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On-Prem vs Colo vs. Cloud vs. Hybrid: How to Choose

With the ever-increasing demand for digital services, organizations face the questions of how will they keep up and where will they store and access their data and applications. The evolution of hosting options from on-premise infrastructure to colocation, cloud, and hybrid deployments has provided a diverse set of choices for organizations, and it is critical to select the option that best suits your unique needs.

Enterprises Realize Benefits from Migrating to Cloud with Splunk

Today, for a lot of organizations, moving to the cloud provides the best strategy to drive higher business efficiency and scale. But moving to the cloud can be challenging. IT leaders are continuously looking for ways to focus more on driving business value while moving to the cloud.

Cloud Migration Basics: A Beginner's Guide

What is a cloud migration? A cloud migration is the practice of moving IT workloads (data, applications, security, infrastructure, and other objects) to a cloud environment. Quick Links: Cloud migration can take many forms, including: There is also another type of cloud migration called a reverse cloud migration (also known as cloud repatriation or cloud exit) where existing applications are moved from a public cloud back to an on-premises data center.

Virtana Named in Prestigious Industry Research by Gartner

Virtana’s AI-powered platform is at the forefront of IT infrastructure management, offering a comprehensive suite of tools and services that empower IT leaders to make informed decisions on how to forecast demand and streamline operations. The rapid evolution of technology has ushered in an era of complexity and dynamism that IT leaders must navigate effectively.

Essential Metrics for Kafka Performance Monitoring

Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed streaming system that has grown in popularity and usage across the technology industry. Originating from LinkedIn and now part of the Apache Software Foundation, Kafka provides a robust and scalable platform. It’s uniquely designed with an architecture that includes both a storage layer and a compute layer.

The Best Cloud Infrastructure Automation Tools

The past decade has seen a drastic growth in the adoption of public cloud. One of the primary reasons for this is its cheaper infrastructure and ease of scale. With such rapid adoption of public cloud, the need for infrastructure automation also arises. This is because teams want to quickly provision infrastructure and automate tasks that previously took weeks in the case of traditional data centers, down to minutes in the public cloud.

Announcing Splunk Federated Search for Amazon S3 Now Generally Available in Splunk Cloud Platform

Splunk is pleased to announce the general availability of Federated Search for Amazon S3, a new capability that allows customers to search data from their Amazon S3 buckets directly from Splunk Cloud Platform without the need to ingest it. Enterprises rely heavily on cloud object storage services as the de facto destination for their new data to leverage the cost, compliance, security, scalability and manageability benefits that cloud platforms can offer.

Designing Your Cloud With Failure In Mind

Implementing any cloud development project can be tricky, and frustrating. Especially when you are pressured with time, reactive approaches, or cost-saving scenarios. However, there are some things you can do to implement solutions in your cloud architecture for long-term scalability and risk mitigation. Rather than short-term fixes until it arises again, consider designing your cloud with failure in mind, or speculating worst-case scenarios. It might sound counterintuitive or obvious.

Azure File Storage Best Practices

Azure File Share is a cutting-edge service offered by Microsoft’s Azure platform. This robust solution allows seamless integration of serverless file sharing capabilities accessible through industry-leading protocols such as SMB, NFS, and Azure Files REST API. When effectively utilized, Azure File Share can drastically improve the file-sharing experience for cloud-based and on-premises deployments. In the realm of Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS, it has demonstrated unparalleled benefits.