{"id":740499,"date":"2013-03-05T08:55:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=615342"},"modified":"2013-03-05T08:55:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T13:55:24","slug":"sponsored-post-ask-the-right-questions-to-shorten-your-path-to-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/740499","title":{"rendered":"Sponsored post: Ask the right questions to shorten your path to the cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re in a sophisticated IT shop, you\u2019re already familiar with IT outsourcing. Your knowledge of this market gives you a leg up when you\u2019re shopping for a service provider. You already have a bank of the right questions to ask.<\/p>

But what happens when you\u2019re moving an application to a cloud environment<\/a>? The fact that a shared, multitenant environment will host your application introduces a whole different set of questions to ask. As part of the due diligence process, you\u2019ve got to identify a wide range of capabilities you require from your cloud service provider.<\/p>

How do you do this? Look to the online Intel Cloud Finder<\/a>\u00a0tool. This tool incorporates knowledge we\u2019ve gained from working with Intel IT and our service provider partners to identify best practices in cloud environments and the characteristics of enterprise-grade cloud solutions.<\/p>

When you visit this site you are first asked questions to define your required and desired features for your Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution. You don\u2019t have to come up with a list of questions. We\u2019ve done that for you.<\/p>

When you complete the search process, the tool compares your responses to the services available from a select number of reputable IaaS providers worldwide and returns matching results. With the click of a mouse, you can learn more about the providers and reach out to them to take the next step.<\/p>

Billy Cox is the general manager of a new, emerging software business at Intel.<\/em><\/p>
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