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.
It might seem like the world is awash is in connected devices, but we haven’t seen anything yet. But the companies storing data from all those sensors say they’re not worried… Read more »
Nearly 30 percent of U.S. IT decision makers at big companies are using cloud strategically, looking to drive new businesses and revenue streams. Read more »
Object storage is one of the key building blocks of infrastructure as a service. A number of disruptive trends are playing out in this part of the market as public cloud… Read more »
Cloud storage provider Backblaze continues to share the wealth of information (not to mention hardware designs) it’s learning as it operates its 40,000-hard-drive, 100-petabyte storage service. On Wednesday, it shared its… Read more »
The reality is that most enterprises today rely on the public Internet for their business communication. However, the days of best-effort Internet are coming to an end and new options are… Read more »
Amazon shed some light onto what goes on with networking inside its many data centers on Wednesday at AWS re:Invent 2014 in Las Vegas. James Hamilton, the vice president and distinguished… Read more »
Among the smorgasbord of features Amazon rolled out on Wednesday during Amazon’s re:Invent 2014 conference in Las Vegas, two operational services stand out as a way to further distinguish the cloud… Read more »
Amazon detailed on Wednesday a new security tool called Amazon Web Services Key Management Service (KMS) that lets folks manage their encryption keys for both applications and services on-premise and in… Read more »
The first reveal of AWS Re:invent 2014. Aurora a MySQL-compatible relational database engine to take on Oracle et al. Also lots of goodies for developers including continuous integration and a managed… Read more »
Enterprises typically consider more than one public-cloud provider so that they can minimize risk. But without standards and tools, moving workloads from one cloud provider to another is complex and expensive. Read more »