Richard Blanford, Author at Compare the Cloud
Cloud is a Journey, Not a Station
‘Moving to cloud’ is a phrase that’s often used as though it’s a single step. For all but the smallest organisations, it is very unlikely to be so. Cloud comes in many shapes and forms, and implementi...
Cloud service provider: Which questions should you be asking your CSP?
For most organisations, it is no longer a question of whether to adopt cloud, either wholly or for specific services, but which services to move and when to move them. Having architected and sized the...
Why cloud may not save you money
One of the key reasons usually given for moving services to cloud is to save money by getting rid of expensive IT infrastructure. However, making the business case on cost grounds alone is not necessarily straightforward.
How cloud is evolving so systems can act autonomously
Just as cloud adoption is beginning to accelerate and organisations are focusing on how to manage multiple cloud providers rather than on whether to adopt cloud in the first place, a few ‘experts’ hav...
How to avoid becoming a victim of ‘cloud shock’
Buyers of public cloud need to ensure that they understand the full cost of the services they require or they could have an unpleasant shock when their first bill arrives. The headline costs for publi...