IaaS-digest: 30 materials on technology transformation

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Economy and technology transformation - these two topics have always been closely interrelated, we decided to examine them in more detail and start with a selection of materials.
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Other issues of IaaS digest:

• About virtualization and the "cloud"
• About projects implemented in the cloud
• 30 materials on virtualization
• 30 materials on information security
• 30 articles on cloud security

Moving to the cloud: the transformation of technology and business

As with changes in business, migration to the cloud requires the fulfillment of fundamental requirements. In this article we will talk about the basic principles of moving to the cloud.

The most interesting part of a series of trainings on NetApp technologies in IT-GRAD

In April 2016, IT-GRAD organized a series of trainings on NetApp technologies for efficient data storage. What topics were the most discussed, we will tell in this material.

How to handle peak loads with IaaS

Is your cloud infrastructure ready for seasonal peak loads? Or do you spend money on new equipment and upgrade your own infrastructure? This material focuses on how the cloud helps minimize financial costs and cope with the resulting load.

Concern “DMI Dyatkovo” has placed a sales management system in the IaaS-cloud “IT-GRAD”

In this article, we will discuss how cloud technologies in the IaaS model solve important business problems for the concern.

Payment systems and gateways for PCI DSS certification, outsourcing and clouds

In April 2016, the journalists of the editorial board of the First Corporate IaaS Blog conducted a survey among the 50 most significant players in the electronic payments market in Russia and Kazakhstan, who talked about the difficulties that accompany the preparation for an audit for PCI DSS compliance.

KORUS Consulting is implementing projects using the IaaS cloud IT-GRAD

On the benefits and relevance of cloud technologies, tasks that clouds are coping with today. Interview with the director of the system integration department of the KORUS Consulting Group of Companies.

Seven nuances of cloud SLA: what you should pay attention

When concluding a contract with a supplier, the client should pay attention to the details of the SLA, since in trivialities important nuances are usually hidden. We will talk about them in this article.

How clouds and virtualization affect the transformation of modern data centers

Data centers today are undergoing change and transformation. All this is necessary in order to meet the highest requirements dictated by the business.

IT-GRAD certified its cloud according to the PCI DSS standard

What is a PCI DSS certified cloud in an IaaS model.

Delivery of applications in hybrid clouds: parse the main features

In this article, you will learn how the IT specialists of various companies dealt with the arising difficulties.

Cloud Risk Insurance with IT-GRAD and AIG

Cloud Risk Insurance - Is It Necessary? If you asked a similar question and still do not know the exact answer, this material will help you to figure it out.

Hybrid Cloud: An Example of Application-Oriented Strategy

The process of moving an application to the cloud depends primarily on the right strategy, which will allow you to maintain control over the cloud infrastructure, to guarantee the availability, performance and security of the entire hybrid environment. This will be discussed further.

Cisco ACI: New Job Model for Data Center Applications

In this article we will talk about the features and concepts of Cisco ACI, consider the basic elements of the infrastructure, describe the stretching of the ACI factory, and perform laboratory work.

Terminal server sizing when deployed in the IaaS provider cloud

“How many resources need to be allocated for a terminal server, if you decide to deploy it on a remote site hosting provider?” The answer to this question depends on many factors, which ones - we will tell in the article.

Pitfalls for PCI DSS certification: CVV and telephone recording

If you sell goods or services online and offer your customers to pay with bank cards - this article may be useful to you. In a series of understandable requirements for the storage and disposal of information there are a couple of little-known pitfalls. We offer to discuss them.

Cloud or server rack rental?

Many companies are still not sure what to choose for their tasks - virtual servers in the cloud or their own hardware. Talk about it here.

Cloud service "PCI DSS hosting"

The number of services offered by cloud providers grows annually. In this post, we will dwell in more detail on the PCI DSS Compliant Hosting service, which is relevant for organizations that use the cloud infrastructure within which payment card data is stored, processed or transmitted.

When businesses need cloud and virtualization

In March 2016, journalists from the First Corporate IaaS Blog conducted a survey among company representatives to find out when they use cloud technologies.

A bit about converged (and hyperconvergent) IT infrastructure

The author talks about convergent solutions that change the way IT services are provided.

Experience of using IaaS by large (and not so) companies

Here we will talk about how different companies “move” to the cloud.

IaaS-cases: How the "cloud" helps the business

Read about real-life business case studies with IaaS.

Guide: How to calculate the benefits of migration to the "cloud"

The topic of the economic rationale for the transition to the clouds remains relevant despite the fact that in specialized literature and in the Internet media it is usually written about it rarely and sparingly. In this material we tried to dispel the fog hanging over this area.

PCI DSS Certification: What it is and what it is eaten with

Recently, Visa and MasterCard have begun demanding that merchants and service providers working with card data comply with the PCI DSS standard. In this regard, the issue of the requirements of this standard becomes important not only for large players in the market, but also for small trade and service enterprises.

Why hard drives stay with us for long

Using the “good old” HDDs may seem like yesterday, but industry representatives do not advise to rush to conclusions - below we will explain why.

Working with data: How do large companies

On the decisions of Google and Uber, and how they cope with huge data streams.

How to reduce storage costs

The author discusses the cost-cutting approaches underlying the idea that, in the era of "lean manufacturing," it is the data storage infrastructure that is one of the obvious solutions that make it possible to save a lot.

How to choose a direction for the development of an IT project: 1cloud experience

Service 1cloud shares its experience in the development of a project to provide a virtual IT infrastructure.

How data centers are changing right now: Data center technology solutions

In this article, the author talks about new technological solutions in the field of data storage and server cooling.

How data centers are changing right now: Energy efficiency, data storage and the "clouds"

The author talks about technological trends and directions that are developing in the field of data storage and management, IT infrastructure and data centers.