Tag: cloud infrastructure

October 15, 2021

Based on the feedback here and from social media, this post about being a cloud architectural generalist, not a specialist hit a few nerves. For a long time I’ve said that cloud architects need to be aware of all technology […]

October 12, 2021

A new survey on data center staffing sponsored by the Uptime Institute indicates the skills shortages continue, and survey participants do not expect artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce skills requirements anytime soon. About 50% of the enterprise data center managers […]

October 11, 2021

In a 2011 article in The Atlantic, senior editor Rebecca Rosen makes the case that clouds may be the most useful metaphor of all time, in part because they are constantly changing. That is certainly the case for cloud computing. […]

October 11, 2021

In 2015 Capital One CIO Rob Alexander took the AWS re:Invent stage to declaim the company’s independence from its traditional data centers, shifting instead to a reliance on AWS to run its infrastructure. The company went from eight data centers […]

October 11, 2021

Oracle on Tuesday announced plans to add 14 more cloud regions over the next year. The tech giant said the expansion would be rolled out in two phases. The first phase will see new cloud regions in the cities of […]

October 1, 2021

The cloud has been around in one form or another for about 20 years now. Although cloud looks much different than it did back in the days that were dominated by software as a service, the rise of platform as […]

September 27, 2021

Organizations undergoing technology modernization can leverage the cloud to attain business goals. Solving for business value requires organizations to optimize cloud infrastructure and apply the following key actions: Transform data processes Address people considerations Build compliance along each step of […]

September 22, 2021

Adobe reported a strong third quarter and fourth quarter outlook but is starting to see more seasonal patterns following a boom year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported third quarter revenue of $3.94 billion, up 22% from a year […]

August 30, 2021

When organizations moved abruptly to remote work at the start of the pandemic, they had to quickly shift their network and security capabilities. That meant some shortcuts were taken and some priorities were left on the table. Not surprisingly, that […]

August 24, 2021

Good multicloud architects are hard to find. Most of those calling themselves multicloud architects really just specialized in a single hyperscaler and found that things turned multicloud quickly, so they did as well. It’s called “multicloud washing.” Creating the right […]