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Cloud Computing

Does 99.5% planned uptime = 99.5% actual uptime?
Opinion

Does 99.5% planned uptime = 99.5% actual uptime?

It sounds impressive when cloud vendor says they have 99.5% uptime. But does that really mean your application will be up and running 99.5% of the time? The short answer is no.
By John HoeblerJul, 27 2017
Navigating the Digital Universe

Headache for the CIO: Shadow IT is soaring as LoBs seek greater autonomy

Due to the explosive cloud and other third-platform technology adoption, lines of businesses are relying far less on enterprise IT to fund their technology purchases.
By Marc WilczekJul, 24 2017
Inside Antares Capital’s remarkable cloud-first transformation
Feature

Inside Antares Capital’s remarkable cloud-first transformation

After GE Capital sold Antares Capital, newly hired CIO Mary Cecola had to build an IT team and infrastructure from scratch. With an eye toward making IT a strategic partner to the business, she opted to go cloud-first.
By Thor OlavsrudJul, 24 2017
Applying Theory to Practice in IT

Machine intelligence: Build your own vs. as-a-service

We’re entering the first years in which virtually any enterprise that wants to harness machine intelligence will be able to. But how can enterprises know when they should develop in-house specialties in machine intelligence versus when they should leverage third-party resources?
By Anant Jhingran and Michael EndlerJul, 21 2017
The 5 fundamentals of effective cloud management
Feature

The 5 fundamentals of effective cloud management

The rising complexity of today’s cloud environments can catch your company off guard — at great cost. Here are five functional areas CIOs should focus on as you get your cloud strategy off the ground.
By Clint BoultonJul, 18 2017
The hidden costs of poor software purchasing exposed!
Best-Fit Enterprise Software

The hidden costs of poor software purchasing exposed!

Many companies think they know how to purchase software when they have little idea of the process! This article looks at 3 places where money is squandered
By Chris DoigJul, 14 2017
Cloud vs. clouds: A CIO’s conundrum
SETHspeak

Cloud vs. clouds: A CIO’s conundrum

A reminder that redundancy (both multi-region as well as multi-provider) should be part of any cloud strategy, as well as a yearning for dynamic real-time interoperability between cloud providers to minimize cost and maximize availability and performance efficiencies for the customer. A sneak peek too at what may lie ahead as the cloud gets commoditized.
By Deepak SethJul, 13 2017
Managed services and strategic outcomes
At Your Managed Service

Managed services and strategic outcomes

IT departments must regain – and maintain – control of an ever-evolving technology resource landscape. NTT America's Jeffrey Bannister offers his recommendations on how IT departments can reinvent themselves through managed services and refocus their efforts on achieving their strategic goals.
By Jeffrey BannisterJul, 10 2017
What is an SLA? Best practices for service-level agreements
How-To

What is an SLA? Best practices for service-level agreements

A service-level agreement (SLA) defines the level of service you expect from a vendor, laying out the metrics by which service is measured, as well as remedies or penalties should agreed-on service levels not be achieved. It is a critical component of any technology vendor contract.
By Stephanie Overby and Lynn Greiner and Lauren Gibbons PaulJul, 5 2017
Future-proof your business with cloud ERP
Building a Digital Enterprise

Future-proof your business with cloud ERP

why cloud ERP is important to your business success today (and tomorrow)
By Darren RoosJun, 27 2017
Hidden cloud migration gotchas — and how to avoid them
Feature

Hidden cloud migration gotchas — and how to avoid them

From a lack of visibility into infrastructure to licensing and governance issues, frustrating surprises await your migration to the cloud. Here’s a real-world look at how traditional companies are navigating the cloud’s less-documented challenges.
By Esther SheinJun, 26 2017
Accelerating Organizational Velocity through a Data Center Autopilot
Business of Data

Accelerating Organizational Velocity through a Data Center Autopilot

The data center autopilot will have big consequences and there is not enough recognition of the likely impact. Every company should be moving towards autopilot-style datacenters as fast as possible, in whatever mix of on-prem and public cloud makes sense. And those building enabling technologies need to prioritize the programmable manageability of those systems. Organizational velocity will be hugely accelerated by doing this right.
By Barry MorrisJun, 16 2017
Got big data? Go public cloud or go home.
Business Technology Insights (by Forrester)

Got big data? Go public cloud or go home.

By 2020, firms that are not fully leveraging the public cloud for big data analytics will be hard-pressed to keep the pace set by digital leaders that innovate with emerging technology faster than their competitors.
By Brian HopkinsJun, 16 2017
Digital Ecosystems: Do Not Do It Alone!
Applying Theory to Practice in IT

Digital Ecosystems: Do Not Do It Alone!

