Economics | 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

Apr 2, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Cloud Platforms – Pricing

Now that you have a fair idea of what is on offer from the three majors in the field, the next obvious question is, “How much would it cost me?” The buck has to stop somewhere and management decisions finally rely on figures. All major platforms offer the “use what you need, pay for what you use” model. Additionally, pricing is based on three key dimensions – Storage, Bandwidth and Compute.... read more

Mar 30, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Cloud Topology

Wanting the best from your Cloud investments is much like choosing a PC for your needs. You can have the latest and most expensive, but what exactly do you need it for? What use is a new PC that allows you to produce animated films, if you are a CFO and are dabbling with 100,000 rows of figures in an Excel sheet? Likewise, the cloud can give you the ability to only store your data or, at a completely... 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