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Cloud Jargon Watch: Cloudbursting

March 31, 2009 – 8:24 am

Cloudburst:
From the Vocabulary of Cloud Computing:
The dynamic deployment of a software application that runs on internal organizational compute resources to a public cloud to address a spike in demand.
A Google search reveals some of the history of the term.  It was coined by Jeff Barr from Amazon Web Services, and then developed by the [...]

By Ed Laczynski | Also posted in cloud | Comments (0)

The Cloud: Pure “e”

March 30, 2009 – 10:51 pm

“You want bleeding-edge mission-critical cross platform robust scalable architectures?  Well, duh. That’s what everybody wants.  What you want is “e.” Pure e.”

I lived through the dotcom bust – I was a fresh faced developer just starting to get my stride.   I was in the office with too many Aeron chairs in a hip loft with lots [...]

By Ed Laczynski | Also posted in cloud, google apps | Comments (0)

Entry Level Cloud Computing for Enterprises

December 22, 2008 – 2:02 pm

As the saying goes, “No one’s been fired for buying IBM,” so let’s look at some low-risk, high-return entry points into the cloud for today’s IT manager

By Ed Laczynski | Also posted in cloud, google apps, virtualization | Comments (1)

Microsoft’s Web 2.0 Developer Program Scores Points, but read the fine print

May 7, 2008 – 10:02 am

According to this headline, Microsoft has “edged” Google in Web 2.0 services for developers.  The report being discussed is from Evans Data, a technology research group.
Microsoft  and eBay score unexpectedly high marks with developers, according to Evans.
You decide, the  report can be found here.   But I can’t quite grasp what sort of survey panel [...]

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