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Cloud computing adds value well beyond agility, efficiency: Deloitte
Jim Tyson, CFO Dive, July 11, 2022
“CFOs spending more on a move from on-premises computing to the cloud face rising budgetary and competitive risks should their companies botch the transition.
“Worldwide spending on public cloud services will surge 20% this year to $495 billion and 21% next year to $600 billion, according to Gartner. Cloud application services is the biggest segment, with total outlays likely to hit a record $110 billion this year and $136 billion in 2023.” READ MORE
Why data has a sustainability problem
Ashleigh Hollowell, VentureBeat, July 7, 2022
“Every year in the U.S., it’s estimated that about 5,130 million metric tons of energy-related carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere. In tech enterprises alone, the explosion of data hasn’t helped matters, as innovation in the sector continues to grow rapidly.
“Some experts like Sanjay Podder, managing director and global lead of technology sustainability innovation at Accenture, say that if left unchecked, the exponential growth in data could result in increased energy demand and carbon emissions, counteracting progress on climate change.” READ MORE
Security risks hamper progress of global cloud adoption
SC Staff, SC Media, July 12, 2022
“Forrester Consulting reports that 63% of enterprises claim to lack the resources to integrate their desired cloud solutions, according to TechRepublic.
“The company’s survey of IT personnel and decision-makers found that 58% have seen their risk increase after their cloud migration, while 52% claim to have incurred unnecessary costs and 51% reported being hampered from innovating because of the cloud challenges they currently face. Sixty percent of respondents also noted inadequate reporting, analytics and dashboarding on their cloud infrastructure, and more than 50% said they lack support for hybrid models.” READ MORE
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https://www.infoworld.com/article/3656792/the-complex-layers-of-cloud-computing-sustainability.html
David Linthicum, InfoWorld, April 12, 2022
“Cloud requires less power for the same amount of processing. Does this always make cloud computing green—or should we say, ‘greener’? The word ‘always’ rarely turns out to be accurate. It’s the same with clouds—the issues are rarely black and white. To investigate cloud sustainability, let’s break it down into the two major layers. The argument for cloud computing sustainability is that it reduces the required hardware and data center space. However, both cloud and non-cloud application processing requires power grids driven by fossil fuels. The opportunities to reduce cloud-related carbon not only depend on the use of sharable IT resources in public clouds but also the locations of the data centers for public clouds.
“The trend is to have points of presence as close as possible to those using the cloud services. Many of those points depend on carbon-heavy power sources. In those instances, cloud computing is not as green. No matter if your power burns fossil fuel or not, much can be said about how you optimize the cloud resources you use. Remember: There are cost and carbon impact penalties if you put under optimized solutions on a public cloud. The more unnecessary resources, the more unnecessary cloud fees. Depending on how your public cloud provider powers its data center, this could also have a significant impact on carbon output.”
Google Cloud survey finds most execs support sustainability efforts, but few follow the data
Ron Miller, TechCrunch, April 13, 2022
“A new survey by Google Cloud that was conducted by The Harris Poll found that a vast majority of executives see sustainability as a key goal for their business. It also found that a majority are not actually measuring their progress over time. Google Cloud surveyed 1,491 C-level executives or vice presidents across 16 countries to get a broad view of the sustainability issues that companies are facing. The good news is that 80% of respondents believed that their company is doing a good job around sustainability, which sounds great. But then they asked them how they were measuring their progress.
“The research showed a troubling gap between how well companies think they’re doing, and how accurately they’re able to measure it. Only 36% of respondents said their organizations have measurement tools in place to quantify their sustainability efforts, and just 17% are using those measurements to optimize based on results,’ Justin Keeble, managing director of global sustainability at Google Cloud, wrote in a blog post describing the results.”
How AI could help enterprises to reduce data storage costs
Kyle Wiggers, VentureBeat, April 7, 2022
“The amount of data managed by the world’s enterprises is growing. According to one source, the total amount of data created, captured, copied and consumed globally was about 64.2 zettabytes in 2020 — equal to a trillion gigabytes. Unsurprisingly, companies report that the cost of storing their data is also climbing. In a 2018 Enterprise Storage Forum survey, business leaders said that the high costs of operation, a lack of storage capacity, and aging equipment were among their top concerns.
During the pandemic, the pressure to digitize operations led a record number of companies to move to the cloud. According to a recent survey from O’Reilly, 90% of organizations were using cloud computing of some kind in 2021, while Flexera’s State of the Cloud Report shows that 35% of companies spent more than $12 million on cloud operations in 2021.”
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Everyone is concerned about the environmental sustainability of modern IT, but how many of us truly know how to adapt to a more environmentally-conscious world, let alone fully understand the scope of the issue? For our first episode of Season 2, we are joined once again by CloudBolt co-founder and CTO, Bernard Sanders, to discuss cloud sustainability as well as the ways (both big and small) we can all contribute to making our cloud infrastructure more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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We’ve seen the use of cloud technologies explode in the past five years, but what happens when you need to adjust your cloud strategy? Whether you’ve over-invested in public cloud, relied too much on your private datacenter, or are looking to create more redundancies to prevent data loss, having a proper exit strategy from your current cloud environment is critical. We’re joined by Sanity Solutions’ Chris Gross to discuss the growing need for exit strategies, why a hybrid strategy is optimal, and how to start crafting the right exit for you and your business.
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In part one of our deep-dive into CI/CD trends and best practices, we’re joined by E Einowski to discuss the growing needs for Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing. Before you can deliver and deploy, it’s crucial to automate as many integration and testing processes no matter the size of your dev team. Join us to learn the best ways to implement proper CD and CT.
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Cloud technology has come a long way and continues to evolve. This week I’m joined by Aberdeen’s Jim Rapoza to take a look at where the cloud is now, where it’s come from, and make a few guesses at where it’s going. Are you using the right technologies? Do you have the right mix of public and private clouds? Tune in to find out!
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The cloud is no longer new, and ingrained processes around managing it are the norm. But, is the old way still the best way? We’re joined by CloudBolt’s Grant Ho to discuss the ways cloud automation is introducing new processes and new possibilities for your cloud environment.
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