As a result of the global pandemic, flexibility has become critically important to enterprises – and far more common in business operations than ever before. The vast majority of companies have instituted flexible working policies to retain and attract employees; behind the scenes, they have also increasingly adopted cloud services to enable agility during uncertain […]
Data Management Trends in 2022
Data Management is about collecting, storing, and using data efficiently, securely, and in a cost-effective way. More and more, organizations are shifting to scalable Data Management platforms (in the cloud) to govern, secure, and analyze data. This allows them to process their business functions with a single unified platform. Data Management platforms provide increased control, […]
Data Fabric vs. Data Mesh
In the hyper-connected world of the cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT), every computing network device is connected to another through a complex, interconnected network. This poses a serious challenge to future Data Management, as the ultimate goal of Data Management is the sharing of business data across disparate platforms and technologies. This article […]
How Much Should Enterprises Worry About Vendor Lock-In in Public Cloud?
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. One of the key drivers to a multi-cloud strategy is the fear of vendor lock-in. “Vendor lock-in” means that a customer is dependent on a particular vendor for products and services, and is unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs or operational impact. The vendor lock-in problem in cloud computing is the […]
Three Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Multi-Cloud Project (and How to Avoid Them)
Click to learn more about author Keith Neilson. Multi-cloud is positioned to take over this year, as over 90% of enterprises worldwide are expected to depend on a blend of on-prem/dedicated private clouds, multiple public clouds, and legacy platforms by 2022. While countless organizations are racing to incorporate the cloud into their business model, this […]
Google Cloud Platform vs. AWS: Is the Answer Obvious? Maybe Not
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. Google Cloud Platform vs. AWS: What’s the deal? A while back, we also asked the same question about Azure vs. AWS. After the release of the latest earnings reports a few weeks ago from AWS, Azure, and GCP, it’s clear that Microsoft is continuing to see growth, Amazon is […]
So You Want to be a Cloud Engineer?
It has been predicted that “cloud engineer” will be among the top ten in-demand IT jobs in 2021. There is currently a great need for cloud engineers, primarily because a significant number of organizations are moving their business processes to the cloud. As more organizations shift to cloud data storage, the demand for cloud engineers […]
The Cloud Managed Services Market is Growing — and That’s Good for MSPs
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. Lately, we have been talking to quite a few providers of cloud managed services that play in both the private and public cloud spaces. These conversations have centered around how cloud management needs are evolving as enterprises’ hybrid and multi-cloud needs have accelerated. Most refer to this […]
Why the Advantages of Multi-Cloud May Not Outweigh the Challenges
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. The time is ripe to take a fresh look at the advantages of multi-cloud. In the past 12 months, we’ve seen a huge increase in the number of customers who use multiple public clouds — now, more than 20 percent of our customers use multiple public clouds. […]
How Data Deduplication Reduces Cloud Data Costs
Click to learn more about author Rebekah Dumouchelle. The wildfire season in 2020 was particularly intense. The idea of disaster preparedness is always top of mind for many of us here in Colorado and other western states. What would we grab if we had to evacuate instantly? We’d want our family and pets to be […]