Digital ecosystem strategies allow companies to leverage their strengths, mitigate their weaknesses, and pursue network effects – but to make these strategies work, enterprises must embrace a simple mantra: "Don't do it alone!"
By Anant JhingranJun, 14 2017
Stay out of security breach headlines: 3 things that must be addressed in your cloud agreement
Building IT Relationships

Stay out of security breach headlines: 3 things that must be addressed in your cloud agreement

If done correctly and with the proper level of insight, there are ways to mitigate the risks associated with such breaches.
By Adam MansfieldJun, 9 2017
Data center automation and the software-defined database
Business of Data

Data center automation and the software-defined database

By Barry MorrisJun, 8 2017
Is shadow IT something CIOs should worry about?
The Adaptive CIO

Is shadow IT something CIOs should worry about?

Here's the CIO perspective on shadow IT and how their peers have responded to the advent of shadow IT within their organizations.
By Myles SuerJun, 6 2017
Why CIOs need their head in the cloud
Tales From A Silicon Valley CIO

Why CIOs need their head in the cloud

The cloud presents one of the biggest industry disruptions in years. And while you may be sick of talking about it, CIOs need to get their heads in the cloud in order to help their company safely and successfully navigate the journey.
By Bask IyerJun, 6 2017
Blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” solve problems in administering IT ecosystem services
Creating IT Value

Blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” solve problems in administering IT ecosystem services

Businesses are moving into a software-defined world with usage-based service contracts and an “Everything-as-a-Service” ecosystem of providers. But there’s a problem: Contracts have not kept up with the desire to buy things in an as-a-service model in an ecosystem. Thus, the contracts provide no accurate way to account for usage adjustments that need to be made. This is a huge, nettlesome problem for service providers and customers, which I’ve recognized for years. Now there is finally a powerful solution, and I’m excited to share with you how blockchain-enabled “smart contracts” can solve this dilemma.
By Peter Bendor-SamuelJun, 5 2017
VDI deserves another look based on Dell EMC VDI Complete
Riding IT’s Fourth Wave

VDI deserves another look based on Dell EMC VDI Complete

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is well known to be a vastly underutilized technology in enterprise. A large majority of the market has long been aware of the potential benefits but has been waiting on the technology to mature. The new Dell EMC VDI Complete offering announced recently at Dell EMC World 2017 was a big reminder of how far this technology has most recently progressed and why it is time for a revisit.
By Patrick MoorheadJun, 1 2017
Social Marketing Fella

How SaaS abandonment is killing your enterprise bottom line

For companies to truly thrive in the digital world, they need to be able to streamline data and processes.
By Andre BourqueMay, 31 2017
Intelligent Strategies by Design

AIOps combines machine learning and automation to transform IT operations.

AIOps provides greater efficiencies and reduced operating expenses for cloud based companies.
By Tarun GangwaniMay, 30 2017
Leveraging low code and citizen development platforms to accelerate digital transformation
Driving Digital Transformation

Leveraging low code and citizen development platforms to accelerate digital transformation

Digital transformation programs often drive increases in application development to modernize applications, improve customer experiences, enable mobile access, or increase automation. Low code platforms and citizen development programs aim to simplify software development and can enable CIO to deliver more applications faster.
By Isaac SacolickMay, 30 2017
Feature

Serverless computing: the basics

The latest cloud buzzword sounds like an oxymoron; it’s actually a new programming model that abstracts away even more complexity and offers great economics — in the cloud or even on your own servers. Here's what savvy CIOs need to know.
By Mary BranscombeMay, 29 2017
The Digital Enterprise

SAP sets a course for the future

At its annual customer conference, SAP set forth an ambitious vision for the future, but is their partner ecosystem ready for the journey?
By Charles AraujoMay, 25 2017
It’s Open

How Rackspace flew through turbulence in the private cloud

Bryan Thompson, General Manager, OpenStack Private Cloud at Rackspace, talked about the second generation of cloud and some turbulence that OpenStack recently experienced.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 22 2017
Eye on Apple

Why is Facebook’s iOS app so bloated?

Facebook’s app weighs in at more than 380 MB when you download it from the iOS App Store. Is it time to just get rid of Facebook altogether?
By Jim LynchMay, 22 2017
A tech company CEO de-hypes digital transformation
The Digital Enterprise

A tech company CEO de-hypes digital transformation

ServiceNow’s new CEO, John Donahoe, provided a master class in how tech company CEOs should be talking about real-world digital transformation.
By Charles AraujoMay, 17 2017
Feature

6 steps for a future-ready cloud storage strategy

Growing storage demands are prompting many enterprises to move to the cloud, but ensuring that cloud storage is properly architected regarding security, performance and scalability is critically important.
By Amy NewmanMay, 17 2017
Creating IT Value

A fundamental flaw in approaching digital transformation

What makes digital technologies so different and disruptive is their potential to enable very substantial business benefits. “Enable” is the key word. Too often, executives see the power of a technology and reason to themselves “This technology will create significant benefits, so we need to implement it and learn how to use it to our advantage.” The problem is this is a fundamental flaw in approach that almost always ends up in a digital transformation failure.
By Peter Bendor-SamuelMay, 16 2017
Nonstop IT and the myth of zero-downtime
Business of Data

