Deployment Models, Public Cloud
March 15, 2024
Via: InfoWorldPublic cloud providers are often loathed for charging data transfer or “egress fees” for removing data from a specific cloud provider. If you move data out of a cloud provider, there’s a cost; for instance, you move inventory data from […]
Deployment Models, Hybrid Cloud, Public Cloud
March 12, 2024
Via: CIO DiveEnterprise cost scrutiny tends to follow fast on the heels of spending spikes. In cloud, a migration boom coupled with economic uncertainty drove organizations to clear a path to optimization through a tangle of thorny billing practices and overgrown systems. […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
March 8, 2024
Via: InfoWorldIn the rapidly evolving landscape of IaaS cloud computing, public cloud providers are increasingly reaching feature and function parity. This means they are beginning to look alike. Before you keyboard warriors remind me that some obscure feature in the object […]
Deployment Models, Hybrid Cloud
February 9, 2024
Via: Computer WeeklyJoen Meier Olsen, senior manager of strategy advisers in EMEA for Apptio, says: “The hybrid cloud conversation in the Nordics focuses more on a cloud-if-it-makes-sense principle, rather than a cloud-first principle. Companies are moving to the public cloud if it […]
January 12, 2024
Via: Computer WeeklyAmazon Web Services (AWS) looks set to make more money on three multi-million pound government contracts that went live on the same day in December 2023 than it has previously amassed through its decade-long involvement with the G-Cloud procurement framework. […]
January 4, 2024
Via: Network WorldHaving just returned from a hectic AWS re:Invent 2023, where generative AI was front and center of many company announcements, technical sessions, and continued hype, there were also more pragmatic questions that attendees were asking us during the event such […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
December 21, 2023
Via: CIOFor many organizations, regardless of size or industry, the public cloud has become an essential resource for critical operations. One reason is that public cloud has proven to be 40x more cost-effective. 1 Moreover, the public cloud is easy to […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
December 12, 2023
Via: ComputerworldRevenue for public cloud services for companies such as Microsoft, AWS, and Google increased 19% year over year in the first half of 2023 on the back of the increased adoption of AI and organizations’ persistent interest in moving more […]
November 16, 2023
Via: Computer WeeklyMusic streaming service Spotify is digging deeper into the portfolio of its long-standing technology partner Google Cloud to explore how its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools can help boost the experience for its 574 million-strong user base. Since […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
November 8, 2023
Via: CIOToday, many organizations are embracing the power of the public cloud by shifting their workloads to them. A recent study shows that 98% of IT leaders have adopted a public cloud infrastructure. Additionally, 58% of these organizations use between two […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
November 7, 2023
Via: InfoWorldThe growth and success of cloud computing are undeniable. Also undeniable are concerns about increasing prices that have surfaced with this growth, especially as generative AI and associated development are on everyone’s to-do list. Price hikes are inevitable. Those that […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
October 25, 2023
Via: Network WorldPublic cloud migration long ago wrested control over digital infrastructure from network and security teams, but now is the time for those groups to retake the initiative. Cloud operations and DevOps groups will never cede ground, but they will welcome […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
October 25, 2023
Via: ComputerworldThe explosive growth in the demand for generative AI has been a big revenue driver for public clouds. However, while some cloud players are reaping the benefits of user demand, Google Cloud seems to be failing to cash in on […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
October 13, 2023
Via: InfoWorldI’m beginning to see articles about how generative AI technology can assist in cloud migration. We’ve already covered generative AI’s role in cloud architecture; this is really about better automating the migration of applications from enterprise data centers to public […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
October 6, 2023
Via: Computer WeeklyOfcom’s year-long probe into the inner workings of the UK public cloud infrastructure market has concluded with an instruction from the communications regulator for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the sector further. Ofcom’s work uncovered three types […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
September 28, 2023
Via: Cloud TweaksThreat hunting is a proactive cybersecurity process where specialists, known as threat hunters, search through networks and datasets to identify threats that existing automated security solutions may have missed. It’s about thinking like the attacker, anticipating their moves and countering […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
August 31, 2023
Via: Computer WeeklyThe Scottish Government Digital Directorate is launching its Cloud Platform Service (CPS), which aims to make it easier for the public sector to procure Amazon and Microsoft public cloud services. Details about the CPS began emerging late last year with […]
August 22, 2023
Via: Network WorldVMware announced a raft of improvements to its VMware Cloud platform at this week’s VMware Explore conference in Las Vegas. Previously, VMware’s on-premises private cloud solution, VMware Cloud Foundation, and its public cloud offerings were managed separately. Now, enterprises will […]
July 7, 2023
Via: ComputerworldGlobal revenue generated by public cloud services topped the $500 billion mark in 2022, according to new data released this week by research firm IDC. The actual figure was $545.8 billion, IDC’s research found, a sum that represents a 22.9% […]
Deployment Models, Public Cloud
June 23, 2023
Via: Computer WeeklyEuropean enterprises and public sector organisations are spending billions of pounds extra each year for the privilege of running software they own in the Microsoft Azure public cloud, suggests research published by non-profit Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE). […]