Cloud
Cloud technologies are gaining momentum everyday in the largest data centers and the smallest businesses, offering services that encompass everything from the infrastructure down to the software level. There are many potential benefits as well as risks, but market leaders like Amazon, Rackspace, IBM, and Microsoft are bringing the cloud from the bleeding edge to the center of the IT landscape.
Articles about Cloud
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The cloud is a revolution-enabler for SMBs
Small businesses and startups may have the most to gain from cloud technology. Thoran Rodrigues explains how this leveling of the playing field works to the advantage of the SMB.
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Hazy cloud contracts are hurting everyone: Four ways to put them right
Dissatisfaction about cloud contracts is not going away and their inherent ambiguities will end up hurting providers as much as buyers.
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Network emulation for the cloud
For those considering a move from the LAN to the public cloud, network emulation offers a new way to test performance.
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How to create load-balanced VMs on the GoGrid IaaS platform
This step-by-step procedure shows you how to create an enterprise-level web service with high availability on the GoGrid platform.
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How the cloud allows SMBs to retake their place as drivers of innovation in IT
Thoran Rodrigues explains how cloud technology allows small companies to compete with big providers, thus making enterprise-grade software available to all.
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Getting to know GoGrid IaaS
In an increasingly crowded IaaS market, GoGrid competes with cloud behemoths like Amazon, Rackspace, and HP. Here's an overview of sign-up, VM creation, and features.
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When it doesn't make sense to go to the cloud
Even cloud advocates understand that not every situation is a good candidate for a cloud solution. Here are some use cases in which the cloud would not provide any particular benefits.
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First steps with a brand new Ubuntu virtual machine
Here is a quick how-to on setting up a brand new Ubuntu VM and adding a web server. Ubuntu is the most popular open source OS for cloud deployments.
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Try SafeGDocs to encrypt your stored Google documents
For those storing lots of documents in the Google cloud, a little extra protection is available with add-ons that encrypt and decrypt docs.
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Microsoft TechEd NA 2013: New products and staking claim to the enterprise cloud
The keynote from TechEd 2013 in New Orleans was full of new products, features, and pricing -- as well as a claim to be the enterprise's "best cloud partner" on the strength of Windows Azure.
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Inside an IaaS data center: Providing the brawn for your company's brain
What goes into an enterprise-class IaaS provider? Take a look inside a brand new data center.
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Infographic: It's a SaaS world
Get a quick look at the history of SaaS, how it's growing, and what makes it different from other software delivery methods.
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The curse of cloudwashing lives on
Dressing up products with the latest buzzwords isn't unusual in the tech industry, but consumers shouldn't be misled about what makes for a true cloud service.
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Integrating asset management as a hosted application: Is it feasible?
Asset management presents some challenges as a solution that can be implemented on the SaaS model. Here are the issues to consider.
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials: Easy small business Internet and cloud
Windows Server 2012 Essentials gives small businesses many options, including built-in hooks to cloud-hosted Office 365-based email and more economical backup and disaster preparedness.
Topic Contributors
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Nick Hardiman
Nick Hardiman builds and maintains the infrastructure required to run Internet services. Nick deals with the lower layers of the Internet - the machines, networks, operating systems, and applications. Nick's job stops there, and he hands over to the designers and developers who build the top layer that customers use.
You can also find Nick Hardiman on and Google+ .
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Thoran Rodrigues
After working for a database company for 8 years, Thoran Rodrigues took the opportunity to open a cloud services company. For two years his company has been providing services for several of the largest e-commerce companies in Brazil, and over this time he had the opportunity to work on large scale projects ranging from data retrieval to high-availability critical services.
