Public Cloud Reports

EGUIDE: AWS is restructuring the ways we value certain IT skills. Read this e-guide to learn which skills you will need to survive in the AWS IT landscape and how to make yourself standout from the rest of the herd.

Posted: 16 May 2017 | Published: 12 May 2017

EGUIDE: As more organizations shift their attention to managing their AWS resources, best practices have emerged. Access this e-guide to learn how to maximize your AWS ROI, the need to rethink your approach to cloud computing, and more.

Posted: 15 May 2017 | Published: 11 May 2017

EGUIDE: As organizations house their applications with public cloud providers, their IT blind spots grow. That's where public cloud performance monitoring tools come into play. This e-guide explores the challenges you will face in using these tools and how to choose the right tool for your business needs.

Posted: 12 May 2017 | Published: 10 May 2017

EGUIDE: If you're like most organizations, you're spreading your IT environment to a hybrid cloud. But you have some difficult decisions to make before jumping in. Access this e-guide to clear operational and management hurdles through resource and cost management.

Posted: 09 May 2017 | Published: 05 May 2017

EGUIDE: End users sold your CIO on hybrid cloud. Now you have to sell them on management tools. Here is an in-depth list of 5 tools and use cases, as well as 5 tactics, to help you sell your CIO on hybrid cloud management tools.

Posted: 09 May 2017 | Published: 05 May 2017

EGUIDE: 2016 was the year of the multicloud. 2017? The year of managing cloud-based assets. Access this e-guide to learn about the state of the hybrid cloud management platform market and why you can expect this market to see continuous growth.

Posted: 08 May 2017 | Published: 04 May 2017

EGUIDE: Public and hybrid cloud adoption has a major ripple effect on enterprise network design. This expert e-guide outlines your options for removing these new network bottlenecks.

Posted: 04 May 2017 | Published: 04 May 2017

EGUIDE: What can the public cloud really provide you, is it robust enough to reliably store your data? Find answers to these questions and more in this expert guide, where you'll learn about a new hyperscale expansion for google cloud storage, why you should be wary when using the public cloud for data archiving, public cloud backup options, and more.

Posted: 07 Apr 2017 | Published: 07 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert-guide, learn about the app integration costs multicloud users face, as well as some tips on how to mitigate these expenses. Then, find out how your new cloud model offers you increased management and risk mitigation.

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 | Published: 06 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Use this expert guide to explore how the 3 cloud models enable varying degrees of automation that you can use to your business' advantage. Then, Then, discover how the cloud's infrastructure efficiency that enables new breeds of workloads, next-level cost optimization and more.

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 | Published: 03 Apr 2017

EGUIDE: Marc Staimer, founder of Dragon Slayer Consulting explores the pros and cons of both cloud models in this expert-guide, and dives a little deeper into what makes a private cloud unique.

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 | Published: 31 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: Despite the wide adoption of cloud computing, most channel partners don't offer any cloud services and the ones that do don't seem to value them. Read on to learn why so many businesses are letting this opportunity slide and what it would take for you to start taking advantage.

Posted: 04 Apr 2017 | Published: 27 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: Learn how and when to implement backups in the public cloud in this expert e- guide. Inside explore 3 backup options for the public cloud, the difference between traditional and appliance cloud backups, and more.

Posted: 23 Mar 2017 | Published: 21 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: Microsoft's Azure Stack intends to bridge the gap between private virtual machine infrastructure and public cloud, as well as tackle other hybrid cloud challenges. What potential does Azure hold for your IT team? Hold will it impact the different aspects of your cloud computing strategy?

Posted: 09 Mar 2017 | Published: 06 Mar 2017

WHITE PAPER: Not all IT pros are on the same page when it comes to the "true" definition of hybrid cloud. And unfortunately, the original definition has been lost in vendor marketing jargon. Download this guide to cut through the vendor jargon and discover the true definition of hybrid cloud, as our experts elaborate on the subject.

Posted: 07 Mar 2017 | Published: 06 Mar 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, SearchCloudStorage joins Avinash Lakshman, CEO and founder of Hedvig Inc, to demonstrate the flexibility achieved by employing a self-service public cloud provider that uses replication- and erasure coding-based storage. Read on to learn if replication-based SDS is more affordable than traditional storage.

Posted: 02 Mar 2017 | Published: 27 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: You may have already decided to move to the public cloud for storage, but how can you ensure that you're allying with the right vendor? This vendor-neutral e-guide walks through 4 criteria for evaluating public cloud storage providers to enable you to make the best decision for your organization.

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 | Published: 15 Feb 2017

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: In this e-guide, we help you weigh the benefits of private PaaS and offer advice on how to evaluate and test various PaaS offerings. Learn how to assess PaaS tools for compatibility with your existing infrastructure, integration into your app lifecycle management, alignment with compliance and governance, and more.

Posted: 17 Feb 2017 | Published: 03 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: Considering using hybrid cloud to backup your business? It can get complicated very quickly if you're not sure what you're doing. This e-guide walks you through everything you need to know to establish, or strengthen, your cloud backup strategy.

Posted: 08 Feb 2017 | Published: 06 Feb 2017

EGUIDE: In this expert guide, research firm Saugatuck Technology's senior VP Bruce Guptill reveals how you can evaluate cloud-based financial software based on the capabilities you need. Also uncover the pitfalls of Excel and why more companies are moving financial processes from spreadsheets to specialized software.

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 | Published: 16 Dec 2016

EGUIDE: Learn why enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) services can be risky and how you can make the best decision when it comes to choosing a deployment model. Additionally, discover the pros and cons of several different deployments models including, public, private and hybrid-cloud EFSS services.

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 | Published: 08 Dec 2016

EGUIDE: Elasticity, scalability and low cost are the defining characteristics of cloud infrastructure but when private and public clouds are applied indiscriminately, it can result in a high cost, inelastic infrastructure. In this eGuide, learn how to leverage the unique characteristics of public and private clouds to build a better storage infrastructure.

Posted: 02 Dec 2016 | Published: 01 Dec 2016

EGUIDE: Enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) tools have evolved significantly over the past few years. Given these changes, it can be difficult to know exactly which business needs any given tool will meet. Read on to gain an understanding of the changes happening in EFSS, the market, which deployment model is best for your organization, and more.

Posted: 22 Nov 2016 | Published: 16 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: Virtual GPUs are becoming crucial to hybrid cloud planning. With companies like AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel throwing their hats in the ring, expect improvements to the technology. Explore the evolution of the virtual GPU – from its beginning as a GPU cloud to what we know as today's virtual GPU.

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 | Published: 14 Nov 2016

EGUIDE: Desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) technology has been around for a while now, but relatively few organizations have bought on to this cloud-hosted virtual desktop trend because of a few major DaaS concerns. This e-guide details three reasons cloud-hosted virtual desktops haven't taken off yet.

Posted: 07 Nov 2016 | Published: 07 Nov 2016