Andy Patrizio

In the modern era, enterprise data comes in many forms and is stored in many locations. There is both structured and unstructured data, including rows and columns of data in a traditional database, and data in formats like logs, email, and social media content. Big Data in its many forms is stored in databases, log […]

“Shadow IT” is a term for IT projects that are set up by company staff without the knowledge, approval, or oversight of management. This phenomenon is not new: it has always gone on, with employees bringing in shareware apps and software from home. In the last decade the threat of Shadow IT has expanded greatly, […]

Migrating to a cloud computing platform means your responsibility for data security goes up considerably. Data with various levels of sensitivity is moving out of the confines of your firewall. You no longer have control – your data could reside anywhere in the world, depending on which cloud company you use. Cloud Storage and Backup […]

In the fierce battle for cloud market share, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform are clearly two of the top cloud companies. Both companies offer an extensive menu of sophisticated cloud tools, and both have exceptionally deep pockets to continually build out their public cloud platform.  Google got the head start by almost two years. […]

In the cloud computing era, application development moves far faster, and microservices is a big factor in this increased speed. Yet it is only with a clear plan for microservices best practices that companies attain the greatest efficiency boost. Microservices are, simply put, large applications broken down into smaller, individual functions for more rapid revision […]

The battle for leadership in cloud computing comes down to two players, one old guard and one new guard: Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Both firms have made massive investments in their services and continue to do so by the billions, showing this race is far from over. Cloud Storage and Backup Benefits Protecting […]

While Google is obviously the undisputed leader in the search engine market, in the cloud computing sector it’s coming from behind. Google Cloud Platform has changed leaders several times, and has had to adjust approach to better align with the cloud market. So even though Google launched its cloud platform in 2008, just two years […]

When people discuss cloud computing, two terms are frequently used: virtual machine and containers. This is especially true in the era of multicloud, when a cross platform strategy is essential. The two technologies share common ground: both virtual machines and containers are software technologies, and both run in a virtualized environment. After that they differ […]

Cloud infrastructure is the layer of software and hardware between your internal systems and the public cloud. Incorporating many different tools and solutions, this infrastructure is the essential system for a successful cloud computing deployment. This layer of cloud infrastructure has grown as public cloud has changed the structure of the data center and its […]

One of the primary drivers for migrating to cloud computing is the cost savings of leasing compute time vs. making the capital investment in hardware, which eventually depreciates. The problem is that cloud computing costs are not properly managed and any potential savings is lost.  Cloud customers need to adopt a new mindset when it […]