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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
These articles are for CTOs, IT directors and technical founders deciding how production infrastructure should be run and by whom. They compare managed cloud with do-it-yourself public cloud, explain what high availability and disaster recovery really require, and describe when handing operations to a provider costs less than building the function in-house.
Articles in Managed Cloud Infrastructure
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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
AWS Alternatives for a Small or Mid-Sized Business: The Realistic Options
Founders, CTOs and finance leads at smaller companies get a map of the realistic AWS alternatives, what each one suits, what it gives up and when staying is wiser.
· 10 min read
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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Infrastructure for SaaS Applications: VMs, PaaS or Kubernetes?
SaaS founders and lead engineers get selection criteria, cost drivers and seven questions for choosing between virtual machines, a managed PaaS and Kubernetes.
· 10 min read
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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619): what we know
Site owners and IT leads running PHP can see what the two critical October 2026 PHP flaws are, which versions fix them, and what to do this week.
· 10 min read
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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
DevOps as a Service vs DevOps Support: What You Are Actually Buying
The labels DevOps as a service, DevOps support and DevOps consulting hide four different purchases. Technical founders and CTOs can see what each one buys and where it stops.
· 10 min read
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Managed Cloud Infrastructure
Managed Infrastructure Services: What Is Included, What Is Not, How to Compare Scopes
CTOs and IT directors comparing managed infrastructure proposals can see what the service includes, what it leaves out and how to compare two scopes line by line.
· 10 min read
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Who Can Manage AWS Infrastructure for Your Company? Four Options Compared
Founders, CTOs and IT directors can compare four ways to have AWS infrastructure managed: an in-house hire, a freelancer, an AWS partner firm or an operations provider.
· 10 min read
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Managed Cloud vs AWS for a Small or Mid-Sized Business: A Decision Framework
Small and mid-sized businesses choosing between AWS and a managed cloud provider can use this framework to decide on workload fit, full cost and who owns operations.
· 10 min read
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