Tag Archives: Cloud Computing

Why Billing Will Be Part of Our Job

I am old enough to remember when many large corporations implemented chargebacks. Essentially, each internal department was charged for their usage of IT systems, similar to how we are charged in the cloud. It was a mess, and individual departments … Continue reading

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Cloud Migration Challenges

Like many of the trends in technology, I’ve been skeptical of the movement to the cloud. Quite a few people that I have discussed this with across the last five years have had concerns, and real challenges with latency, performance, … Continue reading

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The Clear Cloudy Future of Databases

One of the things I’ve advocated across the last few years is the need to learn more about the cloud and be aware of the database options. I have written many pieces, including asking the question of whether or not … Continue reading

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Cloud Pace

Recently, a user responded on SQLServerCentral to something I’d written on Azure, asking how do I keep up with all the changes. I wrote back: “Between the complexity and pace of change, I’m always learning something.” To be clear, I … Continue reading

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