VAST Perspectives
Give Every Application Its Ideal Environment With Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud used to be thought of as too complex for most businesses to handle. That's why cloud-bursting never took off. Yet more and more companies are choosing to adopt hybrid cloud. According to the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Index, more than 85 percent of...
Use Automation to Make Multi-Cloud More Manageable
Cloud is making automation an even more important tool for IT teams. One reason is that many businesses are opting for cloud to increase their agility. They're largely doing that through implementing DevOps, which requires automation to streamline deployment...
Consider These Business Benefits of Hyperconverged Infrastructure
Technology decisions are complex because they need to be evaluated from two perspectives. First, does the technology meet the technical requirements? And second, does the technology provide value to the business? Hyperconverged infrastructure helps companies solve...
Strategic Thinking When Building a Hybrid Cloud
Whenever you introduce a new technology, it should be part of a strategic plan. When the technology is disruptive by design, like cloud, that's even more true. And when it comes to hybrid cloud, which introduces additional complexity to the disruption of cloud, moving...
6 Steps to Keeping Data Safe in the Cloud
There are many layers to the cloud which means you need many layers of protection. Cloud providers will handle keeping the physical premises and the physical machines safe, but you remain responsible for your virtual machines, your applications, your network, and your...
GDPR Fines Highlight the Cost of Ignoring Data Privacy
The GDPR deadline is far behind us now, and its impact is starting to be felt. Many companies met their obligations, but those who didn't may want to step up their efforts. Anyone who doubted the EU was serious about data privacy needs to think again following the...
3 Approaches to Reducing Cloud Spending
Cloud costs can easily spiral out of control. You only pay for what you use, but self-service lets instances be brought online with no centralized oversight. Over-provisioning and under-utilizing lead to wasted spending. Fortunately, there are ways to ensure that...
7 Priorities for Cloud in 2019
Cloud has become the infrastructure of choice for information technology in many companies. Where should your cloud effort go this year? Multi-cloud. If one cloud is good, is more than one cloud better? More companies are adopting multi-cloud solutions to take...
Digital Transformation Requires Security Transformation
Digital transformation is almost entirely about data. You need to generate and collect more data; use it more often; use it in more places; and use it faster. As a result, data security needs to be a big part of any transformation project. Despite that, security is...
Tackle Cloud Security Challenges in 2019
Cloud security continues to be one of the most important issues for companies that adopt this technology. The threats to data and applications in the cloud continue to evolve as technology changes and hackers continually become more sophisticated. New Security...
