Tag Archives: Cloud Computing

The Cloud is Nothing New

Posted on May 15, 2012 by way0utwest

Cloud computing doesn’t seem to have any great definition. Like the physical structures is is named for, it is amorphous, with no defined boundaries, and often, without a recognizable shape. There are even a whole host of different acronyms (IaaS, … Continue reading →

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SQL Server on RDS

Posted on May 9, 2012 by way0utwest

A database service in the cloud. Imagine being able to connect to SQL Server on a remote machine, without having to administer the underlying OS, and without having to change the database code that you build against your local instance? … Continue reading →

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Transfer Times in the Cloud

Posted on April 12, 2012 by way0utwest

There are many reasons not to move your data to the cloud. You might be concerned about the performance of your system, you might be concerned about the reliability of the service, you might worry about any number of regulatory … Continue reading →

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An Azure Outage

Posted on March 14, 2012 by way0utwest

There was a Windows Azure outage on Feb 29, which resulted in the management service being down for about 8 hours. The actual virtual machines that most customers had were unaffected, but the ability to perform management functions was down for … Continue reading →

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