Here's what to do (and what not to do) when you want to move a workload to the cloud using a virtual machine on someone else's metal. There are many reasons to move workloads to the cloud and there ...

Everything you need to know about how to select, deploy, optimize and more when it comes to managing your virtual machines in Microsoft Azure. In last month's column I covered the basic step-by-step ...

Create custom images for your virtual infrastructure that automatically follow your security policy. One of the big advantages of using cloud IaaS is the convenience; you can spin up a VM whenever you ...

Microsoft's Azure DevTest Labs service allows developers and IT administrators alike to provision and control groups of virtual machines (VMs). Azure DevTest Labs allows more control over Azure ...

Storage and performance can be quite different in the cloud. It's important to choose the right VM size and configure your storage properly to keep SQL Server workloads running smoothly. Microsoft ...