The Enterprise Cloud

Archive: 08-2012

• Google Cloud Platform provides service and tech partners

  Ian Hardenburgh introduces the Google Cloud Platform partner program that provides consulting and and other services to new GCP users and organizations.

  Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | August 30, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT

• Bullet-proof your web service with the right monitoring setup

  Nick Hardiman discusses the components of your web service that need to be monitored and what you can learn from the various performance monitors in place.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | August 28, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

• IaaS provider comparison reveals market trends for the cloud

  Thoran Rodrigues analyzes the data recently compiled on IaaS providers to reveal some interesting cloud market trends. Here’s what he discovered.

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | August 27, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Guarding your personal security while living in the cloud

  Nick Hardiman takes a look at the threat landscape of our increasing dependence on the cloud as repository for our data and personal information.

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | August 22, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Turn on Google's Prediction API for simple, AI in the cloud

  Ian Hardenburgh introduces the Google Prediction API, a cloud-based set of machine-learning tools that can help you analyze unstructured data.

  Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | August 21, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• BYON into the public cloud with Azure Virtual Networks

  John Joyner explains how you can Bring Your Own Network (BYON) into the public cloud by connecting your LAN to Azure VMs, which join your on-premise AD domain.

  Posted by John Joyner | August 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

• Run Linux VMs on Google Cloud Platform's Compute Engine

  Ian Hardenburgh introduces the Google Compute Engine, which allows you to run Linux VMs, similar to Amazon’s EC2 hosted virtual machines. What does this offering mean to Google’s...

  Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | August 15, 2012, 8:38 AM PDT

• What we mean when we talk about cloud computing

  Nick Hardiman takes a look at the many variations on the definition of “cloud computing.” Is there any consensus?

  Posted by Nick Hardiman | August 13, 2012, 8:50 AM PDT

• Getting started with the Google App Engine

  The Google App Engine is part of Google’s bundled cloud platform products. Find out how it fits into the mix and how to start using it.

  Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | August 9, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT

• Side-by-side comparisons of IaaS service providers

  Thoran Rodrigues compares the major players and some of the newcomers in the increasingly competitive IaaS space, examining both their service offerings and how well they meet user cloud concerns.

  Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | August 7, 2012, 2:18 PM PDT