Tag: deployment models

March 30, 2017

The world of business is changing. Disruptive shifts in power are forcing everyone to question the established status quo. In particular, savvy chief executives are tasking IT organizations to help create compelling customer experiences, support new business models and adopt […]

March 29, 2017

Hybrid cloud architecture has been a while maturing, but now offers businesses unparalleled flexibility, ROI and scalability. The smaller the business, the more vital these traits are, making hybrid cloud the number one choice for SMEs in 2016. It’s been […]

March 28, 2017

A large amount of enterprises have already built their own private cloud networks, hosting essential applications and providing anywhere, anytime access to mission critical data for employees scattered across the world. In many cases, the effort pays off, resulting in […]

March 27, 2017

If you think the future of your organization is in hybrid cloud, you’re not alone. According to the IBM Center for Applied Research, 88% of enterprises at the leading edge of the cloud believe it is crucial to their business […]

March 24, 2017

The future of the cloud, whether private, public or hybrid, is without doubt secured. Digitisation strategies are being rolled out across enterprises to gain all the benefits of low latency, agility, elasticity and economies of scale the cloud brings, while […]

March 24, 2017

According to ESG research, 75% of organizations are currently using a public cloud service while another 19% have plans or interest in doing so (note: I am an ESG employee).  Furthermore, 56% of all public cloud-based workloads are considered IT […]

March 24, 2017

Think you’re ready to move an application your team has developed to a hybrid cloud environment, but unsure of exactly where to begin? The infographic below from IBM cloudMatrix sets out four key steps to eliminating guesswork and making the […]

March 23, 2017

The financial industry has been one of the most reticent to adopt IaaS public cloud computing services, but researchers at Deutsche Bank predict that big banks’ use of cloud will ramp up “materially” in 2017. Regulatory barriers, questions about security […]

March 23, 2017

CloudEndure specializes at getting organizations onboard the cloud. The company’s migration software is used by businesses large and small — recommended (and sometimes funded) by hyper-scale cloud providers to their customers. The Israeli-American startup focused on enterprise workload mobility offers […]

March 22, 2017

A couple of weeks ago Amazon announced its quarterly numbers. As has been the case over the past year or so, the numbers looked good. Really good. Derided for years as aprofitless company propped up by investor largesse, Amazon grew […]

March 20, 2017

I had an interesting discussion with the chief tech officer of a rather large insurance company the other day. His company is making huge progress in moving from a rigid IT environment to one that provides agility and flexibility for […]

March 17, 2017

Blockchain has a number of different uses, but some users are hesitant to dive in because of security concerns. In some cases, the decentralized control of the system—a permissionless database with an ever-growing list of data records—could leave back doors […]

March 16, 2017

Last year, hybrid cloud was a priority for many enterprises, although with a certain amount of confusion about what it involved. This year, those ambitious plans are showing up as an approach to hybrid cloud that relies on platform as […]

March 16, 2017

Data consolidation in public clouds is all the rage these days, for good reason. You typically have data scattered all over the place in your enterprise, and relocating to the cloud means you can finally get what data experts like […]

March 15, 2017

Since so much of IT’s focus in the recent past (and in truth, even now) has been on private cloud, any analytics that show the growth of public cloud give us a sense of how the hybrid idea will progress. […]

March 14, 2017

Cloud-based backup and recovery can be appealing for various reasons. Large enterprises may see it as an extension of their hybrid cloud strategy, while smaller shops may simply be looking for a “shrink-wrapped” solution. But it is important to understand […]

March 14, 2017

Cloud infrastructure has heavily infiltrated enterprises over recent years and many key decision makers will be able to tell you of its many benefits to business. These being, most notably, increased storage, access from all locations, security and the ability […]

March 13, 2017

Demands on IT architects are high. Among their myriad responsibilities, they’re called upon to align IT strategy with changing operational and regulatory requirements, respond to changes in a timely manner and secure and consolidate traditional IT systems with new applications […]

March 13, 2017

You know how enterprise resource management (ERP) can improve processes within your supply chain, and the things to keep in mind when implementing an ERP system. But do you know if cloud-based or on-premise ERP deployment is better for your […]

March 9, 2017

The cloud computing environment has come a long way in the past few years. Today’s cloud computing models provide choices that vary in control, flexibility and ease, ranging from bare metal with maximum control and responsiveness to event-driven apps with […]