If your organization is knee deep in cloud migration, network monitoring tools can step up and play important roles, particularly in integrating applications from data centers to their new role in the cloud-based process. IT leaders have high-value positions in cloud migrations, with duties that include monitoring the network requirement of applications. In fact, IT leaders that have the most success will check the assessment of every application that is moving to the cloud. Therefore, having … [Read more...]
Optimizing Management of Your Cloud WAN
As software, platforms, and other IT functions are shifted to the cloud, enterprises are taking note of the cost savings, scalability, agility, and innovation made possible through these steps to digital transformation. IT teams are now shifting their attention to the cloud wide area network (WAN) and moving as much of the network infrastructure to the cloud as possible. Cloud WAN virtualized the management of the network, separating the control plane from the forwarding plane in … [Read more...]
Choosing a Cloud Infrastructure Provider
Many organizations embracing cloud technology are exploring the possibility of outsourcing cloud infrastructure, which corresponds with expanding the availability of these services from cloud providers. When you’re anticipating a move to managed cloud infrastructure, how do you determine which provider is the best fit? Start by reviewing your business needs. Before investing in cloud infrastructure services, you need to determine what you’re hoping to achieve with this step. No public … [Read more...]
Improve Your Strategy for Managing Multi-Cloud Security Risks
For the financial services sector, many organizations are moving to cloud-based services. And with the move to these solutions, multi-cloud security risks are a top concern. As the digital transformation continues to move rapidly ahead, what can your business do to protect against cyber attacks? Among the reasons for shifting to cloud-based services, including public cloud and multi-cloud strategies, cost savings is high on the list. Banks, for example, can see savings of upwards of 40 … [Read more...]
The Attraction of Hybrid Cloud Migration
Even as success stories roll in of cost savings, improved agility and scalability in the cloud, some enterprises resist putting workloads in cloud environments, preferring the relative safety of on-site systems. The problem is that data is becoming a driving force in shaping business decisions, and in order to manage, analyze and gather insights from data, hybrid cloud migration is becoming the ideal solution. It’s about control and security. Even a large, global enterprise may resist moving … [Read more...]