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Steering cloud on manual is dangerous driving
Powering and controlling the internal mechanics of modern cloud networks with manual controls that are potentially subject to a higher degree of human error is a dicey proposition, especially when automatic auto-pilot controls are...
Why organisations need to ‘tread carefully’ when it comes to their SAP Cloud migration
The increasingly complex SAP landscape warrants a cautious, systematic and strategic step forward, so how do you get the ‘correct mix’ when it comes to hybrid cloud? Organisations need to act, react – and occasionally push back – with...
How to ‘do’ multi-cloud
There’s a lot of talk about cloud diversity, fragmentation and multifaceted differentiation… but what we really need to know is what kind of yardstick the market uses to tell us how far the multi-cloud revolution is happening - and...
Five cloud problems nobody saw coming
As many shifted to fully remote working during the pandemic, the cloud was that miracle technology that enabled businesses to 'keep calm and carry on'. But, was the cloud mis-sold?
Policy-as-Code in the new cloud matrix
As we now build the cloud-native era of virtualised and abstracted architectures that run from datacentres to desktops and through the middle-ground network mesh of interconnectivity that joins every node and endpoint together, we can...
Is 2022 the year of clean cloud?
As organisations look to lower their environmental impact, they’re choosing partners that put sustainability first. This is why clean cloud will be a key battlefield in the public cloud market this year.
Cloud computing trends for 2022
From cloud native and SASE to business technologists and industry clouds, we take a look at the top cloud computing trends for 2022…
Crack, lack & slack: Three fragilities in the cloud pipeline
The rise of cloud-native DevOps functions along with the popularisation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) does not necessarily make a perfect cloud, the flow is strengthening… but...
How clouds falter... and how to straighten them
When we talk about cloud computing clouds ‘breaking’, we mean it in the sense of the IT in question failing to achieve its specified level of performance and availability, but Machine Learning tools are coming forward to automate our...
Box ready to go again after proxy distractions
The cloud content management pioneer has the chance to grow once more.
Cloud computing lessons from US Steel
Just as US Steel saw its market dominance usurped by Nucor Corporation with its mini-mill model, the behemoths of the cloud datacentre market may see a new degree of fragmentation brought to the fore as a result of the impact of...
Cloud-native’s fear factor (and how to overcome it)
The drive to embrace fully-blown -as-a-Service computing in wholly cloud-native technology deployments is an oft-spoken but rarely observed reality -- so what defines the cloud-native fear factor and how should organisations work to...
Asia-Pacific leapfrogs West into public cloud
As cloud and as-a-service services soar, how is the shift to Iaas and Saas impacting technological efficiency, privacy and regulation across Asia-Pacific.
AWS UKI boss on elasticity, cloud and adaptivity
Darren Hardman of Amazon Web Services says the pandemic period has shown the value of elastic capacity.
What wildebeest can teach us about cloud migration
Deaths aside, going to the Public Cloud is as easy and painless as a wildebeest migration across the Serengeti.
UK organisations are facing tension between short-term needs and long-term digital transformation goals
How recent events have impacted digital transformation in the UK, and the steps business leaders can take to overcome existing barriers to innovation
How IT spring cleaning can drive business efficiency in the next normal
SolarWinds Head Geek™, Sascha Giese, discusses how IT professionals can perform a spring clean to improve team performance and drive long-lasting business benefits.
Meet the challenge of migrating to the cloud
More than 70% of companies have now migrated at least some workloads into the public cloud, and momentum is increasing: more than two-thirds of companies surveyed in 2020 plan to increase their cloud adoption. Cost control, however,...