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HA/DR and Fault Tolerance with AWS and RightScale

In a session at RightScale Compute last month, Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Miles Ward talked about architecting in high availability and fault tolerance using AWS and RightScale. He noted that fault tolerance can result from faults in facilities, hardware, … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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RightScale Compute Preview: Tips for Cloud Proof-of-Concept Projects

Proof-of-concept projects are an important step in the path to the cloud for many organizations. Such projects allow you to gain experience, test ideas, and deepen your understanding of the issues and potential pitfalls of cloud computing. At RightScale Compute, … Continue reading

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RightScale Compute Preview: PCI-Compliant Apps in the Public Cloud

PCI compliance in the public cloud is a growing topic of concern and interest. Some people claim one can be a PCI-compliant merchant using a public IaaS cloud, while others say that’s impossible. I am a former Qualified Security Assessor … Continue reading

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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

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Join Us for RightScale Compute 2013

If your organization is leveraging or investigating cloud computing, congratulations! You are at the leading edge of the most important ongoing paradigm shift in enterprise IT. The easiest way to get up to speed is by attending the RightScale Compute … Continue reading

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See you at the RightScale User Conference in NYC on June 8th

As the cloud computing landscape continues to rapidly evolve, RightScale is committed to helping you take advantage of the latest developments. These developments come from RightScale directly, our technology partners and from you – our customers.  Because cloud computing is … Continue reading

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RightScale Meetup next week and iPad contest

We’re holding our second RightScale Meetup next week: April 21st in New York, in conjunction with Cloud-Expo. The first one was really exciting with a lot of information for the attendees and well as feedback for us, so I’m looking … Continue reading

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