Cloud computing is internet-based computing in which large groups of remote servers are networked to allow the centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources. Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid. Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale, similar to a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network. At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of converged infrastructure and shared services.
When Verizon said it might shutter its new Verizon Cloud for 48 hours this weekend for a major upgrade, users were shocked. Some promised to live-tweet the event which starts Saturday at 1… Read more »
Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) bridges traditional application platforms and mobile applications, allowing developers to rapidly build new mobile apps and mobile-enable legacy enterprise applications. Read more »
Today’s SaaS and other offerings give businesses increased productivity and capacity, but many companies have little visibility into or control over their cloud solutions’ true cost. Read more »
Microsoft caused a bit of a stir in October when it announced plans for big cloud servers with up to 32 cores, 450 gigabytes of RAM and 6.5 terabytes of local SSD… Read more »
While the rest of the world binges on IoT goodies from CES 2015, we thought we’d focus on (what else?) enterprise-grade infrastructure. This week’s guest, Steve… Read more »
Google and Microsoft now host public clouds meant to give Amazon Web Services a run for its money, but they still have a way to go to rival good ol’ AWS… Read more »
If you want a cogent — and hilarious — assessment of the state of cloud, take a look at Charles Fitzgerald’s latest blog post “A dispatch from cloud city — 2014… Read more »
You know how hard it is to let go of things. That ancient high school sweatshirt, the Netware server in the closet … But at some point you have to say goodbye. And… Read more »
For those who wanted cloudwashing to just go away, 2014 wasn’t a very good year. But that won’t keep CIOs and other techies from hoping the practice — in which vendors and others… Read more »
Verizon’s enterprise cloud may go off line for 48 hours starting next Saturday at 1 a.m. EST for scheduled maintenance, notice of which got the Twitterverse in a bit of a tizzy… Read more »