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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

TechRepublic Staff

Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    How to create and destroy an HP cloud server

    Nick Hardiman gives you the step-by-step procedure for creating and then destroying a cloud server from your HP Cloud account.

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | November 7, 2012, 6:00 AM PST | Latest comment by Nick Hardiman

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    Microsoft shares considerations for extending AD into Windows Azure

    John Joyner introduces the concept of running conventional Windows Server VMs with the Active Directory Services role installed in Windows Azure.

    Posted by John Joyner | November 1, 2012, 11:11 AM PDT

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    How to set up an HP Cloud account

    Nick Hardiman introduces the new HP Cloud Service and shows you how to get started by opening an account.

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | October 29, 2012, 11:02 AM PDT | Latest comment by tinghaii@...

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    The Amazon Web Service outage: Step by step

    Major sites were knocked offline when Amazon's Web Service suffered an outage on Monday. Thoran Rodrigues breaks down what it means to those using AWS and how they should proceed with planning and...

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | October 25, 2012, 7:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by gauravkumar37

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    Anatomy of an SLA: Compensation when things go wrong

    Cloud providers may provide compensation to a customer when downtime occurs, but how is it spelled out in the SLA? Thoran Rodrigues explains how it works and what to watch out for.

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | October 23, 2012, 12:33 PM PDT

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    Anatomy of a cloud service SLA: Availability guarantees

    Thoran Rodrigues breaks down what the language in Service Level Agreements really means when it comes to cloud services. Here, he focuses on service guarantees.

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | October 18, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

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    How to get started with Amazon's Simple Storage Service

    Nick Hardiman shows you the step-by-step to creating buckets and objects in the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | October 17, 2012, 8:00 AM PDT

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    Will the cloud be the end of the IT department?

    Thoran Rodrigues looks at the ways that the cloud is likely to change the nature of the IT department and the roles that it serves.

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | October 11, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by smlado

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    What small cloud players can offer to compete with the giants

    Nick Hardiman looks at the smaller players in the cloud space. What can small companies offer to compete with the likes of Amazon and Rackspace?

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | October 9, 2012, 10:48 AM PDT

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    How to choose the right cloud mail provider

    Ian Hardenburgh offers some general advice for choosing a cloud-hosted email provider based on the model of service that you want.

    Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | October 8, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

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    Infographic: A buyer's guide to cloud apps

    Veracode provides this infographic, illustrating the big-picture numbers for the cloud app market and the purchasing decisions that face potential buyers.

    Posted by Selena Frye | October 3, 2012, 11:38 AM PDT

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    Getting cloud services to the little people: A dilemma for IT

    Nick Hardiman looks as the particular dilemma of IT staff in small organizations: cloud service options that help the bottom line vs. the pitfalls of ceding control.

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | October 3, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

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    Unseen barriers to cloud adoption

    Security and reliability are two issues that continue to concern those reluctant to embrace cloud technology. Thoran Rodrigues discusses some of the less obvious barriers to adoption and how they...

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | October 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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    Railway stairs, IT demand, and cloud services

    Nick Hardiman finds a parallel between an annoying daily challenge and one faced by many IT departments as they evolve toward the cloud.

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | September 27, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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    Functional and financial benefits of cloud-based email

    Ian Hardenburgh lists the most important benefits an organization could realize by moving email to the cloud.

    Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | September 25, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Fairbs

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    Headed for disallusionment? The cloud's place in the hype cycle

    Thoran Rodrigues charts the progress of the cloud by looking at Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies.

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | September 19, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Bazzie

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    Why email is a good place to start when moving to the cloud

    Ian Hardenburgh points to email as one of the more likely places to start when deciding what systems can be moved to the cloud.

    Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | September 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by CG2245

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    The cloud and the help desk: How is support provided?

    Nick Hardiman looks at the cloud from a help desk perspective. Outsourcing support is not a new concept, but how will the advance of the cloud affect customer service issues?

    Posted by Nick Hardiman | September 14, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by HAL 9000

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    Top cloud use cases

    There's no doubt that there are still tricky areas for cloud technology, but some use cases offer a lot of bang for the buck and very little risk. Thoran Rodrigues names some of the top cloud use...

    Posted by Thoran Rodrigues | September 12, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT

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    Making a business case for the cloud

    Ian Hardenburgh outlines the primary business case issues that arise when organizations start considering a move to cloud-based infrastructure, software, or platforms.

    Posted by Ian Hardenburgh | September 11, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Deadly Ernest

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