x-atlantic » Meanwhile in the Clouds….. http://www.x-atlantic.com International expansion, on demand Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:07:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Why you should expect more online outages but less downtime — Cloud … – GigaOM http://www.x-atlantic.com/why-you-should-expect-more-online-outages-but-less-downtime-cloud-gigaom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-should-expect-more-online-outages-but-less-downtime-cloud-gigaom http://www.x-atlantic.com/why-you-should-expect-more-online-outages-but-less-downtime-cloud-gigaom/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:53:56 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=733 See on Scoop.it – Cloud Computing de-mistified


GigaOMWhy you should expect more online outages but less downtime — Cloud …GigaOMMost popular in Cloud. What we’ll see in 2013 in cloud computing 12/14/2012 · Carl Icahn and HP — match made in heaven?


Don Rekko‘s insight:

Cloud Computing is robust becuase it can spin up a new node in case a physical machine, a cluster or an entire datacenter is down. Of course, the app needs to be designed to be able to do this.

 


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/why-you-should-expect-more-online-outages-but-less-downtime-cloud-gigaom/feed/ 0 How Cloud Computing Is Shaping Your Business, How Business Is Shaping The … – CMSWire http://www.x-atlantic.com/how-cloud-computing-is-shaping-your-business-how-business-is-shaping-the-cmswire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-cloud-computing-is-shaping-your-business-how-business-is-shaping-the-cmswire http://www.x-atlantic.com/how-cloud-computing-is-shaping-your-business-how-business-is-shaping-the-cmswire/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:07:31 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=726 Cloud Computing de-mistified

CIOLHow Cloud Computing Is Shaping Your Business, How Business Is Shaping The …CMSWireThere have been numerous reports over the years on how cloud computing has developed, how businesses are taking to it, and how it is being used in the home.

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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/how-cloud-computing-is-shaping-your-business-how-business-is-shaping-the-cmswire/feed/ 0 10 Key Drivers Of Private/Hybrid Cloud Adoption – CRN http://www.x-atlantic.com/10-key-drivers-of-privatehybrid-cloud-adoption-crn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-key-drivers-of-privatehybrid-cloud-adoption-crn http://www.x-atlantic.com/10-key-drivers-of-privatehybrid-cloud-adoption-crn/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:06:58 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=724 See on Scoop.it – Cloud Computing de-mistified


CRN10 Key Drivers Of Private/Hybrid Cloud AdoptionCRNEnterprises are increasingly looking to private clouds to keep some of their core assets under their control while still moving to a cloud environment, according to a survey released this week by…


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Open Source Hosting – Challenges and Opportunities for Service ProvidersWeb Host Industry ReviewThere are also a few hypervisors (Xen, KVM) and cloud infrastructure platforms (OpenStack, CloudStack) distinguishing themselves as foundational…


Don Rekko‘s insight:

Caveat emptor: there’s a significant gap between an Open Cloud and a Cloud build with Open Source tools!


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/open-source-hosting-challenges-and-opportunities-for-service-providers-web-host-industry-review/feed/ 0 J.R.R. Tolkien: Cloud Computing Education | CloudTweaks http://www.x-atlantic.com/j-r-r-tolkien-cloud-computing-education-cloudtweaks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=j-r-r-tolkien-cloud-computing-education-cloudtweaks http://www.x-atlantic.com/j-r-r-tolkien-cloud-computing-education-cloudtweaks/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:56:36 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=710

J.R.R. Tolkien had much coming for the writer on cloud computing topics of this time and age, in the twenty first century. The Hobbit movie.


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Software firm Autodesk said that construction contractors could reap significant rewards from cloud computing, particularly because their workforce is usually site-based. The engineering industry has typically been slow to …


Don Rekko‘s insight:

Here’s a new crowd for the cloud: construction contractors.


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/construction-contractors-urged-to-take-advantage-of-cloud-computing/feed/ 0 Cloud computing in 2013: Two warnings – InfoWorld (blog) http://www.x-atlantic.com/cloud-computing-in-2013-two-warnings-infoworld-blog-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cloud-computing-in-2013-two-warnings-infoworld-blog-2 http://www.x-atlantic.com/cloud-computing-in-2013-two-warnings-infoworld-blog-2/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=706

Cloud computing in 2013: Two warningsInfoWorld (blog)These days, I get email after email from anyone and everyone who has predictions for cloud computing in 2013. I’ve started to delete them without reading any.


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How refresehing – some cricitcal notes to all the recent ‘cloud-is-hot-hot-hot-in-2013-hype’


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/cloud-computing-in-2013-two-warnings-infoworld-blog-2/feed/ 0 Forrester: ten ways the Cloud will get real in 2013 | Business Cloud 9 – Another 2013 prediction http://www.x-atlantic.com/forrester-ten-ways-the-cloud-will-get-real-in-2013-business-cloud-9-another-2013-prediction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forrester-ten-ways-the-cloud-will-get-real-in-2013-business-cloud-9-another-2013-prediction http://www.x-atlantic.com/forrester-ten-ways-the-cloud-will-get-real-in-2013-business-cloud-9-another-2013-prediction/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:08:02 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=687

2013 is just around the corner – and it’s the year that everything changes and we get real about the Cloud.


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/forrester-ten-ways-the-cloud-will-get-real-in-2013-business-cloud-9-another-2013-prediction/feed/ 0 Surprise! Consumer apps get IT approval in small businesses – GigaOM: the beginning of a trend? http://www.x-atlantic.com/surprise-consumer-apps-get-it-approval-in-small-businesses-gigaom-the-beginning-of-a-trend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surprise-consumer-apps-get-it-approval-in-small-businesses-gigaom-the-beginning-of-a-trend http://www.x-atlantic.com/surprise-consumer-apps-get-it-approval-in-small-businesses-gigaom-the-beginning-of-a-trend/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:07:57 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=685

GigaOMSurprise! Consumer apps get IT approval in small businessesGigaOMAnd, more than half (52 percent) of cloud sync-and-storage applications now in use in these businesses likewise came in the door via employees.


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]]> http://www.x-atlantic.com/surprise-consumer-apps-get-it-approval-in-small-businesses-gigaom-the-beginning-of-a-trend/feed/ 0 7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense – Forbes http://www.x-atlantic.com/7-predictions-for-cloud-computing-in-2013-that-make-perfect-sense-forbes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-predictions-for-cloud-computing-in-2013-that-make-perfect-sense-forbes http://www.x-atlantic.com/7-predictions-for-cloud-computing-in-2013-that-make-perfect-sense-forbes/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:07:49 +0000 http://www.x-atlantic.com/?p=683

Forbes7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect SenseForbesAnd — no surprise — cloud computing is this year’s hot topics.


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