cloud computing

Cloud Computing Interoperability & The Amazon API Model

jonathan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:25:29 +0000

A recent discussion on CloudForum pertains to the nature of what interoperable cloud computing platform might be. It’s been a real debate in the community for long time about what and inter operable cloud API actually looks like. read more »

Portability, Utility Billing, and the evolution of cloud acquisitions... Houston, we have a problem?

jonathan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:59:02 +0000

Here's an interesting problem. Through the dot com era (and slightly before), the hosting market was driven to ravenous acquisitions of companies based on the value of their customers. Companies were able to make acquisitions on the basis of their customer contracts - a fairly simple equation.

Cloud Computing is built on utility platforms. It doesn't actually have a lock-in on contracts. Your customer base is stuck with you only as long as nothing else better comes along, or the pain of moving outweighs other factors. read more »

APIs & Cloud Computing

jonathan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:05:11 +0000

Here's a question that's given me a lot of trouble. I have Joyent, a company that is largely based on Open Solaris, claiming to be a Cloud Provider.

Here's the problem: Joyent does not provide an API. Or if they do, I can't find it.

Joyent has a list up that talks about what they think makes up a cloud provider: read more »

Virtualization Layer Network Stability

Drupalcon 2008 Szeged: Drupal in the cloud session posted

jonathan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:09:55 +0000

The Cloud Computing session presented at the bi-annual DrupalCon Szeged session in Hungary has been posted by the Internet Archive, who is generously recording and hosting the sessions. Watch the video here.

Acquia's Ethan Fremen and WorkHabit's Adam Kalsey present. read more »