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.
New Relic bought out a small Barcelona-based startup that specializes in dashboards for business users and is enabling non-coders to build internal apps that can analyze and interpret data. Read more »
With Azuqua, users can tether together various cloud applications so that each application can take advantage of accessing another’s potentially relevant data. Read more »
Cloud-based solutions present the largest opportunity today for the enterprise, business, IT and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Recent conversations have posed the question about cloud adoption in the enterprise. On… Read more »
Talko co-founder Matt Pope explained on the Structure Show how he, former Microsoft software head Ray Ozzie and the rest of the team built the new voice communications app. Interestingly, although… Read more »
Gone are the phrases “trusted tester,” “limited preview” and “preview,” which are now “early access program,” “alpha” and “beta,” respectively. Read more »
While some websites were forced offline as a result of Xen hypervisor updates affecting multiple cloud providers, Netflix once again remained up entirely. The biggest fear last weekend was for the… Read more »
RBC Capital Markets boils down the basics of cloud computing — storage, compute, I/O and a few other features — to come up with one unit of cloud pricing that can… Read more »
With 70,000 machines available in the cloud and on volunteer computers around the globe, Datafiniti claims that its customers are scanning 648 million URLs each month. Read more »