Optimizing Cloud Costs

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CDN Tricks To Optimize Cloud Costs

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Configuring your CDN smartly can help reduce overall cloud expenses significantly. While the primary goal of CDNs has always been to enhance user experience through improved performance, availability, and scalability, these benefits often come with added infrastructure costs. However, by optimizing CDN configurations, businesses can manage these costs effectively. Years ago, CDNs started providing value-added […]

How To Effectively Reduce Cloud Network Egress Costs?

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Cloud data egress costs are often an unexpected burden for many organizations early in their cloud migration journey. Unlike fixed costs for cloud services such as virtual machines and storage, the cost of transferring data out of the cloud can be variable and unpredictable. Once organizations become aware of this, they often rethink their application […]

Cloud Computing Costs In 2024

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As cloud computing continues to drive innovation, it’s crucial for business and tech leaders to look beyond initial savings on hardware and software. By carefully aligning their cloud resources with actual use cases, organizations can avoid overpaying for unnecessary computing power or storage. Choosing cloud providers with transparent pricing models for networking resources helps businesses […]

What Are The Best Cloud Cost Management Strategies?

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With over 90% of organizations relying on cloud computing, managing cloud costs has become a significant challenge despite the numerous benefits it offers. The pay-as-you-go model, while flexible, can often lead to unforeseen expenses if not handled properly. Many companies experience budget overruns due to uncontrolled cloud spending, making it essential to carefully monitor cloud […]

Why Is Cloud Computing Cost-Effective?

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Cloud computing is cost-effective because you’re no longer spending big on hardware or software, and those ongoing expenses like maintenance, upgrades, or even hiring a dedicated IT team vanish too. It’s not just about the upfront savings – with cloud resources, you get added perks like stronger cybersecurity and robust data recovery measures baked right […]

How Much Does Cloud Computing Cost For Small Businesses?

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Cloud computing is more than just a tech upgrade; it’s a strategic move that can greatly improve a small business’s efficiency, flexibility, and capacity for innovation, all while potentially reducing costs. However, for small businesses with limited budgets, understanding how to invest wisely in cloud services is essential. This guide will break down the expenses […]

Nebula Introduction – Prosimo’s Generative AI Chat Assistant for AIOps

TL;DR: In this article, we will introduce “Nebula”, a Generative AI Chat which enables AIOps for MCN. What is Nebula? Nebula is a Generative AI Chat interface for Prosimo to enable AIOps for MCN. It allows users to ask questions about their data flowing through Prosimo. Since Prosimo enables state-of-the-art MCN, it captures data about […]

Why Multi-Cloud is Essential for Modern Enterprises

Why Multi-Cloud is Essential for Modern Enterprises

In today’s rapidly evolving enterprise landscape, cloud computing has emerged as a cornerstone of IT infrastructure. As enterprises transition their applications and data to the cloud, the shift toward multi-cloud architecture has become increasingly prominent. This blog post delves into why multi-cloud architecture is vital, its various types, benefits, and a real-world example to illustrate […]

The Impact Of Machine Learnings On Optimizing Multi-Cloud

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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses increasingly rely on multi-cloud environments to enhance their operations, improve flexibility, and ensure data security. As the complexity of managing multiple cloud platforms grows, the role of machine learning (ML) in optimizing multi-cloud networks has become indispensable. This article delves into the ways machine learning is revolutionizing multi-cloud […]

How AI Enhances User Experience In Multi-Cloud Platforms

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In today’s digital age, multi-cloud platforms are becoming increasingly popular for businesses looking to optimize their operations and improve flexibility. These platforms allow organizations to use multiple cloud services from different providers, creating a more versatile and resilient infrastructure. However, managing multiple cloud environments can be complex and challenging. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) […]

What Are The Benefits Of Cloud Computing?

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Cloud computing involves delivering computing services over the internet, encompassing storage, servers, databases, software, and more. Its popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks to its myriad advantages. Organizations worldwide have reaped significant benefits from cloud computing. If you’re considering a career in this field, it’s essential to understand the perks of cloud computing and […]

How Does Multi-Cloud Work?

