About three years ago Host.net, a collocation and managed service provider, decided it was going to fully embrace the cloud as a new suite of offerings for customers. When migrating to the new service ...

What it is: Storing data in the cloud, also known as data as a service or DaaS, is gaining attention within IT departments. A recent CIO.com survey found 46 percent of IT decision makers are giving ...

Broadcom announced upgrades to its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Portfolio this week, including an increase in vSAN capacity as well as compute virtualization options for customers. VMware increased ...

The Pitch Having data in silos makes storage complex, says Manish Goel, NetApp's executive vice president of product operations. Goel says the company's software allows enterprises to manage different ...

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation data center technology and application infrastructure that combines ...

Are you trying to figure out the whole cloud computing vs. virtualization thing, huh? It’s a big deal, especially if you want to save cash or get the best performance for your buck. Cloud computing ...

Storing data in the cloud is now routine for people and companies alike, but cybersecurity risks still exist, particularly in handling user authentication and access control securely. Researchers are ...

KubeCon, the premier Kubernetes (K8s) conference, is being held this week (Nov. 12-15) in Salt Lake City. In this article, I will highlight my experience on the first day of the event. Before I start ...

A key benefit often discussed about cloud computing is how it enables agility. This benefit is real and powerful. However, the term agility is used to describe two different kinds of benefit; both are ...

An updated edition of the Feb. 10, 2026 article. With improved flexibility, scalability, cost savings and accessibility, cloud computing has led to widespread adoption. Driving innovation and digital ...

One of the most controversial issues in cloud computing is chargeback: pricing consumed resources on a granular basis. Amazon posts its prices publicly for all to see — so much for compute, so much ...