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The Troposphere
Expert IT advice and practitioners’ commentary on all aspects of cloud computing.
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A customer success story, with a twist
- Community Member 08 May 2017 -
With vCloud Air sale, VMware clears cloud computing path
- Senior Executive Editor 07 Apr 2017 -
Awareness of shared-responsibility model is critical to cloud success
- News Writer 20 Mar 2017
One packed session at last week's Red Hat Summit in Boston was a case study on an internally built integration of Ansible with Red Hat CloudForms, to orchestrate a hybrid cloud environment with ...
After a few frustrating years trying to position vCloud Air, VMware finally found the answer -- sell it off to French-based cloud provider OVH.
When companies move to the cloud, it's paramount that they know where the provider's security role ends and where the customer's begins. The shared-responsibility model is one of the fundamental ...
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Plan to kill Cisco public cloud highlights the investment needed to compete
- News Writer 16 Dec 2016 -
Google cloud consulting service a two-way street
- News Writer 15 Nov 2016 -
Google's Stackdriver taps into growing multicloud trend
- Site Editor 31 Oct 2016 -
Three IT nightmares that haunted cloud admins in 2016
- Assistant Site Editor 28 Oct 2016 -
Another week, another sign of VMware adapting to a multicloud world
- News Writer 21 Oct 2016 -
Cloud computing employment trends shift from generalists to specialists
- Assistant Site Editor 03 Oct 2016 -
Can Virtustream succeed as a niche public cloud?
- News Writer 09 Sep 2016
The graveyard of public clouds is littered with traditional IT vendors, and it's about to get a bit more crowded. Cisco has confirmed a report by The Register that it will shut down its Cisco ...
Google received plenty of attention when it reshuffled its various cloud services under one business-friendly umbrella, but tucked within that news was a move that also could pay big dividends down ...
A clear trend has emerged around public cloud adoption in the enterprise: organizations increasingly employ a mix of different cloud services, rather than go all in with one. As that movement ...
For admins, the cloud may trick as much as it treats. Here are three IT nightmares that spooked SearchCloudComputing Advisory Board members in 2016.
VMware made waves last week by partnering with Amazon, but another big-name public cloud integration that flew under the radar this week also highlights where the company is headed as enterprises ...
Preparing to enter the cloud computing job market is tough, especially with DevOps, serverless computing and other trends. The SearchCloudComputing Advisory Board points you in the right direction.
Virtustream – not VMware – is the lead public cloud infrastructure provider for the new Dell Technologies, but is its narrow focus enough to sway IT pros? The company, which officially became part ...
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Google's SQL Server support is latest bid to win enterprise love
- Site Editor 30 Aug 2016 -
In the fine print: Dissecting a cloud service agreement
- Site Editor 29 Jul 2016 -
Latest Xen bug has limited impact on cloud users
- News Writer 28 Jul 2016 -
Bust these common cloud computing myths
- Assistant Site Editor 27 Jul 2016 -
SearchCloudComputing Advisory Board profile: Alex Witherspoon
- Site Editor 30 Jun 2016
Google has expanded its support of SQL Server workloads on its public IaaS cloud, taking the latest in a recent series of steps aimed at increasing its enterprise appeal.
A cloud service agreement helps providers and users know what to expect before going into business together – but it's crucial to read the fine print and understand the different commitments for ...
Another Xen bug generated some headlines this week, but it's much ado about nothing for most cloud consumers.
Some enterprises still base their cloud decisions on false information. The SearchCloudComputing Advisory Board sets the record straight and busts common cloud technology myths.
SearchCloudComputing recently spoke with Advisory Board member Alex Witherspoon about top cloud management and security trends, as well the benefits of hybrid cloud.