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Embracing a multi-cloud strategy involves leveraging a variety of public cloud services from different providers. This approach isn’t just about diversifying resources; it’s a deliberate method to blend on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud frameworks, alongside edge computing. This integration allows organizations to consistently build, operate, and secure their applications across various environments. The drive […]

Best Practices For Data Privacy In Multi-Cloud Environments

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In today’s digital world, many organizations use multiple cloud services to store and manage their data. This approach, known as a multi-cloud environment, offers numerous benefits but also presents unique challenges, particularly concerning data privacy. To ensure data remains secure and private across various cloud platforms, it is crucial to follow specific best practices. Here […]

Why Multi-Cloud Is The Future?

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Modern enterprises are increasingly adopting multicloud architectures, utilizing multiple cloud providers to enhance their operations. Cloud Trends Report reveals that 90% of organizations now operate in multi-cloud environments, highlighting its widespread adoption.The demand for multicloud skills is soaring, as these capabilities enable companies to optimize infrastructure across various platforms and position resources and applications closer […]

Is Multi-Cloud The Same As Hybrid Cloud?

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Defining the difference between hybrid cloud and multi-cloud can be challenging, as these terms are often used interchangeably. However, despite their similarities, there is a key distinction. In a multi-cloud setup, an enterprise leverages multiple public cloud services, typically from various providers. For instance, a company might run its web front-end application on one provider […]

Why Adopt A Multi-Cloud Strategy?

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A multi-cloud strategy stands out as a robust approach enabling organizations to tap into the diverse capabilities offered by multiple cloud providers. It proves particularly beneficial for businesses aiming to segment their workloads among providers offering more cost-effective solutions for specific tasks, such as data analytics or database management. By leveraging the strengths of different […]

What Is Multi Cloud Security?

What Is Multi Cloud Security?

In today’s digital age, mastering multicloud security is crucial for businesses. To get a grasp on this, we first need to define multicloud and hybrid cloud services. Multicloud involves utilizing cloud services from multiple providers, allowing your business to manage different projects across various cloud environments efficiently. Hybrid cloud, on the other hand, also employs […]

Why Do Companies Use Multi-Cloud?

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As the cloud computing landscape grows, more companies are adopting multi-cloud strategies. This approach allows businesses to move workloads between cloud providers or across hybrid setups, leading to cost savings and the ability to leverage multiple clouds for specific needs. In 2023, over 90% of organizations are expected to use cloud services in some form. […]

What Is Cross-Cloud?

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Cross-cloud is a term in cloud computing that refers to the ability to smoothly run applications and manage workloads across different cloud service providers (CSPs). The idea of “cross-cloud” came about with the rise of multi-cloud strategies. This strategy involves using a mix of public, private, and edge clouds, along with on-site infrastructure, to manage […]

How Does Multi-Cloud Improve Security?

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Almost every organization (98% to be exact) that uses cloud computing is now using multi-cloud setups, as found in a recent Oracle study. As cloud technology rapidly changes, organizations must also update their security measures to protect their cloud setups. Strong multi-cloud security is essential to guard against cyber threats and breaches. Understanding Multi-Cloud Security […]

Avoiding “The 5 Stages of Networking Grief” during CSP Outages

Your customers – internal and external – don’t care about a single region of AWS being down while the rest of the internet is operating normally.  You may be able to do this on your own, but I recommend that you do everything you can to avoid the 5 Stages of Network Grief. 

What is Generative AI?

As we introduced before, Nebula is the new Generative AI Chat. In this section, we dig deeper into the world of Generative AI. With the explosive growth of AI, a lot of terms and acronyms have been brought to the forefront – Generative AI, LLMs, NLP, ML, AI, DL. To begin with, let us give […]

What Is Multi-cloud?

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Multi-cloud refers to an IT strategy that leverages multiple cloud services from various providers. Instead of relying solely on a single vendor, organizations can choose the best cloud solutions for specific needs across different public clouds, private clouds, or even on-premises infrastructure. This approach offers greater flexibility, scalability, cost optimization, and vendor independence compared to […]

What Is The Difference Between Cloud And Multi-Cloud?

