Apr
01
One of the biggest barriers to Cloud Computing adoption is security…as it should be. When evaluating applications and/or use cases to move to the Cloud, one must ask themselves three fundamental questions. First, does the use case that I want to put in the Cloud make sense from a security perspective? Second, will the data …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/04/3-critical-questions-to-ask-regarding-cloud-security/
Mar
31
There is a ton of noise around Cloud Computing these days and it can be extremely confusing as to what it really is and how it can benefit your organization. I wanted to take a few moments to share with you how organizations can get started with the Cloud with three easy tips. First and …
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Mar
29
It is a widely accepted notion that the cloud brings immense power and scalability at the finger tips of developers and testers. However, a good measure of the utility of any platform or tooling for a developer/tester lies in the answer to a simple question: “How productive can I be in shipping a quality product …
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Mar
22
Cloud computing can be broken down into roughly three categories. Many of us use simple cloud services on a daily basis without even realizing it, while enterprise customers utilize the cloud to host their entire infrastructure. Some cloud platforms offer a mix of proprietary development and applications, while others are simply subscription-based services. To designate …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/03/demystifying-saas-paas-and-iaas/
Mar
21
Skytap was selected by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand Top 100 winner last week. The OnDemand 100 is made up of the top private on-demand and SaaS companies that are carving out the cloud computing landscape with fresh and innovative technology. Skytap has achieved this prestigious accolade for being the leading provider of self-service cloud automation …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/03/skytap-selected-by-alwayson-as-an-ondemand-top-100/
Mar
01
Let’s face it. As users, we all love the cloud model. Cloud enables us with self-service freedom, on-demand resources and pay-as-you go flexibility. In a matter of minutes we can get access to cloud resources without too many constraints. That freedom leaves users wanting more. The proof of this adoption is evident in both market …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/03/cloud-freedom-or-cloud-control-why-not-both/
Feb
14
Cloud computing is one of the most innovative technologies of our time. The growth of CloudConnect is testimonial to this phenomenon. The cloud model offers many benefits including access to new applications, on-demand resources and lower costs. These are valuable to all users. Yet, most of the discussions are centered on the technical underpinnings such …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/02/the-role-of-the-cloud-in-the-life-of-functional-users/
Jan
13
Businesses have spent millions of dollars to create optimized data centers that contain important business policies and corporate data. At the same time, functional users are racing to adopt the cloud model for application dev/test, migration, training and IT sandbox purposes. IT leaders are often faced with the pressures of enabling users with cloud based …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2011/01/five-must-haves-for-a-successful-hybrid-cloud-implementation/
Dec
28
Anyone who develops and tests software is all to familiar with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). In general this is the process for developers developing applications, checking out their code into a repository, and then checking it back in. Later in the lifecycle, Quality Assurance (QA) teams take these builds and install them into …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/12/software-enabled-development-lifecycle-sdlc/
Dec
16
Desktop’s in the Cloud There has been a lot of talk about the virtualization of desktop’s in the last 12-18 months. More specifically corporate America has moved more to a best practices approach of centralizing desktop’s on a series of virtual machines so the end user can access their “corporate desktop” computer utilizing an older …
Permanent link to this article: http://blog.skytap.com/2010/12/desktops-in-the-cloud/
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