You’re probably sold on the environmental benefits of moving to the cloud. These tools can help you get there faster by measuring your applications’ carbon emissions.
Migration to AWS Cloud: Do’s and Don’ts
What if one day, you were told to migrate to AWS/GCP/Azure/any other cloud provider? It would likely introduce some stress, to understate the case, right? I’ve seen quite a few migrations in my career and, in this article, I would like to share some thoughts to help DevOps engineers, architects, managers or anyone else who […]
GitLab Allies With Google to Improve Developer Productivity
GitLab Inc., in collaboration with Google, today launched an open source Cloud Seed tool that makes it simpler for DevOps teams to consume Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resources. The Cloud Seed tool, announced at the virtual Google Cloud Next ’22 conference, is integrated within the GitLab web UI to make it simpler for developers to […]
Linux 6.0 is Faster, Cooler | Debian Goes Proprietary | Google Africa Region
In this week’s The Long View: Linux 6.0 promoted to Stable, Debian 12 will include closed-source binaries, and Google Cloud opens its first Africa region.
Three Key Steps To Going Multi-Cloud
Are you considering a multi-cloud strategy for your organization? Getting this sequence of foundational steps right can make a huge difference, both economically and performance-wise. FinOps or a cloud resource optimization solution like Archera, for example, is often brought into the picture after a company has already embarked on a multi-cloud approach and is knee-deep […]
Sustainability No Longer Just a Buzzword for Cloud IT
A recent CloudBolt survey on IT sustainability finds that sustainability is no longer just a buzzword — the market is demanding real change, and it appears that environmental concerns finally are influencing large IT investments. For example, 67% say that a cloud provider’s sustainability initiatives are important in deciding whether to do business with them. […]
Majority of Organizations Now Adopt Multi-Cloud
As IT’s digital footprint grows, its cloud footprint is rising both in size and complexity. As a result, most organizations have matured into multi-cloud operators. A multi-cloud approach empowers different divisions with the autonomy to select the right computing environment for their needs. It also enables a lift-and-shift ability to port workloads across cloud service […]
Multi-Cloud Is Not About Lift and Shift
Multi-cloud is often framed from the perspective of “lift and shift.” In other words, an organization takes a computing environment previously running on one cloud and transfers it over to a different service provider. Cloud migration may make sense for cost savings or performance benefits and such a shift may be necessary when migrating on-premises […]