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The digital landscape is increasingly reliant on cloud computing, offering flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. However, navigating the different cloud options can be confusing. This outline explores the key distinctions between “cloud” and “multi-cloud,” empowering you to make informed decisions for your IT needs. Choosing the Right Path: Cloud vs. Multi-Cloud Organizational Needs: This is the […]

Success Story: Streamlined Multi-Cloud Networking with Prosimo for Amazon Bedrock

Introduction In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI are reshaping the technological landscape of the cloud, the demand for scalable, secure, and agile cloud networking solutions has never been more critical. The rise of using AI and, more specifically Generative AI workloads, characterized by their dynamic connectivity, performance and security requirements, and […]

Adapting to Azure’s New VM Outbound Access Defaults: Get the right architecture in place

TL;DR: “On 30 September 2025, default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines in Azure will be retired.” Read more about the Azure changes here. Introduction Azure is transitioning its VM outbound access defaults, a significant change that could impact many users. This blog post delves into the challenges posed by this transition and how Prosimo […]

How Prosimo and Equinix Fabric Cloud Router Solve multi-cloud networking challenges

In this blog, I delve into the core categories that encapsulate organizations’ challenges in building a robust multi-cloud network and describe how the joint Prosimo and Fabric Cloud Router solution can resolve each challenge. Challenges with Multi-Cloud Networking In our extensive conversations with customers who have been steadily expanding their presence in the cloud, a […]

Mastering TGW: Navigating Connectivity, Orchestration, and Use Cases

In the dynamic landscape of cloud networking, Transit Gateway (TGW) stands as a beacon of connectivity, transforming network architectures. If you’ve ever wondered about the intricacies of TGW, this blog is your compass. We’ll dive into what TGW is, how it works, explore its components, and unveil how Prosimo orchestrates it. Additionally, we’ll delve into […]

Why the World Needs Cross-Cloud Service Connect

Our recent introduction of Cross-Cloud Service Connect support on the Prosimo platform represents a critical milestone in our multi-cloud networking solutions, fostering seamless and secure connectivity for services across diverse cloud environments. The driving force behind this lies in the dynamic shifts within business strategies. Modern enterprises swiftly embrace hybrid and multi-cloud approaches, leveraging various […]

Prosimo Launches Cross-Cloud Service Connect, a Single Click to Cross Cloud Networking

Large Enterprises Achieve Rapid Cross-Cloud Networking for Distributed Data Access Cross-Cloud Service Connect unlocks three critical use cases – distributed data access, fostering B2B partner connectivity and enabling developer self-service. Cross-Cloud Service Connect addresses the technical constraints of hyperscaler’s Private Link connectivity by expanding to multi-region and multi-cloud. Large Enterprises have achieved cost savings for […]

What Are The Four Types Of Cloud Networking?

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cloud networking has emerged as a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, offering unparalleled scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. At its core, cloud networking refers to the interconnectivity of cloud services, applications, and resources over the Internet. It encompasses the hardware and software components, including servers, storage, network devices, and virtualized […]

What is Cloud Networking?

Cloud networking is an important component of today’s digital infrastructure. It enables businesses to connect with each other and access resources anywhere in the world. Cloud networking also offers significant cost savings, scalability, and flexibility compared to traditional networking solutions. At Prosimo, we specialize in cloud networking solutions. We provide a comprehensive suite of services […]

Prosimo and Equinix Network Edge jointly deliver Seamless Multi-Cloud Networking.

A Unified Vision for Seamless Cloud On-Ramp As businesses embrace the digital age, harnessing the power of cloud computing has become essential for growth and innovation. Deployments are highly distributed and increasingly hybrid and multicloud. However, cloud solutions offer unparalleled advantages and challenges related to managing the complexity of such hybrid/multicloud deployments; the associated egress […]

Empowering Hybrid Multi-Cloud: Prosimo’s Full-Stack Transit Platform at Equinix Network Edge

TLDR Effortless Cloud Connectivity: Prosimo’s Full-Stack Transit Platform on Equinix Network Edge accelerates enterprise cloud access. Seamlessly integrate with existing devices, enable bi-directional traffic flow, and achieve rapid deployment for efficient modern cloud operations Why Prosimo and Equinix Prosimo’s full-stack transit platform running in Equinix network Edge provides enterprise customers an onramp to their cloud […]

Unleashing the Power of Prosimo for Micro-Segmentation in Shared VPC Environments

Deploying workloads within an established network boundary is fundamental to ensure workload isolation in cloud environments. The typical best practice has been to use distinct cloud accounts and VPCs/VNets to isolate the different types of workloads. While this approach works well and enables network segmentation, it has also led to IPv4 address exhaustion, especially in […]

