Enterpries still haven't fully started embracing cloud management solutions, in spite of the growth & maturity in the market - partly because of the failure to take advantage of cloud in the first place. The value proposition needs to be understood and the integrated approach is the key for the transformation. Businesses need to understand that the cloud is
different from traditional environments.
Private cloud computing expert
Doug Jarvis told Network World that business IT directors want the same
type of management tools for cloud services that they used in their data
centers.
Carl Lehmann, an analyst with the 451 Group, says that cloud governance is lagging behind data orchestration
in general as there are no specific suites of tools
that specifically target this area of cloud management. "But you can
see the underpinnings of cloud governance being laid
down in part by tools that can track authentication processes, access
controls and key management in the cloud," Lehmann says.
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You can now access Google's Compute Engine without the need to talk to sales or an invitation, by subscribing to Google’s starting at $400 per month Gold Support package.
Google also added a set of interesting new features like diskless instances. And of course, a set of price drops - heating up the industry even further.
