Microsoft Azure

Getting the most out of cloud requires choosing the right resources—both the right kind and the right size. When it comes to storage, one of the choices to consider is object storage. [...]

Much of the work in IT consists of repetitive, routine tasks that are repeated on all servers or at regular intervals. Doing this work manually is time consuming and takes operations staff away [...]

The cloud is built around virtual machines, and if your own data center is based around virtual machines, your migration to the cloud can be easier than if you run physical servers. Here are some [...]

We’ve talked before about how to choose Azure virtual machines (VMs) that fit your workload and your budget. Selecting the right instance type remains one of the most important decisions [...]

For municipal agencies, cloud may be the best technology to come along. That’s because cloud isn’t really a technology; it’s a way of accessing technology. Cloud gives [...]

Are you still on the fence about cloud? Cloud is a major change to your technical infrastructure, and the decision to use it needs careful consideration. Here are the things you should think [...]

In the rush to cloud, companies tend to focus on storage and compute infrastructure. Networking is an equally important part of your cloud architecture, and Azure provides many networking [...]

If doing less server management is good, how about doing no server management? The trend to cloud, Infrastructure as a Service, and Platform as a Service has reduced the amount of support and [...]

Security in the cloud is one of the major reasons many businesses hesitate to adopt cloud computing. Multi-factor authentication is always a good idea, and an even better one in the cloud. [...]

It’s important to remember that cloud security isn’t only the responsibility of the cloud provider. Most of the responsibility for data security, implemented largely through [...]