment. Let's sort it out.Continue Reading

• How Dell is changing the multi-cloud equation

  IT teams love the freedom to select the cloud services that match their needs and preferences, but this accidental multi-cloud strategy creates organizational complexity.Continue Reading

• Examine IBM's hybrid cloud strategy

  IBM's focus on hybrid cloud efforts, including Cloud Paks and OpenShift, makes for a competitive option. See if its strategy fits your enterprise needs.Continue Reading

• 8 native Google Cloud management tools admins should know

  IT teams can use a range of native management and monitoring tools from Google to ensure their public cloud deployments are reliable and cost-effective.Continue Reading

• Why and how to enable Azure Backup Instant Restore

  Azure Backup Instant Restore has minimal wait time, is set at a modest price and has backup options via policies. Learn how to configure this service to restore failed VMs.Continue Reading

• Key Amazon EKS monitoring best practices

  Learn how to monitor Amazon EKS resources through tools such as CloudWatch and Prometheus, as well as worker node and infrastructure monitoring tips to maintain application efficiency.Continue Reading

• How cost and complexity factor into AWS DR strategies

  To choose the right AWS disaster recovery plan, understand how much downtime your business can tolerate -- and how DR scenarios affect your monthly costs.Continue Reading

• Why and how to create Azure service principals

  Service principals let cloud admins control access to Azure resources. Follow this step-by-step example to get started.Continue Reading

• How an AWS multi-region architecture can strengthen DR

  Meet AWS outages head on by learning how to build a multi-region architecture that achieves resiliency in the event of disaster.Continue Reading

• How to approach cloud compliance monitoring

  Compliance monitoring is a critical practice. Learn how to build a cloud compliance monitoring strategy from application design and development to ongoing operations.Continue Reading

• Stay online with these 5 AWS disaster recovery best practices

  Solve disasters in an AWS deployment by having a disaster recovery strategy in place. Learn how to pick the right recovery methods and prevent more problems.Continue Reading

• Follow these 5 best practices for cloud-native app development

  Cloud app developers can strategically create and maintain better applications if they know and follow best practices of cloud-native app development.Continue Reading

• Use Amazon CloudWatch metrics to monitor Aurora

  Application owners need to know the vital metrics that affect database health. CloudWatch and DevOps Guru monitor Amazon Aurora performance to give users valuable insights.Continue Reading

• Apply these FinOps best practices to optimize cloud costs

  While there's no one-size-fits-all approach to a FinOps initiative, these established principles and practices will get you started on the right path.Continue Reading

• The state of the PaaS business model and market in 2022

  PaaS fills the gap between IaaS and SaaS for developers and comes with its own benefits and challenges, which inform the PaaS business model and market.Continue Reading

• 3 best practices to achieve high availability in cloud computing

  High availability is the crucial test of whether a business can continue to access data and applications when things go wrong in a cloud-based IT infrastructure.Continue Reading

• Cloud resiliency: What it is and why it matters

  Cloud resiliency is critical to ensure IT services and resources can recover quickly -- and without data loss.Continue Reading

• Implement these 4 Amazon CloudWatch Logs best practices

  To improve the reliability of their applications, AWS users might want to consider exporting log data to the cloud for analysis and pattern detection.Continue Reading

• 3 best practices to manage SaaS subscriptions

  Seemingly simple tools -- such as spreadsheets and work calendars -- can go a long way in helping IT teams keep track of SaaS billing and contract renewals.Continue Reading

• Guide to creating a cloud migration testing strategy

  Follow these guidelines to help craft a strategy for cloud migration testing, from key tests to run to common challenges and best practices -- and why everything involves security.Continue Reading

• Increase cloud visibility with these 4 best practices

  Cloud environments are complex and have many moving parts. Implement a cloud visibility strategy to track those moving parts and prevent cost, performance and security issues.Continue Reading

• Popular security best practices for hybrid cloud

  Combining a public cloud and an on-premises environment creates unfamiliar security challenges. Learn the main security issues in hybrid cloud and the ways to combat them.Continue Reading

• 5 centralized logging best practices for cloud admins

  Centralized logging -- particularly within hybrid and multi-cloud environments -- can boost an IT team's monitoring strategy and accelerate troubleshooting.Continue Reading

• Cloud TCO: How to calculate cloud total cost of ownership

  Unsure what it'll cost to run your workloads in the cloud? Learn the parameters you need to define in order to get up and running and avoid costly surprises.Continue Reading

• Break down the Google Cloud resource hierarchy

  Admins can use Organizations, Folders, Projects and Resources to manage employee access within Google Cloud. But first, they must understand the distinctions between each level.Continue Reading

• 9 cloud migration security considerations and challenges

  Cloud migration may seem daunting to security teams. Follow these essential practices to safely and successfully migrate infrastructure and applications.Continue Reading

