ResearchPutting outages into the proper perspective
Which is worse: experiencing a cloud outage or waiting to experience a cloud outage? Last month, Azure storage services went down and caused customers in the U.S., Europe, and parts of… Read more »
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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.
MoreWhich is worse: experiencing a cloud outage or waiting to experience a cloud outage? Last month, Azure storage services went down and caused customers in the U.S., Europe, and parts of… Read more »
Amazon got creative with new Reserved Instances where discount depends on upfront payment, but Google retains low-cost crown. Read more »
Amazon Web Services didn’t announce any new price cuts at its annual re:Invent conference last month, but there’s more to the economics of cloud computing than just lower prices. Read more »
There’s no question that the cloud is maturing. What was once a buzzword is now becoming a mainstream technology. 2014 saw one-time tests move into production. While businesses, whether SMBs or… Read more »
By pooling their business intelligence data through specialized service providers, companies can potentially get access to new insights and benchmarks from the collective data. Read more »
There is plenty of banter about what it truly takes to play in cloud: Do you think you are ready to jump into the deep end? Is your team ready? What… Read more »
Dropbox will launch its Dropbox for Business API on Wednesday, allowing developers to create enterprise-oriented applications on top of Dropbox. The startup also said that it now has 100,000 Dropbox for… Read more »
The week in cloud: An AWS CloudFront CDN issue snagged some websites on Thanksgiving Eve. Read more »
Amazon Echo brings the intelligent agent home to a voice-activated speaker. It’s an early step in a category that could grow th provide more value through home monitoring. Read more »
On this, the best of all holidays, I give thanks for Twitter, clouds, Seeking Alpha and, yes Larry Ellison — just for being Larry Ellison. Read more »