Tag: cloud computing
IT modernization initiatives will require MSPs to place some big bets
A new wave of IT modernization initiatives is creating opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs) as IT organizations struggle to master the emerging technologies.
High availability – table stakes or competitive advantage?
Cloud computing has been positioned as a means of providing a highly available platform at a low price. This is true, but only to an extent. We have seen that even big platforms, such as AWS and Google Cloud Platform,...
Drivers for cloud adoption are starting to go beyond IT cost concerns
A survey published by Infosys Knowledge Institute suggests that the primary reason organizations are embracing cloud computing is no longer just about lowering costs. The survey of 876 executives from organizations with over $1 billion in revenues operating in the...
Oracle alliance with Microsoft complicates cloud computing relationships
Cloud computing makes for strange bedfellows, but now that Oracle and Microsoft have agreed to work together to integrate Oracle Cloud services with the Microsoft Azure cloud, almost anything seems possible. The agreement between the two companies represents something of...
Survey finds MSPs are more appreciated in the age of the cloud
A global survey published this week by Accenture finds that in the age of the cloud more customers are willing to rely on managed service providers (MSPs). The survey of 200 senior IT professionals from large businesses finds that 87...
Definition of hybrid cloud computing is rapidly evolving
There may never come a day when all application workloads run in a public cloud. However, the rate at which application workloads will shift towards public clouds appears to be poised to accelerate in the next few years.
Cloud computing complexity benefits IT solution providers
There’s a tendency to think of the cloud as having some state of permanence. Cloud computing, however, by its very nature is ephemeral. The data centers that make up the cloud are physical assets that are not going anywhere. But...
Lessons from the Amazon Prime Day fiasco
Earlier this month, Amazon held its annual Prime Day. It’s a day when thousands of Amazon Prime customers come together on the Amazon website to pick through the hundreds of bargains being offered by the shopping site. It’s supposed to...
Most organizations plan to reevaluate cloud computing strategy
A whopping 72 percent of 727 respondents to a global survey conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Virtustream, the cloud service provider arm of Dell Technologies, plan to revisit their organizations cloud strategy within the next two years. The...
Increasing cloud attacks spark need for improved cloud security
It’s hard enough running an MSP these days with all the malware, ransomware, and cryptocurrency miners one has to protect against, but there’s another front in the cyberwar, one that once seemed relatively safe: the cloud. Consider that attacks on...
