Skytap Tames the “Wild West” of Cloud Computing with Cost Control and Charge-Back Capabilities
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing, News, Skytap | No Comments »SEATTLE, Wash. – May 4, 2009 – Skytap, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based IT labs, today announced immediate availability of new cost control and charge-back capabilities to enable tighter management and control over cloud resources. By providing quota thresholds ...
Skytap’s Wild West Show, Episode 1: ‘Where’s the Sheriff?’
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing, Skytap | No Comments »There have been some comments from Gartner and others about 'on-demand overspending' and lack of control in the cloud. Here at Skytap, we're determined to tame the Wild West nature of cloud computing, including unexpected billing surprises at the end ...
VMware vSphere: Are External Clouds Just for On-Demand Capacity?
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »VMware launched a new release of its virtual infrastructure platform today under the ‘vSphere’ brand. VMware encouraged customers to virtualize their IT infrastructure within ‘private clouds’ and automate provisioning and management to lower costs and increase business agility. This is a ...
Our View on the Open Cloud Manifesto
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing, Uncategorized | No Comments »The Open Cloud Manifesto was released today to a flurry of comment and criticism from the media, including GigaOm, eWeek, ZDnet, and others. This comes after last week's post from Microsoft, complaining about the closed nature of the manifesto's development. ...
CloudCamp Brings Together Seattle’s Cloud Innovators
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing, Events | No Comments »We attended CloudCamp Seattle on Saturday and participated in the first CloudCamp unconference to visit the emerald city. Seattle is home to an impressive list of cloud computing companies (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google's seattle campus), as well as a growing list ...
Focus on ‘right-sized, zero-CAPEX alternatives’
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »Phil Wainewright recently wrote an article in ZDNet that referenced IDC's forecast that SaaS growth will surge by more than 40 percent in the current year. He highlighted one particularly interesting statement: “… the harsh economic climate will actually accelerate the ...
Gartner Says Cloud Application Infrastructure Technologies Need Seven Years to Mature
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »Gartner issued a press release predicting the 3 phases of evolution for cloud computing. In the first phase, pioneers and trailblazers, Gartner predicts successful vendors will focus on rapid-application-development-oriented tools and solutions where return on investment can be acquired within ...
Cloud Ontology
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | 1 Comment »John Willis' blog post and Reuven Cohen comments bring up the ongoing debate on cloud ontology. I posted some thoughts on who will win in the different cloud segments around the launch of Microsoft Azure and the new breed of ...
Unlocking the Power of the Cloud for Application Development
Friday, December 5th, 2008 Posted in Cloud Computing, Events, Skytap | No Comments »We talk to a lot of developers and architects about cloud computing, and one of the things that we run across from time-to-time is an element of skepticism due simply to the incredible amount of hype out there in the ...
The Cloud Wars: Who Will Win?
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Cloud Computing | 4 Comments »Today, Microsoft announced its Windows Azure cloud computing offering, further validating the market for cloud-based platforms. Given the multitude of major players in this market, including Amazon and Google, and the speed of innovation, we should see some major advances ...
