David Linthicum
New tools help you pick the right cloud configuration
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March 19, 2019
New tools help you pick the right cloud configuration
I’m always concerned about how enterprises pick their cloud technology configuration. It’s easy to pick virtual platforms from a menu…
How to find devops staff who are good at both technology and people
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March 15, 2019
How to find devops staff who are good at both technology and people
Do cloud-oriented devops people need to be people-oriented, as well as technology-oriented? That seems to be the case, according to…
2 security tricks your cloud provider won’t tell you
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March 12, 2019
2 security tricks your cloud provider won’t tell you
Cloudops (cloud operations) and secops (security operations) are quickly evolving practices. While I’m seeing some errors, what’s more common is…
2 reasons a federated database isn’t such a slam-dunk
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March 8, 2019
2 reasons a federated database isn’t such a slam-dunk
It’s often the first problem you solve when moving to the cloud: Your enterprise is using dozens, sometime hundreds, of…
How to address IoT’s two biggest challenges: data and security
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March 5, 2019
How to address IoT’s two biggest challenges: data and security
You don’t even need to Google “data growth and IoT” to see the trend for the internet of things; all…
2 reasons to avoid industry-specific cloud technology
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March 1, 2019
2 reasons to avoid industry-specific cloud technology
In my years as a cloud computing consultant, I am always taken back by my client’s request to have techs…
The danger of having a cloud-native IT policy
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February 26, 2019
The danger of having a cloud-native IT policy
First, it was “cloud-preferred” policies, then “cloud-first” policies, now it’s “cloud-native” policies. They all mean pretty much the same things,…
Containers: The pros and cons you may not know about
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February 22, 2019
Containers: The pros and cons you may not know about
“We are using containers” is the battle cry of enterprises looking to get to the ultimate in performance, scalability, and…
Beware the siren song of no-ops
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February 19, 2019
Beware the siren song of no-ops
No-ops is the concept that an IT environment, such as cloud computing, can become so automated and abstracted from the…
What cloud computing can learn from good BBQ
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February 15, 2019
What cloud computing can learn from good BBQ
You can’t beat good BBQ. As long as I’ve been eating, I’ve loved the taste of BBQ cooked correctly, and…
3 reasons you shouldn’t use chatbots
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February 12, 2019
3 reasons you shouldn’t use chatbots
Cloud-based chatbots are almost old technology now; they’ve been around for four years. And reception has been decidedly mixed. Last…
Why cloud computing suddenly seems so hard and expensive
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February 8, 2019
Why cloud computing suddenly seems so hard and expensive
A survey of 100 IT decision-makers in companies with 500 or more employees conducted by NetEnrich found that 85 percent…
The cloud’s weakest security links aren’t where you're looking
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February 5, 2019
The cloud’s weakest security links aren’t where you're looking
You pride yourself on your cloud computing security strategy and tool stack. Indeed, your system made up of many security…
3 ways the cloud and data centers work well together
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February 1, 2019
3 ways the cloud and data centers work well together
Will data centers will go away as the public cloud grows like crazy? No. Both are growing to keep up…
Serverless computing’s dark side: less portability for your apps
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January 29, 2019
Serverless computing’s dark side: less portability for your apps
According to the “RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud” report, serverless computing is the No. 1 growing cloud service, with…