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On-premises data warehouses are dead

The writing's been on the wall for awhile now. Data analytics migration to the cloud is now underway and is making on-premises data warehouses obsolete.

By David Linthicum
Nov 24, 2020 3 mins
Analytics Artificial Intelligence Technology Industry
analysis

Weaponizing the cloud to fight addiction

We’re seeing a rise in overdose deaths in the U.S. during the pandemic. Perhaps it’s time to leverage cloud technology to address this problem.

By David Linthicum
Nov 20, 2020 2 mins
Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Technology Industry
analysis

The ‘intelligent edge’ isn’t always the smartest choice

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Complexity, latency, and network outages may give you pause.

By David Linthicum
Nov 17, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

The ‘distributed cloud’ isn’t emerging — it’s already here

Assigning data storage and processing to specific cloud regions is a good move, but still benefits from centralized control and risk awareness.

By David Linthicum
Nov 13, 2020 2 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Technology disenfranchisement is now a thing

With the cloud taking over R&D dollars and IT budgets, traditional systems are being left behind.

By David Linthicum
Nov 10, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

What will cloud security look like in 3 years?

Cloud security has been better than on-premises security for several years now. Increased automation and interoperability will cement its position as a best practice.

By David Linthicum
Nov 06, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security
analysis

The cloud’s role in elections grows more significant

Most campaigns view polling data, logistics, and demographics as fundamental to winning an election. More likely, data science and cloud computing will win the day.

By David Linthicum
Nov 03, 2020 2 mins
Analytics Data Science Machine Learning
analysis

The move to dynamic distributed cloud architectures

Now that we’re moving things out to the edge, an emerging approach blows the door off the cloud-only and edge-only models.

By David Linthicum
Oct 30, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Why you’re doing cloudops wrong

Now that operational best practices for cloud computing are well known, why do mistakes keep piling up?

By David Linthicum
Oct 27, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security
analysis

Cloud adoption in a post-COVID world

Many thought that COVID-19 would cause the Great Cloud Slowdown; instead, the opposite happened. What will cloud adoption look like when the masks come off?

By David Linthicum
Oct 23, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

How to manage cloud migration remotely

These days, everyone on the cloud migration team is dispersed all over the city or country. This presents some challenges, but I see more opportunities.

By David Linthicum
Oct 20, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

3 unexpected predictions for cloud computing next year

It's clear that cloud computing will continue to grow, but here are three less-obvious aspects to keep on your radar.

By David Linthicum
Oct 16, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

A foolproof way to understand cloud optimization

Once your cloud architecture works, it’s time to optimize it for efficiency and cost. An audit will reveal how much value it adds to the business.

By David Linthicum
Oct 14, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Static versus dynamic cloud migration

Many plan to use the same tools from one cloud migration project to the next. A command and control center might give different advice.

By David Linthicum
Oct 09, 2020 4 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Survey finds cloud complexity increases challenges

Convoluted cloud solutions are a big reason cloud implementations don’t work as hoped.

By David Linthicum
Oct 06, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

3 cloud architecture secrets your cloud provider won’t tell you

You may think you know everything about the proper configuration of a cloud computing solution, but cloud providers are keeping a few things to themselves.

By David Linthicum
Oct 02, 2020 3 mins
Application Security Cloud Computing
analysis

2 egregious cloud security threats the CSA missed

The latest Cloud Security Alliance report highlights the ‘Egregious 11’ cloud security threats. Here are a couple more to consider

By David Linthicum
Sep 29, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Security
analysis

When AIops tools outsmart you

AIops is leading us to the operational promised land for cloud computing, but we have to be smart enough to know how to follow

By David Linthicum
Sep 25, 2020 3 mins
Analytics Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning
analysis

Will cloud architecture change after COVID?

Cloud computing has exploded in popularity during the pandemic. The systemic changes it has caused are likely here to stay

By David Linthicum
Sep 22, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

When a digital twin becomes the evil twin

The use of digital twins is becoming more pervasive, but things are going very wrong in some instances. Here’s how to fix them now

By David Linthicum
Sep 18, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Rethinking ‘cloud bursting’

Nothing is the same in the world of cloud technology year-to-year. Could cloud bursting make a comeback in new packaging?

By David Linthicum
Sep 15, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

As edge computing evolves, the cloud’s role changes

Edge computing is becoming more mainstream and more complex. Keep it under control by leveraging cloud-based technologies

By David Linthicum
Sep 11, 2020 4 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Some observations on cloud computing observability

Observability is an approach to watching applications, data, and infrastructure in a way that provides more holistic value

By David Linthicum
Sep 08, 2020 3 mins
Analytics Cloud Computing
analysis

Higher ed needs a course in cloud computing

To survive in a post-pandemic world, most higher education institutions need cloud computing to enable agile learning models

By David Linthicum
Sep 04, 2020 4 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Dealing with sovereign data in the cloud

International regulations make dealing with cloud-based data a nightmare. These fundamental concepts can help keep you from running afoul of data sovereignty laws

By David Linthicum
Sep 01, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security Data Management
analysis

How to find cloud talent during a boom

The pandemic has led to an explosion of cloud projects. How do you hire in an environment where 10 job reqs are chasing a single qualified candidate?

