Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing and IoT: Why Cloud Computing is the Foundation of the Internet of Things

IoT presents a number of technical challenges. Here’s how cloud computing helps solve them. Distinctively two separate technologies, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing are closely associated. When the two are combined, they deliver powerful innovation that will continue to alter how we

Cloud migration: 5 strategies for migrating your applications to the cloud

Understand the pros and cons of your cloud migration options – Lift-and-Shift; Lift, Shift, & Optimize; Refactoring; Containers; and Full Rebuild You’ve decided that migrating one or more applications to the cloud is necessary, and you’ve received the go-ahead from management to do so. So

AWS re:Invent 2016 – 4 key trends coming out of Amazon’s cloud computing event

Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its flagship event, re:Invent, last week in Las Vegas and made nearly 30 new product announcements. It’s clear that the leading cloud computing vendor wants to add to its dominating market share position and won’t stop innovating just because they’re

Cloud Computing in 2017: The 10 Most Important Trends to Monitor

Key cloud computing trends for 2017 include accelerated adoption, a greater focus on cost monitoring, increased use of the cloud for big data, and more Over the last few years, cloud computing has helped enterprises become more agile, cut costs, and increase organizational flexibility. 2016 was

How to create a serverless website with AWS Lambda

Learn how to put together a serverless Lambda web app using API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3 There’s a lot of AWS talent in the Baltimore area, but it can be tough driving down to NoVa to attend AWS meetups. So we decided to start the Columbia

Cost of Cloud Computing: How to Calculate the True Cost of Moving to the Cloud

Identify current direct and indirect costs and potential cloud costs to truly understand the costs of cloud computing. You’ve learned about the benefits that cloud computing can bring to your organization and think migrating to the cloud might be the right move. You present your case

Data processing in the cloud: how Amazon Kinesis can help your business leverage real-time data

Real-time data processing in the cloud is a trend that is impacting organizations for the better, and Amazon Kinesis is a great tool to help your business leverage real-time data. Data is the lifeblood of any modern company. Whether it’s customer data to analyze purchase

Cloud computing: 10 steps you have to take to ensure a successful migration to the cloud

Migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud takes a disciplined approach with a thorough plan. Here are 10 steps to ensure your cloud migration is successful. Are you thinking about moving your IT infrastructure to the cloud? You’re not alone. According to RightScale’s State of

Cloud computing: 10 steps you have to take to ensure a successful migration to the cloud

Migrating your IT infrastructure to the cloud takes a disciplined approach with a thorough plan. Here are 10 steps to ensure your cloud migration is successful. Are you thinking about moving your IT infrastructure to the cloud? You’re not alone. According to RightScale’s State of

Cloud Computing: The 15 Ways Your Business Can Benefit from the Cloud

With cloud computing, your business can benefit from lower costs, flexible capacity, increased agility, and more The cloud is huge and only getting bigger. Cloud computing, defined by Wikipedia as a kind of Internet-based computing that provides shared processing resources and data to computers and