Microsoft Azure

Every industry has multiple reasons for using cloud, from reining in out-of-control technology spending to developing new kinds of functionality. Here are some of the use cases that make cloud [...]

No matter the level of support your cloud provider offers, you still need to monitor your cloud systems.  That’s the only way you can know that your instances and applications are up, whether [...]

Cloud isn’t a single technology; it’s a way of accessing multiple kinds of technical resources. To use any cloud, like Microsoft Azure, effectively you need to make a series of decisions about [...]

One of the big challenges of moving to cloud is that there’s so much new to learn. The new partnership between Microsoft Azure and VMware will make switching to cloud easier because you can [...]

One of the first hurdles to overcome when you decide to use cloud is that you have to get your data and applications there. It’s important to spend time to develop a strategy for your cloud [...]

One of the best things about the cloud is how well you can shape it to your needs. Microsoft Azure offers Linux virtual machines (VMs) as well as Windows Server VMs; in fact, about half of 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 [...]