Managed service providers (MSPs) and Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs) are the key players in maintaining their customers’ cloud environments. However, MSPs need to continuously evolve in order to set themselves apart. As demand for multi-cloud architecture grows, MSPs may lose their target demographic if they only offer services for a single cloud platform. What is […]

Since the emergence of cloud services, the choice of billing options has been one of the key advantages of cloud services over on-premises deployments. Instead of investing funds in hardware infrastructure and software licenses, regardless of whether they will be used or not, cloud billing offers you a “pay-as-you-go” model. This means that cloud customers […]

How to Avoid Early Cloud Security Mistakes Microsoft Azure is growing, in both cloud services and enterprise adoption, with new capabilities added all the time. If you’re a seasoned Azure developer, you may realize how easy it is to fall victim to critical Azure cloud security failures in the beginning. However, if you’re new to […]

Only six months ago we speculated that Google might acquire Red Hat, to help advance their cloud strategy while owning a key ingredient used by their competitors, including Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Fast-forward to today and a different cloud competitor has done just that. IBM and Red Hat have announced plans for IBM […]

It’s no JEDI mind-trick. Google has officially dropped out of the race to become the primary cloud service provider for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The deadline was this past Friday, October 12, 2018 and Google declined to submit a bid. Clearly, there are Star Wars fans in the DoD. The Strategic Defense […]

For years organizations have been using IT governance frameworks to align IT processes to a company’s business goals. Today, with the rise of cloud computing and remote data centers, there are new questions as physical resources are no longer always owned by users and can be widely accessible over the internet. Even the biggest cloud […]

Recent and predicted movements in the Linux arena could lead to a new revenue stream for Microsoft. Red Hat is arguably the dominant player in the open source Linux marketplace. All cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, offer Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a standard offering. In fact, there […]

As the Azure cloud grows, CloudCheckr continues to add new features and capabilities to our cloud management platform. Our 195+ Azure-specific Best Practice Checks help improve your cloud security and cost management. Now, Azure users can find CloudCheckr listed on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, making it even easier to get started. Learn more about how CloudCheckr can […]

As the Azure platform has continued to grow its offerings and its user base, security has emerged as a critically important topic. If you’re a new Azure user, you may wonder exactly what you need to pay attention to first. You’ll also want to know what’s the best path for securing your resources on both […]

The challenges associated with cloud computing have generated anxiety from the very start. The reasons for these anxieties vary, but over the past decade a significant amount of effort has been put into resolving them. As we begin 2018 it’s a good time to take stock of what’s been sorted, and what’s left to do. […]