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Amazing Federated Multicloud Apps

Applications that span multiple public clouds are becoming more popular, especially with Kubernetes and containers, but think carefully. These days I hear a lot about the goal to run federated applications across cloud providers. We want to build these multicloud applications for many reasons, including: How to run federated applications Although there are many ways to do federated deployment of applications, let’s focus on the most popular: Kubernetes. You typically set up a Kubernetes container cluster that spans multiple cloud providers. This creates several choices. You can use Kubernetes Federation to manage multiple Kubernetes clusters across different clouds as a…
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Component-Based Development Has Been A Long Time Coming

The ability to build systems out of reusable and interchangeable parts has been growing for the past 30 years. We are finally getting there with cloud. Expect big changes in the near future. It was 1991, and I was sitting at yet another software development conference listening to a presentation on a new concept: developing applications from reusable and interchangeable parts or component-based development. The presenter made compelling comparisons with the manufacturing industry. We don’t build cars from scratch, building each part as we manufacture the car. We build cars from prebuilt components, such as steering systems, engines, drivetrains, and…
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Lightbend Launches Akka Distributed Cluster For Next-Gen Edge Computing Across Multiple Data Centers

Akka 23.05 enables businesses to expand cloud native applications across multiple data centers while maintaining performance, consistency, and reliability—whether multi-region, multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, or on-premise. SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 2023 – Lightbend, the company providing cloud-native microservices frameworks for some of the world’s largest brands, today announced the launch of Akka Distributed Cluster (Akka v.23.05), which brings innovative new capabilities for accelerating data delivery to users; maintaining application availability even in the event of a cloud provider outage; cutting costs by minimizing data storage expenses and reducing server data traffic; and conserving developer time. These new features, combined with Akka,…
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When Will The Fascination With Cloud Computing Fade?

At some point, cloud will be baked into all of IT—just another building block of how we automate business. All the more reason to get it right the first time. Cloud computing has enabled businesses to focus on their core competencies and scale up their operations without worrying about the IT infrastructure. That’s pretty much the same take we had many years ago. Now that cloud computing is already more than 20 years old (depending on who you ask), will interest remain in this technology “trend”? I’m not talking about cloud computing’s ability to provide value to businesses or being…
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Announcing A White Paper On Platforms For Cloud Native Computing

Community post by Josh Gavant and Abby Bangser, CNCF’s Platforms WG CNCF’s Platforms working group (WG) is pleased to announce the first release of a whitepaper to provide guidance and clarity on the nature and benefits of platforms for cloud-native computing. Download it now as a PDF or view it on our website. Thank you to our many contributors listed below for their ongoing input and insights! We prepared this paper because we’ve learned that platforms enable organizations to fully realize the promises of cloud computing. Platforms accelerate application and service delivery by enabling rapid integration of infrastructure and application components. They are a…
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3 Overlooked Cloud Security Attack Vectors

Enterprises are putting their sensitive data in the cloud but both sides are responsible for security. Be sure your cloud provider is aware of these threats. A 2022 Thales Cloud Security study revealed that 88% of enterprises store a significant amount (at least 21%) of their sensitive data in the cloud. No surprise there. Indeed, I thought the percentage would be much higher. The same report showed that 45% of organizations have experienced a data breach or failed an audit involving cloud-based data and applications. This news is less surprising and less encouraging. As I covered previously, humans create most cloud computing security…
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3 Common Myths About Sustainability And Cloud Computing

As sustainability becomes a front-and-center topic for enterprises, stubborn misconceptions about the power consumption of cloud-based deployments need debunking. Sustainability is a genuine objective for many enterprises, driven by their desire to be good stewards of the planet. Other companies want to hit a specific ranking to attract more customers and investments. Regardless of the reasons, enterprises now look to cloud computing to lower costs and provide good ESG (environmental, social, governance) scores. Many pitch cloud computing to decision-makers as a technology that will help an enterprise meet sustainability objectives because cloud computing is green. Don’t take that statement at face value.…
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5 Priorities That Cut Cloud Costs And Improve IT Ops

With infrastructure as code, virtual desktop infrastructure, and a proactive approach to incident management, you can help keep cloud costs reasonable. During the past decade, companies have been building significant computing workloads on public and private cloud infrastructure or shifting workloads to the cloud. Gartner predicts that spending on public cloud services by end-users worldwide will reach $591 billion in 2023, a 43% increase from 2021. That’s a significant jump and suggests that many companies optimized their cloud migrations for speed and that managing costs and operational efficiency were likely secondary concerns. Although Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 2.4% in…
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Bringing Observability To Cloud Security

Cloud security threats are increasing in both frequency and intensity. We need better visibility into potential threats and proactive approaches to addressing risk. Security observability is the ability to gain visibility into an organization’s security posture, including its ability to detect and respond to security threats and vulnerabilities. It involves collecting, analyzing, and visualizing security data to identify potential hazards and take proactive measures to mitigate them. Security observability involves collecting data from various security tools and systems, including network logs, endpoint security solutions, and security information and event management (SIEM) platforms, and then using this data to gain insights…
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Sovereign Clouds Are Becoming A Big Deal Again

For companies that are required to keep data within a specific country or region, a sovereign cloud may be a key part of a multicloud deployment. Cloud-using industries such as banking, insurance, healthcare, and the public sector face additional challenges complying with laws and requirements within specific regions. This has increased the demand for sovereign clouds. This cloud architecture approach seems to fly under everyone’s radar; thus, I’m bringing it up. Sovereign clouds are semipublic cloud services owned, controlled, and operated by a particular country, region, or sometimes a cloud provider serving a region. They may be owned by the…
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