• How to transition to the cloud: 7 best practices

  The cloud can help improve an app's performance and cost, but businesses need to plan for success. Follow these best practices to ensure cloud migration success.Continue Reading

• Explore cloud-native vs. cloud-based vs. cloud-enabled apps

  While it's tough to make a clear distinction between cloud-native, cloud-based and cloud-enabled apps, they differ in terms of development practices, performance and other factors.Continue Reading

• 12 key steps for a successful cloud migration

  Ready to move your on-premises apps to the cloud? From rehosting vs. redesigning to testing and monitoring, follow these key steps for a successful cloud migration.Continue Reading

• How to negotiate a cloud agreement that works

  In a cloud initiative, the difference between disappointment and success is connected to the quality of the contract. Consider these negotiation strategies.Continue Reading

• HPE GreenLake vs. AWS Outposts: 2 approaches to hybrid cloud

  GreenLake and Outposts both deliver on-premises, cloudlike services, yet have stark differences in the approaches they take. Determine which fits your organization's needs.Continue Reading

• How to manage cloud transfer and egress charges

  It's expensive -- sometimes shockingly expensive -- to move data out of the cloud. Consider these factors to avoid costly data transfer bills.Continue Reading

• Operational strategies for isolation in cloud computing

  While it's inevitable that certain cloud-hosted applications will share resources, the vulnerabilities these connections expose make isolation strategies an absolute necessity.Continue Reading

• 6 steps to build a comprehensive cloud tagging strategy

  A poorly executed cloud resource tagging strategy, or having no strategy at all, can cost a bundle down the road. Build the best tagging strategy with these six steps.Continue Reading

• Understand the 5 main benefits of hybrid cloud for businesses

  Why choose between public cloud and private systems when you can have both? With hybrid cloud, enterprises can address workload requirements, business demands and budgetary needs.Continue Reading

• Don't let your IT team make these 4 mistakes in cloud

  As cloud adoption surges in popularity, it's important that your cloud team is well equipped to handle their next project. However, there are mistakes that can derail a project.Continue Reading

• 3 AWS container security best practices

  Security is crucial for container-based applications. Learn how to protect AWS container environments with best practices for ECS, EKS and the extension for on-premises deployments.Continue Reading

• 6 cloud governance framework principles and challenges

  An organization that wants to control its cloud environment should examine how well it adheres to these key pillars of cloud governance.Continue Reading

• Invest in cloud security to future-proof your organization

  The cloud has opened many opportunities for enterprises to maintain operations during the pandemic, but it has also created numerous security challenges that must be addressed.Continue Reading

• Get started on AWS with this developer tutorial for beginners

  Kick-start your AWS cloud developer journey with this breakdown of essential services, deployment options and other cloud basics you'll need to get started.Continue Reading

• 5 bad practices that lead to insecure APIs in cloud computing

  API security often feels complicated. However, your IT team will go a long way in securing its services if it avoids these common pitfalls in API design and implementation.Continue Reading

• Metrics that matter in cloud application monitoring

  Error rates, compute cost, requests per minute -- there are many metrics to look at as part of a strategy for cloud application monitoring. Which ones should you prioritize?Continue Reading

• Modernize and migrate mainframe apps to the cloud

  Mainframe apps are typically difficult to move to the cloud without modernization. Review migration options and determine if it will be worth the effort.Continue Reading

• 6 cloud vulnerabilities that can cripple your environment

  Enterprises can be devastated by security-related weaknesses or flaws in their cloud environments. Find out where you are most vulnerable before an attacker comes knocking.Continue Reading

• What you need to know to manage multiple AWS accounts

  Explore AWS services and best practices that can optimize multi-account management across your organization.Continue Reading

• Cloud infrastructure automation: When and where to use it

  Manual tasks are time consuming and can lead to mistakes. Free up your IT teams and ensure an error-free environment by adding automation to these cloud processes.Continue Reading

• What the critics get wrong about serverless costs

  While critics say serverless is an expensive, clunky way to deploy software, it really isn't -- if you use it right. Let's debunk some myths around the costs of using serverless.Continue Reading

• 5 key ways to avoid overspending on enterprise cloud adoption

  Companies that take a careful approach to enterprise cloud adoption aligned with business objectives can help optimize spending and get the most from cloud investments.Continue Reading

• 3 SaaS cost management tips for new-to-cloud usage

  When it comes to SaaS spending, IT must ensure that everyone from users to management is on the same page. Use these strategies to stay within your cloud budget.Continue Reading

• The importance of cloud capacity management and how to do it

  Running workloads in the cloud gives an organization access to unlimited resources. That's a good thing, but only if the IT team adopts good capacity management practices.Continue Reading

• Test your knowledge of microservices architectures

  Review microservices basics. Take this short quiz on microservices to find out how much you really know about this approach to application architectures and app development.Continue Reading

