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News and insights for IT execs who seek a deeper understanding of cloud migration, cloud resiliency, cloud spending, hybrid and multicloud, supercomputing, and quantum evolution. Addresses questions about the potential returns on investment for cloud adoption, considerations to weight when choosing a cloud service provider, possibilities for developing cloud strategies, how cloud infrastructure can change the way organizations operate, and the intersection of cloud with other technologies.

Rise of Data and Asynchronization Hyped Up at AWS re:Invent

Adam Selipsky highlighted ways the cloud helps keep pace with the growth of data while Werner Vogels lauded the benefits of asynchronous computer systems.

December 05, 2022

Adam Selipsky highlighted ways the cloud helps keep pace with the growth of data while Werner Vogels lauded the benefits of asynchronous computer systems.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

December 05, 2022

Q&A: How Data Science Fits into the Cloud Spend Equation

Shane Quinlan, director of product management with Kion, talks about establishing guardrails and opportunities for data scientists to use cloud resources.

August 23, 2022

Shane Quinlan, director of product management with Kion, talks about establishing guardrails and opportunities for data scientists to use cloud resources.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

August 23, 2022

Are Cloud Outages the Result of Choosing Price Over Reliability?

Market pressures and risk tradeoffs made by cloud providers might be the key to understanding why outages happen and what lies ahead for resolving cloud outages that can bring down regional, if not national commerce.

August 03, 2022

Market pressures and risk tradeoffs made by cloud providers might be the key to understanding why outages happen and what lies ahead for resolving cloud outages that can bring down regional, if not national commerce.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

August 03, 2022

Emerging Tech to Help Guard Against the Malevolence of Cloud Outages

From the outermost edge of extreme networks to the center of the energy vortex, emerging technologies are set to permanently end cloud outages. Will they eventually eradicate the clouds, too?

August 02, 2022

From the outermost edge of extreme networks to the center of the energy vortex, emerging technologies are set to permanently end cloud outages. Will they eventually eradicate the clouds, too?

by Pam Baker, Contributing Writer

August 02, 2022

Lessons Learned from Recent Major Outages

Today’s more interconnected business world makes infrastructure and cloud outages all the more impactful. Here’s a recap of recent outages and their root causes.

August 01, 2022

Today’s more interconnected business world makes infrastructure and cloud outages all the more impactful. Here’s a recap of recent outages and their root causes.

by Salvatore Salamone, Managing Editor, Network Computing

August 01, 2022

Cloud Monitoring Tools Help CIOs Reduce Carbon Footprint

The move to the cloud is not necessarily a carbon-free transition, which means businesses need to be folding cloud-based emissions into their overall ESG strategy.

The move to the cloud is not necessarily a carbon-free transition, which means businesses need to be folding cloud-based emissions into their overall ESG strategy.

by Nathan Eddy, Freelance Writer

Cloud, Data, and Political Protests Mark the 2022 AWS Summit

The return of the in-person event to New York City also saw a revival of disruptions by protesters calling out the cloud provider’s various government contracts.

The return of the in-person event to New York City also saw a revival of disruptions by protesters calling out the cloud provider’s various government contracts.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

That DOS Won’t Hunt: Shutterfly CTO Talks Going Cloud

CTO Moudy Elbayadi discusses Shutterfly’s migration of its ecommerce platform from on-prem to the public cloud via MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

CTO Moudy Elbayadi discusses Shutterfly’s migration of its ecommerce platform from on-prem to the public cloud via MongoDB Atlas on AWS.

by Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer

Cloud Adoption: 3 Things to Consider

Organizations hoping to launch or expand cloud adoption initiatives must prepare for several key challenges beyond the core technology, but there are ways to get the job done right.

Organizations hoping to launch or expand cloud adoption initiatives must prepare for several key challenges beyond the core technology, but there are ways to get the job done right.

by Mike Tippets, VP Enterprise Marketing, Hughes

Enterprise Guide to Multi-Cloud Adoption

Here's a curated collection of information to help IT leaders and professionals learn more about multi-cloud adoption for their enterprise organizations.

Here's a curated collection of information to help IT leaders and professionals learn more about multi-cloud adoption for their enterprise organizations.

by James M. Connolly, Contributing Editor and Writer

No, the Cloud Is Not a Green Technology

Since the cloud is nothing more than a rented data center that someone else owns, cloud computing itself can't be much greener than any other data center technology.

February 28, 2022

Since the cloud is nothing more than a rented data center that someone else owns, cloud computing itself can't be much greener than any other data center technology.

by Michael Gibbs, CEO & Founder, Go Cloud Careers

February 28, 2022

Enterprise Guide to Edge Computing

In this updated Enterprise Guide to Edge Computing, we've compiled InformationWeek articles dealing with many of the opportunities and challenges surrounding edge adoption.

February 25, 2022

In this updated Enterprise Guide to Edge Computing, we've compiled InformationWeek articles dealing with many of the opportunities and challenges surrounding edge adoption.

by James M. Connolly, Contributing Editor and Writer

February 25, 2022

Managing Cloud: Why to Keep a Data Center Mentality

The move of more compute to the cloud and the edge has many organizations rethinking their need for data centers -- yet data centers aren’t going away and neither should ‘data center thinking.’

January 31, 2022

The move of more compute to the cloud and the edge has many organizations rethinking their need for data centers -- yet data centers aren’t going away and neither should ‘data center thinking.’

by Mary E. Shacklett, President of Transworld Data

January 31, 2022

Enterprise Guide to Digital Transformation

Don’t let IT modernization be the bane of your existence. This curated collection of articles will give you more clarity and help you get started.

January 27, 2022

Don’t let IT modernization be the bane of your existence. This curated collection of articles will give you more clarity and help you get started.

by James M. Connolly, Contributing Editor and Writer

January 27, 2022

How to Plan a Pain-Free Cloud Migration

Are cloud migration fears keeping you awake at night? Sleep well, friend. When properly planned, moving digital assets into the cloud can be easier than you think.

January 25, 2022

Are cloud migration fears keeping you awake at night? Sleep well, friend. When properly planned, moving digital assets into the cloud can be easier than you think.

by John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author

January 25, 2022