The “cloud only” philosophy seems to be gaining support in a growing number of organizations. But beware: a total migration of the entire information system (IS) to the cloud without any distinction is rarely a good choice. A decision that would make any enterprise architect “jump”, for whom such an option is tantamount to trivializing […] More
When we think of climate change, we tend to imagine beaches covered in garbage, black smoke from factories, or the massive deforestation of the Amazon. But some of the damage to the planet is much less visible, like the damage done by the digital sector. The digital sector alone accounts for nearly 4% of global […] More
Moving into the cloud is a gradual process. In the long learning curve of cloud technologies, the “lift and shift” principle is only an intermediate phase. It consists of migrating on-premises applications or databases to virtual machines, but without modifying them, simply by copying and pasting them. By moving IT resources from one environment to […] More
In the adoption of so-called cloud-native architectures, market players can be of great help by offering ready-to-use development platforms. For example, according to IDC, by 2024, half of all enterprises will be using applications based on managed services that include cloud-native technologies. OpenShift, Red Hat’s hybrid cloud ecosystem As the leading provider of open source […] More
Before an enterprise can benefit from the full benefits of a cloud-native approach in terms of scalability, availability or innovation, it must reveal a number of challenges. Here are the four main ones about cloud computing: 1. Addressing the skills in cloud based apps A recent study by OutSystems points to the lack of in-house […] More
You shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket. This saying from everyday life also applies to the world of the cloud. Companies don’t want to relive in the cloud the risk of proprietary lock-in that they experienced in the on-premises software world, especially with large ERP systems. Multicloud, which, as the name implies, consists […] More