By David Linthicum
Aug 28, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

Cloud migration gets harder

Now that we’ve migrated the easy stuff, the level of difficulty is increasing—but it still needs to be done

By David Linthicum
Aug 25, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Management Technology Industry
analysis

2021: The year of the great enterprise disconnect

Next year enterprise cloud usage will become completely virtual and disconnected from centralized infrastructure. Here’s how to be ready

By David Linthicum
Aug 21, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

Cloudops tool integration is more important than the tools themselves

Focus on the features and functions of cloud operations and monitoring tools and you could miss the much larger advantage

By David Linthicum
Aug 18, 2020 3 mins
Artificial Intelligence Cloud Management Devops
analysis

A reference architecture for multicloud

Complexity is the order of the day for multicloud. Here's my vision of how all the pieces fit together

By David Linthicum
Aug 14, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Management Private Cloud Technology Industry
analysis

2 cloud architecture problems are still unsolved

If you think we’ve figured out all cloud design problems, you’d be wrong. Edge devices and multicloud security are still sticking points

By David Linthicum
Aug 11, 2020 2 mins
Cloud Computing Software Development
analysis

Cloud tech certifications count more than degrees now

Learning is prioritizing tactical over strategic for cloud-based skills

By David Linthicum
Aug 04, 2020 3 mins
Careers Certifications Cloud Computing
analysis

COVID-19 leads to shocking cloud computing bills

With the rapid expansion of public cloud services to support a newly remote workforce, many enterprises are looking to cut some costs

By David Linthicum
Jul 31, 2020 2 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

Migrating to cloud native requires seeing shades of gray

We’ve been pushing cloud native in terms of refactoring applications that are moving to the cloud, but the reality is not black and white

By David Linthicum
Jul 28, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Multicloud is not really about clouds anymore

Multicloud is less about what’s in the individual clouds, and more about the technologies that sit above and between

By David Linthicum
Jul 24, 2020 2 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Management
analysis

When to use a fog computing node

Fog nodes are the new ‘cool kid’ components for edge computing. However, we risk overusing them if we don’t understand their true purpose at the edge

By David Linthicum
Jul 21, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

What to do with legacy apps that can’t migrate to the cloud

Some applications are not pragmatic to move, so find a way to make them someone else’s headache

By David Linthicum
Jul 17, 2020 2 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Management Technology Industry
analysis

The state of services in the cloud for 2020

We’ve learned to take services for granted, but they are actually more important than most cloud architects think

By David Linthicum
Jul 14, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

Cloudops tools: More is not better

Cloudops and cloudops tools (such as AIops) are important, but you can have too much of a good thing

By David Linthicum
Jul 10, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security
analysis

3 multicloud architecture patterns cloud pros should understand

Be aware of these emerging multicloud architecture patterns that eliminate data, service, and process silos

By David Linthicum
Jul 07, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

Yes, it’s safe to move sensitive data to the cloud

The public clouds have been safe places to store mission-critical and sensitive data for some time, but it takes a pandemic to push most enterprises over the tipping point

By David Linthicum
Jul 03, 2020 2 mins
Careers Cloud Computing Cloud Security
analysis

3 things the pandemic taught us about cloud computing

Many enterprises are learning some hard lessons they did not even know existed four months ago

By David Linthicum
Jun 30, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security
analysis

Why data and processing should live in the cloud, not on devices

New evidence suggests that mobile device users prefer the processing and data to not reside on their devices. Is this a new best practice?

By David Linthicum
Jun 26, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry
analysis

When not to use AIops for cloudops

The excitement around AIops means that it’s sometimes being deployed for the wrong reasons. Here are a few situations where AIops is contraindicated

By David Linthicum
Jun 23, 2020 3 mins
Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing
analysis

The post-pandemic move to edge computing requires some thought

With a newly expanded distributed workforce, many enterprises are considering a move to the edge. Make sure you've thought about security and data volume

By David Linthicum
Jun 19, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security
analysis

3 serverless downsides your cloud provider won’t mention

Serverless is getting more popular as enterprises rush to the cloud, but some drawbacks are almost never discussed

By David Linthicum
Jun 16, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Serverless Computing
analysis

Cloud complexity is a threat to data security

One study shows what many of us already suspected: Cloud complexity makes data more vulnerable, even with the best security practices and technologies in place

By David Linthicum
Jun 12, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security
analysis

3 myths of disaster recovery and cloud computing

Most in IT understand the need for backup and recovery operations, but moving to the cloud has caused some confusion

By David Linthicum
Jun 09, 2020 3 mins
Cloud Computing
analysis

3 steps to successful cloud architecture

Cloud architects need to understand cloud technology and how the pieces fit together. They also need to understand old school process

By David Linthicum
Jun 05, 2020 3 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
analysis

A pragmatic approach to the post-pandemic run on cloud computing

All signs indicate cloud computing will be hotter soon, pushed by vulnerabilities identified during the pandemic. Will you be ready?

By David Linthicum
Jun 02, 2020 2 mins
Careers Cloud Computing
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