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Resolve to Declutter SaaS Sprawl With Multicloud Management
January 5, 2018 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Industry Insights
Happy New Year! Do you have a resolution to declutter this year? If you’re hoping to declutter the SaaS application sprawl in your organization, try to stay realistic on that front. Most companies, according to these cloud experts, know they’re spending too much on disparate SaaS and web apps, but don’t have the time or…Continue reading
Cloud Silos, Performance Pressures Are IT Challenges for 2018
December 1, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Industry Insights
Happy December! First up, a recent survey finds that IaaS use nearly doubled from 2014 to 2016, and that enterprises are continuing to charge ahead with all kinds of cloud use. Multicloud use is already pretty well-established, with 72% of companies using between two and five cloud providers. We predict that staying on top of…Continue reading
Why Improving Application Performance Is So Hard
November 2, 2017 by
Sean Armstrong
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
As more enterprises move their applications and services to the cloud, we see a clearer focus on ensuring good application performance for users. That’s beneficial for end users and for organizations focused on DevOps and apps. And it’s a smart business decision—just look at recent APM provider acquisition data to see the size of this…Continue reading
Why IT Needs to Hold SaaS and Cloud Providers Accountable
August 22, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
In an era gone by, IT teams mostly worked on hardware and software—strictly the technology part of IT. Buying the tools that the business needed was mostly a one-off annual purchase, or maybe more frequent if new products were needed. IT teams spent time interacting with vendors or systems integrators, but it was fairly transactional.…Continue reading
How to Choose a Cloud Provider
February 7, 2017 by
Alec Pinkham
Cloud Computing, Industry Insights, Performance Monitoring
When choosing a cloud provider, you can look at brand recognition, security and storage features and other items. But cloud providers depend on networks just like the rest of us, and they’re not all created or configured equal. In general, for those considering the cloud, it’s important to match up the location of your end…Continue reading
5 Network Metrics for a Cloud World
December 12, 2016 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Networking Technology
As the network has moved from a physical entity to a more abstract one, IT has valiantly kept pace by researching and deploying new network devices and functionality. IT teams have had to shift workloads and mindsets to the cloud and to SaaS providers, while remaining responsible for end-user experience—which is ever more important. But…Continue reading
Weekly Packet: Sometimes Technology Throws a Curveball
October 14, 2016 by
Christine Cignoli
It was a rough week for Samsung and its combusting phones. This piece breaks down the supply chain issues facing global manufacturers like Samsung. It comes down to visibility—there are so many moving parts in building a product like a smartphone that it can seem nearly impossible to see every step of the process. We…Continue reading