Chinese Cloud Storage: Top Cloud Computing Companies & Cloud Providers in China in 2026

Adhering to data localization laws and data regulation in China is much easier if you use a Chinese cloud storage. Chinese data localization laws require sensitive personal information and important data to be stored in China, and the government must authorize any transfers outside China. This means that most of the best cloud storage services...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 08 Sep'24 Last Updated: 05 Aug'26
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

Cloud Sustainability Statistics: Definition & Efforts in 2026

Cloud sustainability, which ensures that cloud computing and infrastructure are environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable, is more important than ever. Organizations that close their data centers to run their workloads in the cloud contribute to a significant reduction in carbon emissions.  Centralizing data center infrastructure reduces electricity consumption due to increased efficiency, which in turn...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 29 Aug'24 Last Updated: 10 Aug'26
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

How to Migrate From GCP to AWS: GCP to AWS Migration Guide

A GCP to AWS migration is a multi-step process. To ensure a seamless transition, you must assess your current GCP environment and plan your AWS architecture, data migration, application migration, testing and validation, and cutover and optimization; decommission the GCP resources; and finally, perform continuous monitoring and support. Overview of Steps to Migrate from GCP...

By Kevin Kiruri — 27 Aug'24 Last Updated: 09 Aug'26

10 Google Cloud Migration Tools and Services

Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications or other business elements to a different cloud service provider, or from an organization’s on-premises infrastructure to another. Google Cloud migration tools are a suite of services and tools designed to facilitate a simple and smooth migration from on-premises or other cloud environments to Google Cloud...

By Kevin Kiruri — 27 Aug'24 Last Updated: 09 Aug'26
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

AWS Config vs CloudTrail: Comparison Based on Reporting, Configuration, Compliance, Pricing and Use Cases

If you want to understand AWS Config vs CloudTrail better, this guide will break it all down. AWS Config is a configuration monitoring and assessment tool; it keeps a record of changes that impact how resources are set up. On the other hand, AWS CloudTrail is a logging tool; it tracks AWS API calls, as...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 25 Aug'24 Last Updated: 10 Aug'26
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

AWS Shield vs WAF: Difference Between AWS Shield and AWS WAF

At its simplest, the primary difference between AWS Shield vs WAF is that Shield protects against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, whereas WAF protects web apps from harmful web requests. AWS Shield works at the network, transport and application layers, but AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) works at the application layer only. Both are layered tools...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 25 Aug'24 Last Updated: 09 Aug'26
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Oracle Cloud vs AWS: Key Differences

Oracle Cloud is Oracle’s suite of cloud computing services; Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon’s cloud computing platform. In addition to being part of different companies, these two cloud computing platforms differ in market share size, pricing structure, number of services and more. Weighing Oracle Cloud vs AWS involves many different factors. For a three-way...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 19 Aug'24 Last Updated: 09 Aug'26

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2): Definition, How It Works, Features, Pricing, Benefits and Use Cases

What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud? Also known as EC2, Elastic Compute Cloud is AWS’s core virtual machine service. Think of it as a service through which you can rent computers from AWS over the internet, taking away the need to purchase, set up and maintain physical computers. This article talks about what you can...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 19 Aug'24 Last Updated: 17 Jul'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

AWS Region vs Availability Zone: Comparison of Location, Cost and Configuration

If you’re not familiar with Amazon’s terminology, it can be easy to confuse an AWS region vs availability zone. AWS regions are isolated geographical locations around the world in which AWS data centers are clustered. Each region contains multiple availability zones designed to offer high availability and fault tolerance. An AWS availability zone is a...

By Kevin Kiruri — 11 Aug'24 Last Updated: 31 Jul'26
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13 Common Cloud Computing Vulnerabilities & How to Manage Them

Cloud computing vulnerabilities refer to weaknesses in cloud systems, services or configurations that attackers can exploit to gain unauthorized access with bad intentions, such as disrupting operations or compromising data integrity. As cloud adoption increases, addressing these vulnerabilities is key to ensuring cloud security and protecting sensitive data. Some of the most severe impacts of...

By Mercy Wawira — 08 Aug'24 Last Updated: 09 Aug'26
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