Cerillion Blog

Public cloud infrastructure is the starting point for lots of discussions when our customers are looking at deployment options for a new project, but is it the only way to go? Adam Hughes talks to Cerillion’s Chief Technical Architect, Andy Blackman, on the options available to CSPs/DSPs when choosing the right cloud platform for them and some of the factors that might influence that decision.

In case you hadn’t noticed – Facebook was hit by a vast service outage two weeks ago. Why might such an outage become more likely in the future, and what should businesses do to mitigate the risk? Brian Coombs explains.

Digitalisation has the power to transform how CSPs deliver their products and services – how does this affect their BSS/OSS strategies and what must they do to create a customer-centric digital experience?

For digital-intensive businesses who live in fear of that next cloud services bill, FinOps offers a proactive solution, anticipating and integrating dynamic cloud usage into the development cycle. What are the key tenets of FinOps, and how can it radically improve your transformation efforts?

When deciding how often to bill customers, subscription companies must juggle a range of factors to ensure a steady income without pricing out new users. Which options are available, and what are the benefits and drawbacks of each approach?

After a year of unforeseen global disruption, we look ahead to what is in store for the telecoms sector in 2021, a year that will be defined by recovery and resilience, and ask what major developments will come to define the industry.

There is a common misconception that recurring billing and recurring payments are one and the same thing – a misunderstanding that can have profound implications on the likelihood of subscription success. Dominic Smith runs through the key differences between billing and payments, and explains why companies embarking on a subscription model need to look carefully at their recurring billing needs to avoid a Winter of Discontent.

With more and more enterprises turning to multiple cloud services, a move to distributed cloud set-ups becomes increasingly likely – perhaps even necessary. What are the differences between these two discrete cloud implementations, and what are the relative benefits and drawbacks of each approach? Cerillion Product Director Brian Coombs writes.