blog Listing by Tag: public-cloud

There’s a long running debate about the true role of Virtual Machines (VMs) in cloud computing.  In talking with CTOs at the large vendors as well as the “Clouderati” over the...

On June 23, 2010 we launched the commercial version of our CloudSwitch Enterprise software at Structure 2010 in San Francisco. We’re ready for business and making our innovative software...

Corporate computing is going through a fundamental shift — moving to a world that’s largely cloud-based, self-service, and highly virtual with shared resources. Rather than go through...

Hidden deep within an article on scalability was a fascinating insight. Once you read it, it makes sense, but because cloud computing forces our attention to the logical (compute resources) rather...

Web apps were born to run in the cloud. With endless flexibility, on-demand scaling and great pricing, the cloud meets the business and technical needs of many enterprises’ web-based...

IT organizations that fail to provide guidance for and governance over public cloud computing usage will be unhappy with the results.... While it is highly unlikely that business users will “control...

Cloud computing is opening doors for traditional software companies in ways some people might not expect. Sometimes it’s not about how to transition on-premise software to software as a service (SaaS...

Nicolas Carr envisioned compute resources being delivered in a means similar to electricity. Though providers and consumers alike use the terminology to describe cloud computing billing and metering...

Security is always mentioned as a key factor limiting cloud adoption, but what does “security” really mean in the cloud? To understand the potential risks of cloud computing—and how to address them—...

BlueLock may not be as well known as its competitors like Amazon and Rackspace for infrastructure as a service (IaaS), but the Indianapolis-based company thinks that if current trends hold, that may...