IT services companies – from managed service providers to pure consultants – often face a difficult decision whether to “buy or build” hosting infrastructure to meet client requirements. As the cloud market matures and providers expand their options for partners, services companies now have better options for working with infrastructure that is already there rather […]
From both a business and an IT perspective, migrating to the cloud can be a good option for many businesses. But, it’s not something that can be done without the right research and preparation. If you want to be successful when migrating to the cloud, you need open communication with both your own team and […]
Back in the early days of hosting it was quite common to see organizations struggle with trying to use a one-size-fits all computing or storage service for a range of applications. We’ve definitely come a long way since then, but I’m still surprised how often this generalist approach is repeated today. IT and business units […]
Over the course of the past few years I have had an increasing number of discussions with customers and prospects, who already have hosting infrastructure but are considering moving to a real IaaS solution based on a monthly subscription fee. In most cases these customers, who are often in the SaaS industry or offer professional […]
Customers who are looking for a hosting solution, particularly those who currently have an on premise hosted IT environment and are considering colocation, often face a range of questions with regard to their infrastructure choices. We’ve put together a list of some of the common issues companies face when deciding between colocation and on premise […]
As more and more organizations become familiar with the cloud, they are moving towards buying software as a services (SaaS) based on actual usage. In fact, it is predicted that SaaS will become the dominant software consumption model by 2018. According to Gartner, as this occurs the steep decline in maintenance fees will translate into […]
We are currently getting ready for some interesting sessions at Cloud Expo Europe and Cloud Security Expo. This will take place in Paris on 29 – 30 November. If you are attending the conference, it will be great if you can stop by the Leaseweb stand (D40). Our engineers will be happy to discuss with […]
There’s a real change happening among business leaders with regard to IT operations. The days of IT being some secretive, hidden department full of technical people are thankfully coming to an end. As business becomes more digitized, the whole organization is more aware than ever of the importance of IT. Adding to the awareness trend […]
We are currently setting up for Cloud Expo Asia and Cloud Security Expo that will take place in Singapore, on October 12-13. If you’re attending the conference, we hope you’ll stop by our stand (K7) and talk to our engineers about migration to the cloud or the use of hybrid hosting. Furthermore, we will also be hosting the […]
I’m pleased to announce the availability of a new report from Leaseweb which introduces hybrid cloud computing to business leaders. The report, Enter a new era of IT flexibility with hybrid cloud, is a concise guide to the technical aspects and business benefits of developing a hybrid cloud strategy. We’re pleased to offer this as […]
