Cloud Services

The missing piece is preventing truly holistic, intelligent infrastructure management from emerging. Source: Remote Data Center Management Tools Must Learn to Play Together | Data Center Knowledge

Almost all the professionals who responded to a survey from BitGlass were concerned about the security of their public cloud apps and data. Source: How to improve the security of your public cloud – TechRepublic

Though I’ve long thought that tomorrow’s desktop will be cloud-based, even I didn’t expect the next desktop-as-a-service would be macOS running on the AWS cloud. Source: Apple takes the Mac to the cloud | Computerworld

How four companies improved storage, security, scalability, and the bottom line by moving to the cloud. Source: Can the cloud save you money? These companies say yes | InfoWorld

It’s not true bare metal as it does come with one of two operating systems but it gives developers a cloud-based work environment. Source: AWS offers “bare-metal” Mac cloud services | Network World

HPC’s value extends into retail, government and finance fraud detection, manufacturing and animation simulations, and weather predictions, a Forrester report finds. Source: Cloud-based high-performance computing stokes innovation – TechRepublic

As data center technology is being designed for 5G and the edge, there is a need for increased performance, open-source software, and new data standards. Source: Remote Working Drives New Growth for 5G and Edge Computing | Network Computing

Data center colocation has become about much more than connectivity, space, and power. Here’s what’s changed. Source: What Data Center Colocation Is Today, and Why It’s Changed

The Kubernetes architecture is evolving–as are the market and ecosystem surrounding the technology. Source: Kubernetes Architecture: How the Market and Ecosystem Are Changing | Data Center Knowledge

Replacing a centralized UPS system with a distributed power architecture sets a facility up to better handle unexpected spikes in demand. Source: Decentralizing Data Center Power for a World Gone Remote | Data Center Knowledge