VAST Perspectives
AWS Launches Activate Founders Package
AWS has launched the Activate Founders package, a new set of benefits specifically designed for bootstrapped startups. The package is being offered as part of the AWS Activate program and is open to founders and startups who have not yet raised any venture...
Data Breaches Are Expensive; A CASB Can Reduce the Risk
Using cloud technology can lead to reduced technology costs, but there’s often hesitation to use cloud because of concerns about information security. That’s no surprise, given the cost of a data breach: direct financial costs can reach millions of dollars, and that’s...
Cloud Management Tools Keep Cloud Costs Under Control
One of the major reasons for selecting cloud technology is the promise of lower costs. However, using cloud carelessly can make that a false promise. Cloud management tools offer visibility and can help ensure you keep your cloud spending under control. Clouds Reduce...
Cloud Services: Why IT Subscriptions are the Cost-Effective Way to Purchase Technology
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...
Don’t Rely on Microsoft to Backup Office 365
One of the first disappointments many businesses experience after transitioning to cloud is the realization that they haven’t offloaded all their support needs to the cloud provider. That doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits to cloud, but it does mean your...
Enterprise Cloud Trends for 2020
In 2019, more than 30% of enterprise IT decision-makers identified public cloud as their top priority, according to the 2019 RightScale State of the Cloud survey. Yet, the perception persists that public cloud adoption among enterprises is still not happening as...
6 Key Points to Consider When Implementing Multicloud Infrastructure
Building a multicloud environment requires more than a series of cloud migrations. The goal isn’t to have a set of disconnected cloud entities; the goal is to have a collection of cloud entities that integrate into a cohesive architecture providing the IT services...
7 Challenges You Need to Overcome to Succeed With Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud is a challenge because it means implementing two technical solutions, a public cloud and a private cloud, and integrating them so they function as a single strategic, unified solution. Melding these two infrastructure solutions requires overcoming a...
Cloud Should Be a Strategic Choice, Not a Default Decision
It’s easy to get locked into a technology, but it’s better to consider your options. Cloud first shouldn’t mean cloud only, and when you do pick cloud, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the public cloud. Pick Cloud for the Right Reasons Although cost is always a...
5 Areas to Evaluate When You Design A Cloud Security Strategy
Information security doesn’t happen by throwing together a random set of tools. Information security happens after you develop a deep understanding of your data and IT resources, their value, and their vulnerabilities, and you use that understanding to develop a...
