Many businesses are often surprised by how much their cloud costs can add up, but the good news is that there are easy ways to bring those numbers down. In this piece, we explore cost-saving hacks that will help your budget breathe easier. Track budgets with cost management consoles Start by using the built-in cost […]
Simple strategies to save big on the cloud
Virtualization from Microsoft gets faster
Microsoft isn’t always the first company that pops into mind when talking about virtualization, but it does offer one of the best solutions in the industry. In an ongoing effort to compete with companies like VMWare and Amazon Web Services, Microsoft has released a massive upgrade for its virtualization platform — and it’s totally free! […]
Azure is getting a new type of container
Virtualization has moved out of the server farms owned by big-name enterprises and onto the wishlists of small- and medium-sized business owners. As a subset of virtualization, container technology is benefitting from this commercialization and becoming more accessible to everyone. What are virtual containers? Virtual containers are isolated computing environments that contain the bare minimum […]
Azure and XenDesktop cozy up to each other
Microsoft has been working closely with software vendors to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to have access to virtualization services. The latest development in this effort has resulted in cheaper, simpler, and more modern solutions to the complexities of remote desktop administration. For those who don’t know, Azure is Microsoft’s build-it-yourself cloud […]