Tag Archives: Cloud Computing
Does Virtual-to-Cloud Make Sense?
One of the first steps that many organizations take when they begin thinking outside the data center is to convert physical servers to virtual machines. An array of Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) tools can help systems administrators inspect a physical server’s filesystems; … Continue reading
An Introduction to the Google Cloud Platform from an Insider
At RightScale Compute last month, Evan Anderson, a technical lead on the Google Compute Engine (GCE) team, gave an introduction to the Google Cloud Platform, the company’s flagship cloud computing offering, and talked about how the RightScale cloud management platform … Continue reading
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Tagged Cloud Computing, Google Compute Engine, User Conference
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RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: A Look Ahead
I’ve already introduced our RightScale State of the Cloud 2013 industry survey and talked about how the results show that the greater the level of maturity an organization has with cloud, the more benefits it gets from it. Another interesting … Continue reading
RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: Maturity Matters
Last week we introduced our RightScale State of the Cloud 2013 industry survey, a comprehensive report based on responses from 625 industry professionals. Today we’ll dive into more details of the survey findings and show how they indicate that the … Continue reading
RightScale Compute 2013: Day Two
The first day of the RightScale Compute 2013 conference was packed with information, but one day wasn’t enough time for us to share all the information we brought about cloud strategies and futures. Two days wasn’t enough either, but that’s … Continue reading
RightScale Compute 2013: Day One
Yesterday was the first day of RightScale Compute 2013, our annual conference in San Francisco. (You can also read about Day Two.) The day kicked off with a keynote address by James Staten, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, … Continue reading
RightScale State of the Cloud 2013: A New Industry Survey
Last month RightScale surveyed technical professionals across a broad cross-section of organizations about their adoption of cloud computing. The 625 respondents range from technical executives to practitioners, and represent organizations of varying sizes across many industries. Their answers to our … Continue reading
RightScale Compute Preview: Plan Cloud Costs Now, Save Money Later
As the co-founder and product manager of PlanForCloud, I have talked to hundreds of people about their cloud costs. They are confused by the complex cloud provider pricing strategies that make it hard to understand where the majority of their … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Costs, PlanForCloud, RightScale Conference
Tagged Cloud Computing, RightScale Compute, User Conference
AWS CloudHSM: Why You’ll Want It and What to Watch Out For
Security has been one of the top challenges in every survey on cloud computing in the last five years. Yet public cloud providers have continued to beef up their security offerings, and not everyone realizes how far providers have come … Continue reading
Posted in AWS, Cloud Management, Security
Tagged AWS, Cloud Computing, Security
Installing RightScale and Rackspace Private Cloud – in a Garage
RightScale’s Ryan Geyer, one of our cloud solutions engineers, likes to keep on top of the latest cloud technologies. While some people spend their weekends building model airplanes or puttering in their yards, Ryan likes playing with private clouds, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing, OpenStack, Rackspace
Tagged Cloud Computing, Openstack, Rackspace
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