Cloud is on the fast-track to taking over the world. Massive investments are validating the bustling benefits that come from this hyperscale tech. And no matter the size of or goals of the business – cloud is reshaping everything for the better. If you’re unaware of what the cloud is offering the world, then you … Read more
On-premise IT environments are still killing it. Don’t believe us? Check the findings of this report: So then, where does the cloud stand against this slow lamenting of legacy tech? It’s Not Doing Too Bad Actually! While these stats are certainly alarming, given the long list of disadvantages that come with anything on-prem, there is … Read more
Cloud makes industry-leading technology available to everyone at a comparable cost. And it actively gets cheaper the longer you plan to use it. These commits give the bigger consumers more leverage over smaller players, but byte-for-byte it’s fair game. On top of that, everyone now has the ability to make global, world-class deliveries. Simply put, … Read more
To reduce your server costs by up to 60%, you’re going to need to look up. Towards the cloud. Making AI work across the banking, airline and healthcare industries (to name a few), has us professing the importance of looking to the cloud (and away from on-prem) for everything. From your infrastructure to your software. … Read more
Playing your favourite games might feel very different in the next 5 to 10 years. And in a good way. With massive growth in the cloud and AR/VR spaces, the future of gaming looks to be an exciting one. Where your experience might be as simple as streaming your favourite games in high quality. Wherever … Read more
In my previous post I spoke (quite extensively) about the swamp that is using VMs in a hyperscaler. Yes. The extra costs, lock-in and inaccessibility can be a sticky burden to bear. But I have a number of neat ways to mitigate a number of those perilous pitfalls. Let’s take a look at what to … Read more
VMs present challenges under the best circumstances. And within the best environments. While provisioning, licensing and general management come to mind, they certainly aren’t new problems. Rather, it’s the VM sprawl, hyperscale lock-in and hypervisor inaccessibility that are like gremlins itching to make an appearance. If you’ve been keeping up, then you’re aware of all … Read more
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) has changed the game. Over a decade ago, Katy Perry was setting off fireworks, Adele was rolling in the deep and the Party Rockers were in the house that night… But what early adopters were also doing was moving their virtual servers to the cloud. Because it had (and still continues to have) … Read more
Cloud spending is on the rise again. £16.21 billion was spent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, indicating that companies around the world are investing more in cloud storage and compute power. According to IDC, in Q4 of 2021 businesses spent £16.21 billion for cloud infrastructure services – up 13% compared to last year’s … Read more
Aug 18, 2022 03:00 PM BST / 04:00 PM SAST
