Backing Up Servers to the Microsoft Cloud
By far the easiest way to get an initial experience with Azure, "the Microsoft cloud," is by using it to back up one or more Windows servers. The procedure, while more involved than you might think, g
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Cloud Platform Integration Framework (CPIF) Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning Framework
The Cloud Platform Integration Framework (CPIF) provides workload integration guidance for onboarding applications into a Microsoft Cloud Solution. CPIF describes how organizations, Microsoft Partners
Best Practices for Cloud-Era Application Performance Management
While on-premise deployments may still be the default for enterprise applications today, most everyone agrees that SaaS and Cloud are the future. The question from the CXO is no longer, "Should we con
Building an Enterprise Cloud
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Cloud Application Architecture Guide
The first decision you need to make when designing a cloud application is the architecture. Choose the best architecture for the application you are building based on its complexity, type of domain, i
Cloud Computing and Challenges to Delivering Services
Cloud computing is an increasingly popular way to use computing and storage technologies, and it is changing the way businesses deliver services. As with any innovation, you have to adapt your methods
Cloud Computing: What It Is and What It Can Do for You
Cloud computing is one of the latest computer and business industry buzz words. It joins the ranks of virtualization, grid computing, and clustering, among others, in the IT industry. The problem is t
Cloud Migration essentials
In past few years there has been significant cloud adoption, as it provides considerable value over traditional datacenters—achieving greater scalability, cost-efficiency, and improved performance.
Cloud Security Recommendations
The move to the public cloud is the biggest computing paradigm to unfold since the early 2000s, when the internet boom first exploded. According to the 451 Group®, enterprise IT executives expect 60 p
Cloud Services vs. Managed Software
Is it better to buy managed on-premise software or buy an on-demand, cloud billing solution?
Connect Your Legacy Data to the Cloud— With Less Risk, Time, and Cost
In the previous two articles in this series, we've looked at why companies might want to cloud-enable their mainframe-based data contained in legacy applications, and we've looked at some of the more
Connecting Legacy Application Data to the Cloud: Common Mistakes and Misconceptions
You've decided that you need to connect your mainframe data to the cloud. The previous article in this series outlined several reasons why you might want to do so, and now you're ready to find out how