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
Cloud Compliance Management: A Data-Driven Approach to Managing Risks in the Cloud
Risk management is a cyclically executed process that contains a series of co-ordinated actions and tasks that that are meant to oversee and control risks. In a cloud ecosystem, risk management has a much wider definition than traditional IT, you
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 Tags. What Are They Good For?
Resource tags may seem unimportant or trivial as you get started on AWS. But as your estate grows tags are fundamental to operational scalability and managing sprawl in your AWS account. In this blog we go over some of the
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
HyperGrid Named Visionary in Gartner MQ for Cloud Management Platforms
If you’re like most (not you CES people, of course) you are likely slowly shaking off that holiday haze and getting back into the swing of things at work. If that sounds like you then you may have missed that
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
Optimizing Your VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS Post-Migration
In our VMC first two blogs we looked at The overview of the planning process for VMC on AWS Discovering your on-premises IT infrastructure and doing basic analytics (i.e. lift-and-shift) In this post we talk about how HyperCloud Analytics provides two
Discovery and Migration Analysis for VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS
This is the second of 3 blogs is focused on Migration Planning for a move from on-premise VMware to VMware Cloud on AWS (VMC on AWS): The first blog covers the overview of the process This one covers on the
2019 Predictions for Cloud Management
We help organizations Cloud. Smarter. One way to do so is to remember where we’ve been and anticipate where we’re going. We kicked this off in late 2017 when our CEO released 2018 predictions, all of which have seen advances, especially
2018: A Year in Review
We enable organizations to Cloud. Smarter. Helping businesses intelligently navigate the cloud and its many complexities has been our mission since we were founded in 2016. As a business, we’re still young, but we’ve been moving at a rapid pace.
Planning for VMware Cloud (VMC) on AWS
We just recently announced our listing on the VMware Solution Exchange! Re-architecting for the public cloud has never been easy, but with VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware customers now have an easier path to the public cloud. With recent price drops, VMC-AWS
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
Making Sense of AWS Reserved Instances
In our previous blog, we showed how EC2 Cost Optimization starts with choosing the right instances – (Start Smart) and continues with continuous data-driven Instance Optimization (Stay Smart). With that foundation in place, we will now focus on getting significant
What Happens in Vegas at AWS re:Invent…
…becomes great takeaways from the show! The HyperGrid™ team recently spent the week in sunny Las Vegas at AWS re:Invent. We had the opportunity to meet enterprise IT professionals face-to-face and hear about their cloud experiences. Overall, we found that most
Join Us At AWS re:Invent for Demos, Giveaways & More
It’s the season of giving, and we’ll be doing that and more next week at AWS re:Invent. This five-day event is a learning conference hosted by Amazon Web Services for the global cloud computing community. It features keynote announcements, training
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