When discussing roadmaps and strategies for cloud migration, Capital One is often cited as a pristine example of a large-scale company that successfully moved to the public cloud. “Capital One’s CEO will tell you they are a technology company that does banking,” said Ken Corless, a principal with Deloitte Consulting in its cloud practice. “Not … continue reading
The federal government is also realizing the importance of the cloud. Last year, the Office of Management and Budget announced a Cloud Smart Strategy proposal in order to help agencies migrate to the cloud safely and securely. At the end of June, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s final version of the plan … continue reading
There are numerous things to think about when rolling out cloud to a company’s development teams, data volumes and culture. Every business has different needs, and no cloud strategy will (or should) look the same. To make sure cloud will actually take hold and unlock new potential around data and innovation, there are two questions … continue reading
OpenStack has come a long way since NASA and Rackspace first launched it in 2010. Even with recent successes, technology professionals and those who use OpenStack still have a few questions and concerns surrounding the system. Talligent, a provider of cost- and capacity-management solutions for OpenStack and hybrid clouds, announced its 2016 State of OpenStack … continue reading
We are moving into a second wave of cloud adoption, according to new findings from Forrester Research. John Rymer, principal analysts at Forrester, presented his findings from a recent cloud market study commissioned by IBM at the IBM Relay 2015 conference yesterday. According to the findings, public cloud adoption is on the rise, and it … continue reading
