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

Apr 8, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Azure and ISVs

Most of the focus of cloud computing discussions is around how it impacts large enterprises and how they can stop investing millions of dollars building, staffing and maintaining data centers and can instead leverage the cloud for most of the commodity computing and storage needs. While this is true, the implications of the maturity of cloud offerings is also quite pronounced for Independent Software... 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

Apr 1, 2010 Posted by Cumulux

Comparing Cloud Platforms

Comparing different cloud platforms is almost like comparing cars from different categories. A sedan, a minvan or a 2 seat roadster will be the right choice depending on what dimensions you want to optimize for. The offerings from Amazon, Google and Microsoft – the major players in this domain are distinctly different today. And, the size, ease of handling and maneuverability differ with each. For... read more