Microsoft Azure Elastic SAN review: Why should you put your storage network in the cloud?

Image: 300_librarians/Adobe Stock An issue that comes up repeatedly when building cloud-hosted virtual infrastructures is storage. While technologies like Azure BLOBs can be used to replicate much of what is done with... Read more »

Rockset releases connector for Amazon MSK, optimizing real-time streaming analytics

Rockset has released a connector for Amazon MSK, enabling new speeds and depths for data stream analytics. Image: iuriimotov/Stock Image Rockset, the real-time analytics database company with a cloud focus, has recently... Read more »

Azure ExpressRoute review

Azure ExpressRoute allows an enterprise to provision dedicated, private connections between an on-premises network and Azure data centers. This guide explains how to get started with Azure ExpressRoute. Image: kras99/Adobe Stock Enterprises... Read more »

The next SQL Server: Interview with Asad Khan of Microsoft

Image: gguy/Adobe Stock Microsoft has officially released its highly-anticipated SQL Server 2022 and, at first glance, it might look like more of a pitch for Azure. With improvements to security and performance... Read more »

Big data vs the right data: Becoming more productive in the cloud

Molly Sando, director of product marketing at Matillion, busts a common myth on the value of data and discusses how businesses can adapt their analytics program as data grows. Image: VectorRocket/Adobe Stock... Read more »

What is hybrid cloud?

Image: Golden Sikorka/Adobe Stock More about Cloud As computing needs evolve, enterprises continuously find it difficult to scale their business offerings on private or on-premises computing environments. That’s why there are third-party... Read more »

Matillion announces Data Productivity Cloud release for future-ready data projects

Image: monsitj/Adobe Stock Today during its Data Unlocked event, Matillion announced its latest product: the Data Productivity Cloud. This cloud-based data platform is designed to make data business-ready and simplify data task... Read more »

Current 2022: Confluent creates data pipeline lifeline

Image: Mark/Adobe Stock Data flows. Even when data comes to rest, gets sent to backup and possibly finds itself in difficult-to-retrieve long-term storage retirement locations, data generally flows from one place to... Read more »

HPE GreenLake vs AWS: Compare top edge computing platforms

HPE Greenlake and AWS provide edge solutions for improving the speed and security of users’ data processes. But which vendor takes a better approach toward edge computing? Image: ra2 studio/Adobe Stock Edge... Read more »

Have you adjusted your DR plans for the cloud?

Many companies struggle to develop and update their disaster recovery plans. In the process, they overlook the amount of IT they have moved to the cloud. What if the cloud fails? Image:... Read more »