Executive Summary AWS is being combined with VMware Cloud for AWS to provide hybrid cloud capabilities. What this means for on-premises environments. Introduction AWS is becoming increasingly popular, but until very recently, there was an extra hurdle if you wanted to introduce AWS into your on-premises environment. And most of the infrastructure globally is by…
Executive Summary SAP makes continuous arguments against AWS and GCP. How valid is this argument against the cloud from SAP? Video Introduction: How to Respond to SAP’s Arguments Against AWS and GCP Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP consulting partners usually will only know how to repeat the arguments that come…
Executive Summary Oracle makes the argument that AWS is only migrating non-critical databases. How valid is this argument against the cloud from Oracle? Introduction Oracle has argued that the databases migrated to AWS aren’t mission-critical. “So, sure, you can do test/dev and run small non critical Databases as many have been doing for years on…
Executive Summary Oracle makes the argument that AWS does not provide sufficient uptime. How valid is this argument against the cloud from Oracle? Introduction Oracle has questioned these SLAs, as is presented in the following quotation. Our References for This Article If you want to see our references for this article and other related Brightwork…
Executive Summary Oracle makes the argument that bare metal is preferable in most circumstances to the cloud. How valid is this argument against the cloud from Oracle? Introduction Now let us get to a second Oracle argument against AWS: a more direct argument for bare metal versus cloud. Our References for This Article If you…
Executive Summary Oracle makes the argument that serious arguments do not run on VMs. How valid is this argument against the cloud from Oracle? Introduction Oracle proposes that AWS is not ready for enterprise workloads. This is a common argument on Oracle that only its offerings are true “enterprise-ready.” The following quote covers this argument….
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud offer the capabilities to speed implementations for both SAP and Oracle. Using external cloud services is far better for implementation speed versus methodologies. Video Introduction: How AWS and Google Cloud Speed the Implementation of SAP and Oracle Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Both SAP and Oracle…
Executive Summary Data warehousing and data lakes are being re-platformed for the cloud. When re-platformed to the cloud, data warehousing and data lakes have additional capabilities. Introduction Cloud is causing major changes in the data warehouse and data lake spaces. Cloud is going to result in a significant reconfiguration of the data warehouse market. It…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud provide an amazing number of database options to customers. What this means for on-premises environments with more restricted options. Options Galore with AWS and Google Cloud AWS does offer some internally developed products (the Aurora database being one), and Google Cloud offers both the Spanner database and the Go…
Executive Summary Cloud service providers that are highly concentrated in IaaS tend to get most of the emphasis. A purpose-built PaaS can be critical in getting the most from IaaS concentrated cloud services. Introduction Cloud services like AWS/GCP and Azure provide some PaaS options, but it is generally not their focus. Purpose built PaaS solutions tend…