FaaS[t] Growth with Serverless Computing: Cost Optimizing Your AWS Lambda
Self-scaling, highly-available, no infrastructure, a smaller attack surface, only pay for what you use – what’s to not love about Serverless Computing – or more precisely Function as a Service (FaaS). It’s the ultimate value proposition to a developer - upload
AWS Reserved Instances: Don’t Just Start Smart, Stay Smart
In our previous blog we talked about starting smart: how HyperCloud Analytics recommends the appropriate instance type for your application. This blog we cover the topic that most organizations are oblivious to: continuous cost optimization. In other words, how do
AWS Cost Explorer? Expect More From Your Cost Management Tools
AWS provides a free cost tool that can visualize the AWS cost and usage data (CUR), that is Cost Explorer. The CUR file has details on every AWS resource and is exposed to any third party tool as an API. So given
Third Party Optimization Tools Over AWS Native Tools ?
Each cloud service provider has a set of native management tools that address issues that cloud practioners report are the most common challenges they face on the cloud (especially as they begin to scale). On AWS for example, cost control and
The Basics of AWS Billing
Transparency in pricing and consistency in its application are a big part the AWS success story. Each service is priced individually, clearly listed on their web page. The only discounts available are for pre-booking and pre-paying for resources – typically
HyperCloud Enters the VMware Solution Exchange
Did you know that, in addition to being listed on the AWS Marketplace, HyperCloud is listed on the VMware Solution Exchange? Here’s why When we attended VMworld earlier this year, it provided us with the perfect opportunity to take a deep
Lets Cloud. Smarter. (Huh, What?!) – A deeper look into HyperCloud 6.0
Our goal since day one has been to help businesses simplify and get more benefit from each stage of their cloud adoption. This goal has been a driving force and key measure of how we track our progress and measure
AWS Instance Planning – Getting It Right the First Time Around
AWS instance planning strategy is crucial to your long-term cloud gains. Taking the time to understand and pick the right instances for your apps is well worth the time and effort as it will directly impact your AWS pricing and
The Great Cloud Migration – The Where?
Where, Which Cloud? This is literally the million-dollar question, since it has huge implications for the overall IT cost in the short- and long-term. A significant portion of these are the cloud costs, which can vary in value and structure significantly among
The Great Cloud Migration – The What?
I started the great cloud migration blog series with "The Why". I talked about all the different questions that need to be answered to understand if it makes operational sense to move to the cloud. In this blog, I follow
The Great Cloud Migration – The Why?
In an earlier HyperGrid blog, we wrote about how a “cloud-twofer” can play a critical role in helping enterprises with cloud migration, adoption and operating at scale with public clouds like AWS and Azure. We also wrote about some of
8 ways to save 50% on your cloud bill
Cloud waste has become a major problem for enterprises and estimated to be over $10B a year. If you have significant public cloud spend in your company it is probably affecting you. Read on to see some key tactics you can
Future of Cloud Management: Integrated Platform, Intelligence, and Automation
Forrester recently released its Forrester Wave for Hybrid Cloud Management (HCM) solutions for Q2 2018 after evaluating several vendors in this space and narrowing down the list to the top vendors. Evaluation aside, the report makes some points worthy of
The Difference between a Cloud Management Platform and Software-Defined Cloud
When we speak with the customers, analysts, and press, we often are asked to categorize what we deliver. HyperGrid’s vision is to deliver a Software-Defined Cloud (SDC) which provides a single control plane for all your data and workloads, on-premises
Your cloud bill says what!?!?
HyperGrid's Software-as-a-Service version of HyperCloud™ is available to help address the problem of complex cloud bills. Try the free version here! Public cloud bills are complex and it is very difficult to determine the cost of just running a workload in the
Matching IT Skills with the Complexity of Your Multi-Cloud Environment
Many IT teams are finding themselves with an accidental multi-cloud environment, and now are trying to catch up and outline a strategy. Cloud resources are easily accessible with a credit card unlocking access to the environment and when IT teams
Recent HyperGrid Coverage from The Register, Forbes, and more!
Just about one month ago HyperGrid announced HyperCloudTM 5.0 and since then, we have seen articles from The Register, Forbes, and many other great journalists and industry influencers. This version of our Software-Defined Cloud Platform offers many new and exciting
Let’s talk about HyperCloud’s Latest Features
We announced our latest version of HyperCloud™ and a journey which outlines how customers achieve a software-defined cloud model across their IT infrastructure. In this blog, we will dig a little deeper into the new features and how they align to
Software-Defined Cloud: Enterprise Cloud-as-a-Service Evolved
I have noticed that in our press coverage of our latest announcement that there are thoughts out there that we have pivoted, and that is not the case. What has changed is that we have expanded our capabilities beyond just
What is Triple A and why is it important?
HyperGrid was formed with the fundamental belief that Cloud is a model and not a destination. Enterprises and Service providers of all kinds are struggling to make this model shift a reality, but there are no clear definitions of what
An Integrated Approach to IT with Software-Defined Cloud
Today’s enterprises are using more than one cloud. In many cases, it wasn’t necessarily a well-thought out strategy, with IT weighing the benefits and costs of a workload profile and determining the best cloud. IT was probably under a deadline,
Managed Service Providers: Becoming the Services Broker
As technology has evolved, so has the role of the managed service provider. Initially, service providers offered hardware silos and then took over business processes by providing services like backup-as-a-service and then disaster recovery-as-a-service. As IT saw that MSPs could
The Four Types of Managed Service Providers
When public cloud was introduced over 10 years ago, it was viewed as an untested platform. The primary customers were developers who used cloud for their personal use. Today, public cloud is a mainstream IT platform. Many organizations are using
The Ideal Solution for Managed Service Providers
In the previously published blog, “Challenges for Managed Service Providers in Today’s Multi-Cloud Market”, we outlined the typical challenges that managed service providers (MSPs) face. In this one, we will cover the ideal solution which will help MSPs address these
Challenges for Managed Service Providers in Today’s Multi-Cloud Market
Enterprises are looking to move some of their applications and workloads to the cloud, but do not have the cloud skills they need in-house, presenting a great opportunity for managed service providers. In fact, organizations are looking to move workloads