65% of enterprise workloads still in on-premises data centers, study finds

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CIO Data Center May 03, 2017 65% of enterprise workloads still in on-premises data centers, study finds There's a cloud option out there for almost every IT workload, but a survey from the Uptime Institute indicates that about two-thirds of enterprise computing is still done in company-owned data centers. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Tencent adding five data centers to target cloud users outside China • Cloud vs. on-premises: Finding the right balance • 9 tips to turn your data center green • Cloudflare wins managed DNS shootout White Paper: Data Foundry 7 Reasons Why Fortune 5 Companies Utilize Colocation If building and operating enterprise data centers was always the best course of action, all the companies that had the cash flow to do so would do it. There are several reasons Fortune 5 companies continue to engage colocation providers rather than exclusively running their own data centers. Read More ▶ Tencent adding five data centers to target cloud users outside China Tencent Holdings has opened a data center in Silicon Valley with four more planned outside China as part of its bid to grow its cloud business outside the country. Read More ▶ Cloud vs. on-premises: Finding the right balance For some IT shops, security is the gating factor for which apps go into the cloud. Others are all-in for the cloud, and still others don't want much to do with it at all. Read More ▶ 9 tips to turn your data center green Jeff Biggs, executive vice president of Operations & Technology at Peak 10, provides a few steps data center providers can take to improve their energy efficiency model overall. Read More ▶ Cloudflare wins managed DNS shootout For many enterprises, deploying a fully built-out DNS network may not be feasible. Thus, many have turned to third-party DNS providers. In this review, we look at four major managed DNS providers: Dyn, Amazon Web Services Route 53, Cloudflare and DNS Made Easy. Read More ▶ White Paper: Red Hat Accelerate Automation with Ansible by Red Hat The speed of modern business means companies must deliver better products to market faster. But extended release cycles, error-prone releases, and unauthorized shadow IT make keeping up with market demands difficult. Read More ▶ CIO Insider 1. 6 biggest business security risks and how you can fight back 2. How to track and secure open source in your enterprise 3. Face-off: ServiceNow vs. Zendesk for IT service management 4. 6 trends that will shape cloud computing in 2017 5. Why data quality is key to successful digital transformation Editor's Picks 1. 18 big data certifications that will pay off 2. How to run your small business with free open source software 3. Why CarMax's "shock the system" digital strategy is working 4. Fog is coming, and that's good news for the cloud 5. Free project management training courses and certifications

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