Mastering the Cloud Economy

Technology providers selling cloud software, services and hardware can strengthen their value proposition by developing a better understanding of cloud economics, customer preferences, and the impact of the cloud’s ascendance in legacy and disruptive technologies.

Technology

CIOs Expect to Rely More on Containers and Serverless Architectures

Virtual machine vendors will set their strategy to take advantage of the rise of these technologies.

Cloud Computing

Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud Are Devouring Market Share

As spending shifts rapidly away from legacy, on-premise computing, new alternatives create opportunities for technology incumbents and the distribution channel.

Cloud Computing

Is the Container Market Rolling Up to the Big Cloud Service Providers?

Purchasing decisions about containers as a service tend to correlate with other infrastructure decisions despite most tech chiefs’ preference for a multivendor environment.

Cloud Computing

CIOs Say They Want to Avoid Vendor Lock-In, but Most Are Pretty Close to It

Despite interest in working with multiple cloud service providers, spending data shows most companies are tied to only one.

Cloud Computing

The Pandemic Isn’t Boosting Cloud Spending

Some applications have grown wildly, but the overall trajectory of public cloud growth remains largely unchanged.

Technology

The Five Habits of Highly Successful Software Companies

Software-as-a-service companies that beat the Rule of 40—namely, both growth and profit exceed 40%—excel in five specific capabilities.

Cloud Computing

Optimize, Don’t ‘Lift and Shift,’ When Migrating to the Cloud

Most organizations purchase more computing power and storage than they need. Fixing that can save millions.

Cloud Computing

How China’s Cloud Market Differs from Others

China’s spending patterns on technology differ from those of the rest of the world, and that will dramatically affect the shift to cloud.

Cloud Computing

The Secret to More Cloud Adoption in Europe? More Supply

Industry mix, regulations, customer attitudes and different levels of investment are the main reasons for lower cloud penetration in Europe compared with the US.