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.
Amazon Web Services’ new file-sharing service might be bad news for for companies like Box and Dropbox, but if they’re hurt they’ll only be collateral damage. The real targets are cloud… Read more »
In his Weekly Update, David Linthicum, the Gigaom Research curator for cloud, looks at ‘Considering cloud service tiers’. He applies the familiar concept of tiered levels of service to how enterprises… Read more »
A handful of technology companies big and small have vowed to support and contribute to Kubernetes, Google’s open source technology for managing Docker containers. That’s a big boon for portability in… Read more »
Hybrid cloud storage startup Cloudian has landed $24 million in funding, which the company said in a release that it will use to expand operations and ensure that its products are… Read more »
And the answer is … It’s complicated. Edward Snowden’s disclosures at the very least raised questions that all IT pros need to think about regardless of their deployment choices. Read more »
Good news: Amazon has more instance types and higher-level services than any competitor. Bad news: that means a ton of complexity and tracking challenges for users. Read more »
Ben Uretsky, CEO of cloud computing startup DigitalOcean, came on the Structure Show this week to talk about how his company lures customers in the shadow of Amazon Web Services and… Read more »