The era of cheaper and cheaper cloud services may be coming to an end, but for the time being most companies aren’t seeing their rates climb.
Analyst: The cloud is like dating (really)
IT pros have used a wide variety of analogies, tricks and visuals to try to get non-techies to understand the cloud. But here’s one we never thought we’d see.
2014 was a very good year for uptime … with some exceptions
It’s pretty much undisputed that the cloud can provide efficiency and cost-savings that hosting apps or data on site can’t always match. But there’s always been a big caveat to that: In order to get those benefits, you need the cloud to be available and running smoothly.
What’s blocking out the cloud? 6 pitfalls to watch out for
Anyone who has made significant moves to the cloud can tell you the same thing: When it’s good, it’s very, very good. But for every cloud success story, there are plenty of stalled, failed and underwhelming projects, too.
Survey ranks enterprise cloud providers: Who came out on top?
There’s no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a cloud provider. But a recent survey shows which provider is most popular for businesses.