• How public cloud vendors tackle confidential computing

  Confidential computing is an emerging cloud technology, and the major cloud platforms have all addressed it with different strategies around usability and scale.Continue Reading

• Top 6 complexity challenges of operating a cloud at scale

  It's not unusual for enterprises to scale their applications to meet demand, but they need to be aware of the associated cloud complexity issues. Look out for these six common problems.Continue Reading

• Unlocking the 'better normal' with hybrid cloud services

  Kalyan Kumar breaks down why companies looking toward their digital transformation journey should consider a hybrid cloud approach, minimizing business disruption.Continue Reading

• COVID-19 and the cloud: How to maintain systems resilience

  Kishore Durg explains how enterprises can leverage systems resilience to ensure that they don't experience any cloud disruptions during the pandemic.Continue Reading

• Adopt and secure the cloud in a work-from-home world

  Set up a remote work infrastructure with the cloud. This article highlights cloud adoption strategies for beginners, tips to reduce latency and the benefits of cloud backup.Continue Reading

• Collaboration is key to earning cloud computing cost savings

  Many organizations turn to the cloud for greater flexibility and dynamic scalability, but IT and financial teams must work together to address the complicated pricing scenarios.Continue Reading

• Top 5 cloud news stories of 2020 -- so far

  As cloud outages and acquisitions rolled on in early 2020, it seemed like the news cycle would never slow down. Review the top news articles to prepare for the rest of the year.Continue Reading

• How Azure, AWS, Google handle data destruction in the cloud

  Data destruction is a topic that has been poorly covered until recently. Regardless of which cloud service provider you use, this review of the top three CSPs' data destruction documentation should improve your due diligence.Continue Reading

• Cloud lock-in fears aren't as prevalent as you might think

  Enterprises are using multiple clouds, but not because they're afraid of lock-in. See why they're being smarter about cloud selection and forgoing portability in favor of speed.Continue Reading

• Multi-cloud security strategies rely on visibility, uniformity

  More companies are instituting a multi-cloud strategy that creates unforeseen security challenges. In this tip, get answers to the top multi-cloud security strategy questions.Continue Reading

• Establish S3 bucket security with proper access control

  Misconfigured S3 buckets can put your sensitive data at risk. Learn to configure secure S3 buckets and block public access with this guide.Continue Reading

• What should be on your cloud audit checklist?

  Although strenuous, audits are a critical part of a cloud compliance strategy. Learn about the different types of cloud audits to better prepare for your next review.Continue Reading

• 10 open source cloud security tools to know

  While cloud providers offer native security tools, there also are plenty of useful open source options. Here's a sample of open source tools for cloud security.Continue Reading

• Gain a broad view of cloud optimization

  Cloud optimization is a broad discipline that involves much more than just cost. Learn why performance, reliability and sustainability should also play a role in an optimization strategy.Continue Reading

• Support remote workers with front-end cloud computing

  If a company has a lot of remote workers, a standard VPN might not be able to do the job. More companies are turning to cloud computing front ends to ensure secure remote access.Continue Reading

• 5 tips that can lead to Azure cloud management success

  Many factors go into managing Azure resources, and they vary based on a company's needs. Explore five pieces to the larger cloud management puzzle to optimize your environment.Continue Reading

• 7 tips to manage cloud sprawl in your enterprise

  Cloud sprawl can lead to all sorts of unwanted surprises. Review these recommendations to get control over all the cloud resources across your business.Continue Reading

• Don't miss these multi-cloud management tools and tips

  Multi-cloud adoption is growing throughout the IT industry. Boost your multi-cloud strategy with third-party tools for management, container orchestration, infrastructure automation and more.Continue Reading

• Lower your cloud bill with these AWS cost control tips

  Without an AWS cost management strategy in place, cloud bills can spiral out of control. Explore these tools and best practices to optimize your AWS spending.Continue Reading

• Know your role in the cloud shared responsibility model

  The shared responsibility model of cloud security keeps data safe -- except when it doesn't. Prevent your workloads from being the next target of hackers.Continue Reading

• Is the cloud's shared responsibility model broken?

  An organization that doesn't fully participate -- or even understand -- its role in securing its data in the public cloud takes unnecessary risks. You need to do your part.Continue Reading

• Use these CloudWatch features to improve AWS app monitoring

  Amazon CloudWatch ServiceLens, Synthetics and Contributor Insights give users more ways to monitor their AWS applications. Find out how these features work before you get started.Continue Reading

• Maintain multi-cloud security parity with these practices

  Establish consistent security measures across distributed environments. Automate configuration management and increase monitoring and training to reduce multi-cloud vulnerabilities.Continue Reading

• How to build a successful cloud migration plan in 3 steps

  Migrating to the cloud is not a simple task. Not all workloads benefit from the move, so hammer out a solid cloud migration strategy first.Continue Reading