CloudOps blog

Understanding the componentry of Virtual Machines can at first appear quite complex due to the flexible nature and number of components.

The cloud brings numerous benefits to businesses who choose to migrate their application or data hosting to a virtualised environment.  However, the process of migrating to Azure or AWS can bring some challenges if proper planning is not undertaken.

As with any major IT project, moving a business critical application or data to the cloud carried some risk.

The cloud is now a mature and stable framework for migrating your IT infrastructure. Whilst its scalability provides many benefits, like any resource it needs to be properly managed to ensure you are fully in control of both usage and costs.

It has long been recognised that moving infrastructure and applications to the AWS & Azure cloud can give a multitude of both tangible and intangible benefits. However, many companies fail to protect their investment and do not seek the support of a certified expert. Both Microsoft and Amazon have stringent accreditation programmes that upskill specialists in the relevant platform and validate their knowledge through qualifications.

A data centre is a collection of interconnected network computer servers which are accessible to users.  A small data centre could be a single rack within an office, while a large corporate data centre might require a large warehouse with thousands of individual machines operating together.

Cloud sprawl – the increasing volume of resources being used (and paid for) can be a major problem for businesses and is something that needs to be reviewed and managed to protect your bottom line.  If you are seeing increased IT costs or simply want to streamline your IT Infrastructure, cloud sprawl is something you can manage and control.

Overall, the public cloud services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS are similar. However, using the two platforms can be made more complex by virtue of them using different naming conventions for similar services.

Overall, the public cloud services offered by Microsoft and Amazon are similar. However, using the two platforms can be made more complex by virtue of them using naming conventions which you might not be familiar with. We have provided the following list of key terms for public cloud services.

As Software as a Service (SaaS) continues to grow as a business model, DevOps teams are increasingly used in isolation within a business to deliver seamless, scalable, and secure services. Often, some of the supporting functions are scaled back or removed to focus on DevOps and faster feature delivery.

However, implementing effective DevOps for your business has its challenges. Here we explore the top five challenges faced by SaaS DevOps teams and strategies to overcome them.