Do Companies Need Self-Service for the Cloud?
According to the NIST definition of Cloud Computing, the first “Essential Characteristic” is on-demand self-service. Over time, many people have questioned… Read More
An Introduction to Serverless Computing
There’s a running joke in the technical communities that, “The hardest problem in computer science is naming anything.” That challenge has been on display… Read More
When Physical Goods Become APIs and Services
The Internet has significantly changed many aspects of our lives, our work, and the interconnected nature of global economies. From a business perspective,… Read More
Why the Public Cloud is More Than Just Dev and Test
If we think about the things that almost everyone does each and every day, the public cloud is an integral part of our lives. We search for the answers to questions.… Read More
Why Developers are Attracted to Cloud-Native Platforms?
Not a day goes by that a tradeshow or article headlines doesn’t call out the need for businesses to undergo a “digital transformation”. Companies such… Read More
The State of OpenStack – At a Crossroads
Earlier this month, 7500 people gathered in Austin, TX to attend the OpenStack Summit. When the event started in 2010, there were only 75 people in attendance,… Read More
How Shadow IT Should Shape Your Cloud Computing Strategy
As public cloud computing has continued to grow in size and breadth of applications, often outside the control of IT organizations, the amplitude of frustration… Read More
Five Paths for Evolving IT towards the Cloud
Depending on when you started counting, Cloud Computing has been around for at least a decade and maybe longer. But still in 2016, there are many CIOs that… Read More
Does Your IT Organization Understand the ABCD’s of The Cloud?
In 2016, I would be foolish to believe that most people working in IT do not know the basics of Cloud Computing, at least as they are defined by the NIST standard.… Read More
CIOs Need to Expand their Hybrid Cloud Strategy in 2016 and Beyond
For many years now, CIOs have stated that “Hybrid Cloud” is at or near the top of their strategic priorities. While the definition of Hybrid Cloud varies… Read More