Cloud migration follows the same principles as any other complex task. With methodical planning and appropriate preparation, it can be a smooth and painless experience. While “divide and conquer” can…
Important Actions After Cloud Migration
Why Move to the Cloud? Benefits of the Ever-Onward Advancement of Hybrid IT
There is no getting away from it: the word “cloud” is a buzzword in the IT industry. Maybe it’s graduated onto something more. Why Cloud? I remember being asked this…
Public Cloud – To Migrate or Not: That is the Question
Public clouds provide enormous scale and elasticity. Combined with a consumption-based model and instant deployment methodologies, they provide a platform that is extremely agile and avoids locking of precious capital.…
IT Operations: Coping with Cloud
You’ll find no shortage of blog posts and thought pieces about how cloud computing has forever changed the IT landscape. The topic is usually addressed in an “adapt or die” argument: cloud is coming for your on-prem applications, and without applications in your data center, there’s no need for IT operations.
Monitoring Your Systems in the Cloud
What happens to our applications and infrastructure when we place them in the cloud? Have you ever felt like you’ve lost insight into your infrastructure after migrating it to the…
Interview: Why the UK NHS is Struggling to Move to the Cloud
Despite ploughing more than £50m into the digital transformation of the NHS, evidence suggests only a handful of trusts have adopted the Government’s “cloud first” policy. NHS Digital spent…
Cloud Native Operational Solutions – Malware Prevention Management
Malware prevention is a very hot topic due to the recent ransomware attacks that have completely crippled several companies and organizations. For most smaller companies, being able to hire a…
Cloud Connectivity: Not as Simple as You Thought
Most enterprises rely on infrastructure and applications in the cloud. Whether it’s SaaS services like Office 365, IaaS in AWS, PaaS in Azure, or analytics services in Google Cloud, organizations…
The Single Thing You’ll Never Be Able To Outsource
It’s a common story. Your team has many times more work than you have man hours to accomplish. Complexity is increasing, demands are rising, acceptable delivery times are dropping, and…
Path Monitoring In A World Of Overlays
I remember the simpler days. Back when our infrastructure all lived in one place, usually just in one room, and path monitoring could be as simple as walking in to…