Testing in the Cloud: Challenges and Solutions
Cloud testing ensures applications work as intended. It also ensures the applications leverage cloud benefits such as flexibility and scalability. But cloud testing poses some unique challenges compared to standard testing. The Challenge of Complex Cloud Configurations Traditional on-premises environments have predictable hardware and software settings. The system admins enforce tight control over the settings, […]
How to Build a Resilient Cloud Architecture
Business success today depends on the reliability of cloud infrastructure. Any downtime damages the brand reputation, causes revenue loss, and leads to permanent erosion of customers. Maintaining customer trust and optimising business operations depends on a resilient cloud architecture. A resilient cloud operates reliably even in the face of any stress or disruption. Here are […]
What are DORA Metrics and How to Measure Them?
The stakes of software development have increased manifold in today’s digital age. Seamless development allows businesses to improve efficiency, unlock opportunities, and thrive. DevOps makes software development seamless, more reliable, and better integrated with business realities. Multi-disciplinary teams, with members from development and operations, improves collaboration. The approach also boosts quality and speeds up delivery. […]
7 Causes of Major Software Outages–And How to Avoid Them
Most businesses underestimate the impact of software outrages. Today’s competitive business environment and impatient customers leave no room for downtime. When a major software outage leads to downtime, customers go elsewhere and businesses lose opportunities. The disruption of services can damage reputation and also cause financial losses. An hour’s downtime causes losses to the tune […]
Embracing Cloud Edge: Ensuring Success in a Hyperconnected World
Enterprises migrate to the cloud seeking scalability, cost-effectiveness and resilience. But the centralised cloud computing model is inadequate for today’s data-intensive workloads. Edge computing has become a popular alternative. This distributed form of cloud computing overcomes the limitations of centralised cloud. Edge nodes process data locally and deliver instant results. The processing occurs in a […]
How to Deliver Fast-Performing Cloud Apps Without Scaling Budget
Customers and even employees abandon a website or application if the page does not load within four seconds. This can lead to revenue loss, degraded customer experience, higher employee turnover, and lower brand value. Also, enterprises migrate their applications to the cloud, expecting speed and easy scalability. But the cloud only operates and scales resources. […]
How to Ensure a Seamless Transition to SAP S/4HANA
The next-generation SAP S/4HANA ERP system from SAP SE replaces legacy ERP versions such as SAP R/3 and SAP ECC ERP. SAP S/4HANA offers a slew of superior features compared to legacy ERP versions. It leverages SAP HANA, an in-memory database, to ensure real-time data processing. The simplified data model is easier to use and […]
Cloud Cost Control: 10 FinOps Best Practices for Optimisation
Cloud costs come under increasing focus as enterprises face cost pressures in a tough business environment. Many enterprises, carried away by the post-COVID digital boom, migrated to the cloud, lock, stock, and barrel. They now experience sticker shock. FinOps offers enterprises a way to control cloud costs. The following FinOps-based best practices boost cloud efficiency […]
When Your Business Should Automate IT Business Process
Automation is going full-steam ahead in enterprises. Gartner predicts that 69% of daily management tasks will become automated by the end of 2024. Enterprises invest in automation to improve efficiency, cut costs, and improve margins. Automated processes speed up things, improve accuracy, and ensure friction-free task execution. These benefits improve enterprise competitiveness in today’s challenging […]
10 Trends Defining the Enterprise IT and Cloud Market Today
The tech landscape is always in flux. Businesses wanting to stay relevant must keep abreast of the latest trends and leverage them for competitive advantage. Here are the top enterprise IT and cloud trends driving the market now. The emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) in the cloud The emergence of Generative AI has disrupted the […]
Best Practices to Strengthen Your Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Traditional network security adopts a “castle and moat.” The castle represents the internal network that contains valuable data and resources. The moat represents the perimeter of the network, fortified with security measures. These perimeter protection systems include firewalls, intrusion detection, and access controls. The widespread adoption of cloud technology has made the perimeter irrelevant. With […]
What Happens When Organisations Don’t Have the Right Cloud Strategy?
The widespread cloud adoption in today’s digital era is only one part of the story. Behind the façade, many enterprises struggle to implement an effective cloud strategy. The lack of a well-defined cloud strategy leads to complexities. Complexities, in turn, lead to operational inefficiency, increased costs, and heightened security risks. The cloud, far from delivering […]
