by Michael Boehl | Mar 3, 2020 | Amazon Web Services, Cloud, Cost Optimization
In most of our routine lives as consumers, it’s more cost-effective to own than rent. The decision to rent is often more about the availability of funds than what’s ultimately the lowest cost. The business world turns that perception on its head, at least when it...
by Michael Boehl | Oct 21, 2019 | Amazon Web Services, Cloud Adoption and Migration, Cloud Management, Cloud Migration, Cost Optimization, Hybrid Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Multi-Cloud, Orchestration, Security, VAST View
Multi-cloud has become a fact of life in today’s era. More than 90% of organizations use public cloud, and more than 80% have multi-cloud environments. On average, organizations use 4.8 clouds, with enterprises running 32% of workloads in public cloud and 45% in...
by Michael Boehl | Oct 7, 2019 | Cloud Management, Cost Optimization, Multi-Cloud
As we move from simple, single data center architectures to complex multicloud environments, it’s easy to breathe a sigh of relief: there’s at least one way in which these multicloud environments simplify our work. Cloud, and particularly multicloud, offers a built-in...
by Michael Boehl | Sep 30, 2019 | Cloud Migration, Cost Optimization, Orchestration, VAST View
When you move to cloud, much of the responsibility for the infrastructure moves to the cloud provider. However, there are multiple reasons you need to implement tools and procedures for your own monitoring of your cloud infrastructure. These reasons include: 1....
by Michael Boehl | Sep 23, 2019 | Cloud Management, Cloud Migration, Cost Optimization
How many clouds do you need before you have a hybrid cloud environment? Whether you have one cloud combined with a legacy data center, a formal hybrid cloud with both public and private clouds, or a multi-cloud environment with duplicate clouds for redundancy,...
by Michael Boehl | Sep 20, 2019 | Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Cost Optimization, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, VAST View
October is the time when many companies start their budget planning. How do you know if your investment in technology is enough to keep you competitive? VAST partner CloudHealth, the industry-leading cloud management platform which powers VAST ViewTM , took...