Best Practices for Migrating from AWS to Azure
In a previous post, we talked about the challenges of migrating from one cloud platform to another. In this post, we’ll address a more specific example – migrating from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Azure and the strategies, best practices and tools you will want to leverage. There are several strategies or approaches that an […]
Read MoreThe challenges of migrating from one cloud platform to another
Migrating from one cloud platform to another can be a complex and time-consuming process, particularly if you have a large and complex infrastructure. Goals for the migration may include a reduction in costs, access to more features, better performance or improved integration with existing systems or infrastructure. Regardless of the motivation, there are several key […]
Read MoreISVs and the Unique Challenges Facing their IT Teams
In today’s highly connected, SaaS/IaaS/PaaS-enabled world, the adage “every company is a software company” has never been more true. However, it’s the independent software vendors (ISVs), who build software as the primary revenue generator that face unique challenges given customer demand for delivering new features faster and the ever-increasing cost of delivering, installing, configuring, billing […]
Read MoreReliability in Microsoft Azure — Have Confidence in Your Cloud-Based Systems
Microsoft Azure has security and reliability built into its core. It is one of the reasons that so many businesses migrate and trust their mission-critical systems and data to Azure. However, functionality alone isn’t enough to drive the best results for Azure users. It’s critical that organizations using Microsoft Azure get the right tools, information, […]
Read MoreA Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence
One of our latest Azure cloud services webinars focuses on the Cloud Center of Excellence framework. In it, VIAcode CEO Victor Mushkatin explains exactly what a Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) is and how it helps organizations achieve their cloud objectives. By introducing a practical game plan for organizations unsure of how to adapt the […]
Read MoreThe Importance of Measuring Effectiveness of Your Azure Cloud Services: Cost, Security, and Operations
Does your organization achieve its cloud spending, operational, and security objectives? It’s an important question many cloud service users struggle to answer because they don’t have the data to formulate an accurate response. In many cases, businesses do not know how to measure their cloud operations. As a result, they struggle to optimize their cloud […]
Read MoreAzure Cloud Cost Optimization After ShareGate Overcast
ShareGate recently announced that the ShareGate Overcast tool will be discontinued on June 1, 2021. Overcast is an Azure cloud spending analysis tool, and its imminent retirement led many in the VIAcode community to ask us about Overcast alternatives. In this article, we’d like to take a look at some of the ways Azure users […]
Read MoreThe Well-Architected Azure Framework Series: Operational Excellence
VIAcode CEO Victor Mushkatin recently hosted a webinar for cloud developers and operations professionals to explore operational excellence in the context of the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework and Azure Cloud Centers of Excellence. In the webinar, Victor describes the role operational excellence plays within a comprehensive cloud optimization framework. He then shows Azure users how […]
Read MoreVIAcode Webinar: A Holistic Approach to Operating Azure: People, Processes, and Tools
Microsoft and third-party developers offer tools to support users as they manage and optimize Microsoft Azure cloud environments. But your Cloud Center of Excellence needs more than tools and people to build an effective cloud environment; both have to be integrated through collaborative processes that support your business’s cloud objectives. In our latest webinar, Victor […]
Read MoreVIAcode Webinar: A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence
Learn how to overcome cloud challenges to build a Cloud Center of Excellence strategy tailored to your organization’s unique constraints with Victor Mushkatin, VIAcode CEO and former Group Program Manager for the Microsoft Azure Product Team. The webinar, A Practical Game Plan for Building an Azure Cloud Center of Excellence, begins at 1:00 pm EST on Wednesday, […]
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