Prosimo Engineering: Early Enforcement with Network Policy

Overview Prosimo’s multi-cloud networking suite provides full L3 to L7 connectivity. To better meet the performance and security requirements that come with the complexity of the multi-cloud networking environment, we have decentralized our policy enforcement to the network element nearest to the source. This allows us to apply the security policies early, which enhances security, […]

Failure to launch due to overlapping CIDR?  Get to escape velocity with Prosimo

Every network engineer has at some point in their career have had to deal with the problem of overlapping CIDRs. Classically these problems have been solved at the routing layer using VRFs, tunneling etc. However with the center of gravity moving to the cloud, there is an opportunity to adopt a horses-for-courses approach instead of […]

Prosimo MCN Foundation: the Why, the What, and the How

The Premise Today, we are super excited to launch the Prosimo Multi-Cloud Networking ( MCN ) Foundation, a free offering from Prosimo to help enterprises solve connectivity challenges inside and across clouds. Let us start with the overarching problem statement driving the need for MCN solutions in the market. Both the network and cloud platform […]

Prosimo Disrupts MCN Market by Making Multi-Cloud Connectivity Free

Overcomes the Biggest Barriers to Enterprise Multi-Cloud Success: Cloud-Native Adoption and Multi-Cloud Connectivity Management News Summary: Prosimo frees cloud engineers from connectivity complexities, shifting focus to application and service networking and redirecting time to higher-value outcomes like app modernization, policy compliance, and cloud cost control. Businesses using Prosimo MCN solutions witness 30-50% savings in TCO, […]

Democratizing Cloud Networking For Everyone

TL:DR Enterprises are stuck at building network highways and cloud connectivity & are unable to realize the true value of cloud – focus on users, applications, services, governance, cost control, developer velocity etc. Prosimo is democratizing MCN by offering a free MCN Foundational capability to help accelerate innovations in cloud networking & realize value instantly. […]

Prosimo’s Cloud-Native Architecture: The Foundation of Cloud Centers of Excellence

Prosimo’s cloud-native architecture is the foundation of cloud centers of excellence. In this blog, we’ll discuss the essential technology requirements to enable cloud centers of excellence, such as a cloud-native architecture, a single operating model across any CSP, a single fabric for the app, PaaS, and network connectivity, the ability to enforce security and compliance […]

MCN Reality Check: Cloud Native Vs. Spoke Gateway Sprawl

TL:DR Multi-cloud tunneling with spoke gateways in every VPC is NOT cloud-native – It is value destruction. A multi-cloud networking solution should be both app & network-centric, follow a cloud–native approach and deliver the agility enterprises seek. Disruption is the name of the game. In the hybrid multicloud world that we live in today, cloud […]

Maximizing Collaboration with Business Partners: Extending Business Applications and PaaS through AWS PrivateLink

As organizations strive to make their business-critical applications accessible to business partners, they often grapple with secure connectivity and privacy issues. Network routing constructs, such as using AWS Transit Gateways, Layer 3 virtual routers, hub & spoke architectures, or VPC peering, makes it extremely complex to extend enterprise applications such as financial tools, database access, […]

Tech Deep dive: What it takes to deploy Prosimo in a brownfield environment

While working with many enterprises, one requirement I often get during the engagement is Prosimo’s ability to seamlessly integrate with their existing cloud infrastructure and ease of deployment in a brownfield environment. In this blog, we will not dive deep into the platform architecture but focus on deploying and integrating Prosimo with an existing cloud networking […]

Packet Pushers Podcast – Cloud Networking Customer Panel

Multi-cloud networking is the future of cloud computing. As more businesses adopt cloud-based services, multi-cloud networking will become a vital aspect of cloud infrastructure management. By taking advantage of the benefits of multi-cloud networking and managing the challenges, businesses can create a cloud environment that is scalable, flexible, efficient, and secure.

Simplifying Multi-Cloud Networking with Prosimo

Multi-cloud networking is the future of cloud computing. As more businesses adopt cloud-based services, multi-cloud networking will become a vital aspect of cloud infrastructure management. By taking advantage of the benefits of multi-cloud networking and managing the challenges, businesses can create a cloud environment that is scalable, flexible, efficient, and secure.