Cloud Fit | Azure Decisions

Jul 20, 2010 Posted by cumulux

Windows Azure Appliance

Last week, Microsoft announced the Windows Azure Appliance in an effort to bring its well-received Public Cloud Strategy within the confines of the DMZ. So why is this a big deal ? The Azure appliance is probably the industry’s first private “Platform as a Service” from a major platform vendor. This has the potential to disrupt the cloud computing landscape and this note explore the... read more

Jun 10, 2010 Posted by cumulux

Cloud Governance

Governance in the Cloud Cloud Computing enables a tremendous amount of flexibility and scalability for deploying and managing your applications on the cloud. With this flexibility comes a list of items that have to be managed more closely compared to traditional systems. Availability, Security, privacy, location of cloud services and compliance are just some of the aspects of the cloud that have to be... read more

Apr 25, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Cloud & Web Properties

Web properties jumped the cloud bandwagon early and seem to be the ones that are riding it the most. What makes the cloud an interesting paradigm for them? This article explores the main reasons why it makes so much sense for scalable web properties ( which includes web applications as well as web sites ) to adopt cloud computing. Cyclical businesses An online shopping site knows the travails of the tide... read more

Mar 25, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Cloud Computing RFPs

Cloud Computing is a transformative paradigm that is still in its formative years and as a result, there are major variances in the offerings from the different vendors. Here are the Top 10 questions to ask your Cloud Vendor or to include in your Cloud Computing RFP 1. What is the minimum expected Service uptime over a year ? How are services outages defined? 2. What are the Standard Operating Procedures... read more

Mar 1, 2010 Posted by Cumulux