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Common Mistakes in Cloud Application Deployment

There are common mistakes many organizations make when they deploy apps in clouds. The obvious ones usually center on app performance, app security and tools to monitor virtual environments.

But there are many typical mistakes organizations may be surprised to come across. In this Tip Guide, learn the common mistakes in cloud application deployment and how to avoid them. Potential pitfalls include:

  • Focus on “migrating” servers to the cloud versus deploying apps to the cloud
  • Failure to plan for changes in app performance in the cloud
  • Lack of understanding that new tools are needed to monitor app performance, security and network traffic
  • And more.

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    A business is only ever as fast and agile as the technology it runs on, and that includes everything up from the infrastructure layer to the applications that sit on top of that.

    While some organisations may have opted to go down the cloud route, and – in turn – outsource their infrastructure and application requirements to a third-party service provider, plenty of others are still opting to run everything they can themselves in-house and on-premise.

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