Understanding the basics of Apache Cassandra

Understanding the Basics of Apache Cassandra Cassandra Summit took place recently in San Jose, California. The Cassandra Summit is a conference for those who are looking to learn more about adopting DataStax’s Apache Cassandra, the scalable NoSQL database that powers global businesses like Spotify, Netflix, and Apple. Couldn’t make it out to San Jose for the conference this …

How Big Data is Factoring Into a Solar Eclipse

Monday, August 21 was a special day in American history. Experiencing a solar eclipse for the first time in nearly 40 years. The moon will pass between the sun and the Earth, blocking part or all of the sun for up to about three hours. Since this event is such a rarity, there’s a lot …

Digital Transformation at AWS Summit Chicago 2017

Last month, 11,000 people gathered at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois for the annual AWS Summit Chicago. Attendees came together to learn about AWS’ latest service offerings and client use cases during the more than 40 technical sessions available to choose from over the course of the two-day event. As a longtime AWS Premier …

VMware Cloud™ on AWS – A Managed Service Provider’s Perspective

VMware Cloud™  on AWS brings VMware’s enterprise-class Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) software to the AWS Cloud and enables customers to run production applications across VMware vSphere®-based private, public, and hybrid cloud environments with optimized access to AWS. Datapipe is one of three managed service providers (MSPs) initially announcing its intent to build an offering on …

A Future of Choice and Collaboration at Microsoft Ignite 2017

Thousands of IT professionals headed to Orlando for Microsoft Ignite 2017, the annual conference dedicated to giving IT professionals and developers a preview of the new service offerings Microsoft is developing. As a longstanding Microsoft partner, we look forward to Microsoft Ignite every year. Read on to check out my top takeaways from this year’s conference. Engineering …

Webinar on Securing Cloud Access

  Welcome to the first installment of Datapipe’s 5in15 Webinars, where I run through five slides of information in 15 minutes. These quick presentations are designed to share information about products or thoughts in the industry. Our debut episode takes a look at something that’s always top of mind for the enterprise: security within cloud deployments. …

Best Practices and Updates for AWS Cloud Database Migration Services

Blog first posted at https://www.datapipe.com/blog/2016/09/23/best-practices-and-updates-for-aws-database-migration-services/ Our partners at AWS have a plethora of resources available to AWS users touching on a wide variety of subjects. One recently released white paper, “AWS Database Migration Services Best Practices,” dives into the ins and outs of migrating from a source database to a target database. It can be a …

Cloud Security All Businesses Can benefit from

One of the best ways to avoid security issues is to have a proactive approach. That’s true whether you have applications in the cloud or not. Sandra Lambert at Tech.Co recently wrote a piece on the lessons startups can learn about cloud security. It’s great advice, but it shouldn’t stop at startups — there are …