5 Best Practices to Optimize Costs in Azure

Azure cost optimization lets you reduce cloud spending by matching the infrastructure you use in the Azure cloud to your actual requirements. The better the match, the lower your cloud costs. To take a simple example, if you are running virtual machines (VMs) on Azure and they are not utilized at all, this represents a mismatch between your cloud infrastructure and business needs. By shutting down the VMs, you can conserve costs.

Moving HPC to the Cloud: A Guide for 2020

High performance computing (HPC) enables you to leverage parallel processing for performing complex calculations. You can do that on-premises or in the cloud. All top cloud vendors, like Azure, AWS, GCP, and IBM, provide HPC offerings. This article explains what is HPC, why it’s important, what is the difference between HPC services, and what are the benefits of using cloud-based HPC.

Google Cloud Database and Master Data: Disaster Recovery Techniques

Google Cloud offers a broad set of tools for disaster recovery (DR). A key part of any disaster recovery setup is the data - how will data be replicated to a DR site? When disaster occurs, how will you ensure your data is in sync, and how can you restore your data and meet your RTO? Rean on to learn about these practices.

7 Reasons You Should Consider Using Kubernetes

Kubernetes provides the automation, orchestration and scalability necessary to maximize cloud ecosystems and productivity in modern companies. More than 5000 companies are now running Kubernetes in production. This article walks you through the main components of Kubernetes and gives you some tips on how to use it in production.

HPC on Azure: A Quick Guide

High-Performance Computing (HPC) enables you to leverage cloud-based supercomputing with the scalability of the cloud. Most major cloud vendors offer HPC services, including Azure, Google, and AWS. In this article, you’ll learn what HPC is and how it works on Azure. You’ll also learn how to deploy and manage Azure-based HPC.

 

Everything You Need to Know About Azure Backup and Recovery

Cloud backup recovery

Backup and recovery are two important mechanisms designed for the purpose of ensuring the continual health of your data. Backups are typically divided into categories that measure level of usage, such as cold storage for archives. The purpose of recovery is to ensure that you have a backup to restore if and when your data is lost. This article offers a review of key Azure backup and recovery services..