Cloud Computing
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The next 10 years for cloud computing
Despite AI’s explosive growth, the industry still needs to face facts that customers are unhappy about costs and vendor lock-in. The landscape of cloud computing is changing significantly as enterprises question the value of public cloud solutions. This shift marks a departure from previous years when the public cloud was widely regarded as the panacea for…
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What Is Infrastructure From Code?
Maybe you’ve heard of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), which is the process of managing and provisioning computer data center resources (mostly but not entirely in the cloud) through version-controlled, machine-readable definition files (or configurations), rather than via manual hardware configuration or web consoles at the source. But what is Infrastructure from Code (IfC)? Throughout this post, we’ll…
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10 Cloud Development Gotchas To Watch Out For
Cloud-based development has many advantages but some big downsides, too. Here are 10 reasons to think twice before developing, testing, or deploying your apps in the cloud. The benefits of developing software in the cloud include increased flexibility and reliability, greater efficiency, and reduced costs. But cloud-based development also presents a host of challenges. Knowing what to…
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Are The Different Public Clouds Really That Different?
Cloud providers are becoming commoditized, so you have to be careful to determine where the best value lies. In the rapidly evolving landscape of IaaS cloud computing, public cloud providers are increasingly reaching feature and function parity. This means they are beginning to look alike. Before you keyboard warriors remind me that some obscure feature…
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3 Killer Apps For Cloud-Based Generative AI
Natural language generation, recommendation systems, and anomaly detection are good opportunities to create strong business value with genAI. I’ve been working with artificial intelligence systems since the 1980s. Back then, AI was considered a revolution in leveraging computer systems to achieve unheard-of capabilities. Things are much the same today with generative AI (genAI). But to…
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You Should Be Worried About Cloud Squatting
Just when you thought you knew all the ways hackers could access your data on a public cloud, a new threat has emerged. Luckily, the fixes are manageable. Most security issues in the cloud can be traced back to someone doing something stupid. Sorry to be that blunt, but I don’t see ingenious hackers out there.…
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Open Source Needs To Catch Up In 2024
Cloud and AI are the most important technologies today, and both have outstripped open source licenses. It’s time for a new open source definition. Open source pioneer Bruce Perens gets one thing right and most things wrong in a recent interview on the future of open source. He’s absolutely correct that “our [open source] licenses aren’t working anymore,”…