Nonstop IT and the myth of zero-downtime

Diamonds may be forever but they are non-trivial to produce; applications that are forever may be nearly as challenging to create.
By Barry MorrisMay, 15 2017
Digital transformation: How inline photo systems drive business value
The Modern Enterprise

Digital transformation: How inline photo systems drive business value

IT teams need to find a way to leverage inline photo management and mobile platforms to effectively drive business value and reduce liability.
By Jindou LeeMay, 15 2017
How a logistics firm leverages SD-WAN for competitive advantage
Tip

How a logistics firm leverages SD-WAN for competitive advantage

Freight forwarding firm JAS Global has cut trimmed millions from its bandwidth costs using network software. Next, it intends to leverage the technology for a predictive analytics system.
By Clint BoultonMay, 12 2017
It’s Open

How GE Healthcare migrated 500 applications to the cloud

GE Healthcare recently migrated its infrastructure to cloud — and ‘remotely managed private cloud’ was a big part of that migration.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 12 2017
It’s Open

Reports of OpenStack’s death are greatly exaggerated

Contrary to the reports of demise of OpenStack, this open source project is growing at an unprecedented rate.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 11 2017
It’s Open

How the US Army is using OpenStack to train cyber soldiers

The United States Army Cyber School has ditched its legacy training model and has taken an open source approach to courseware.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 10 2017
It’s Open

Snowden argues for cloud control at OpenStack Summit

“We should be working for the spirit of technology itself. Moving people closer to a more empowered future,” says Edward Snowden.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 10 2017
It’s Open

How OpenStack is listening to the community and improving the project

OpenStack Foundation has identified key areas to improve engagement with its growing community.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 9 2017
Oracle’s enterprise cloud journey is only just beginning
Analysis

Oracle’s enterprise cloud journey is only just beginning

Even though Oracle is seeing 50 percent growth for its cloud computing business, CEO Mark Hurd explains why the industry is only in the first inning of enterprise adoption.
By David NeedleMay, 5 2017
It’s Open

Six highlights of Red Hat Summit 2017

Major announcements and awards from this week's event.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 5 2017
It’s Open

How Docker’s new CEO plans to manage the company’s growth

Steve Singh has three priorities for Docker: innovation, customers and talent.
By Swapnil BhartiyaMay, 3 2017
3 telltale signs it's a real digital transformation
The Digital Enterprise

3 telltale signs it's a real digital transformation

It's easy to get caught up in the hype surrounding digital transformation and lose your way. These three indicators can help you stay on the right path.
By Charles AraujoMay, 3 2017
Eye on Apple

Hulu humiliates Apple with Live TV app

Unlike Apple, Hulu has managed to incorporate live television into its video offering. How much longer will it take Apple to do the same?
By Jim LynchMay, 3 2017
How the disruptive power of Blockchain could impact the digital economy
Advanced IT Strategies

How the disruptive power of Blockchain could impact the digital economy

Blockchain holds plenty of promise for security and interoperability, but IT leaders are still trying to better understand the technology and how to put it to use. This much-hyped technology has an incredible power to disrupt many industries, but exploring Blockchain is still more about understanding the potential benefits and issues of an underlying technology.
By Marco CavalloMay, 3 2017
How Microsoft plans to reinvent business productivity
Feature

How Microsoft plans to reinvent business productivity

Microsoft's Office has barely changed in 25 years. If we’re going to get more productive in the office and out, maybe it’s time for Microsoft to change the standard tools that we use to create documents.
By Mary BranscombeMay, 2 2017
Tech Activist

What happens when ‘Net Neutrality’ becomes ‘Pay-To-Play’?

"Organizing the Women's March on Washington would have been much harder without Net Neutrality. We may not even have been able to afford it."
By Deepak PuriApr, 28 2017
Microsoft and Google riding the cloud wave
News Analysis

Microsoft and Google riding the cloud wave

Cloud-based services and infrastructure are boosting the financial performances of Microsoft and Google. In earnings calls this week, Google says it has developed 'deep enterprise' strengths and Microsoft says it's executing on digital transformations thanks to the cloud.
By Matt KapkoApr, 28 2017
Federal CIOs tackle the next phase of cloud migration
News

Federal CIOs tackle the next phase of cloud migration

Many government agencies have already moved basic applications and services to the cloud, but when it comes to the next wave, CIOs must take a hard look at their systems and negotiate flexible contracts with vendors.
By Kenneth CorbinApr, 27 2017
Tech’s New Wave

Cloudera’s IPO is overshadowed by a rival it won’t mention

The big data poster child is selling itself to investors as a machine learning company, but is really still in the Hadoop business just like Hortonworks, the competitor it would like to ignore.rn
By Arik HesseldahlApr, 26 2017
How design thinking can transform IT outsourcing
Analysis

How design thinking can transform IT outsourcing

In the era of digital transformation, design thinking can enable a new way of working between IT outsourcing customers and providers.
By Stephanie OverbyApr, 26 2017
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