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A closer look at Amazon's EC2 and S3 services(Post)
A closer look at Amazon's EC2 and S3 servicesAmazon has officially made its mark on the world of cloud computing with its landmark EC2 and S3 services. These developments are arguably the most signif
Why would IT departments want/need to use gamification?(Post)Why would IT departments want/need to use gamification?An examination of why gamification is poised to drive further innovation in the IT worldUse of gamification elements have become so widespread th
What do Cloud Brokers do?(Post)What do Cloud Brokers do?In the same fashion that businesses like insurance agencies have brokers to act and intermediaries between insurance companies and customers, cloud computing has their own bro
Cloud/Web Platforms... Perfect for the individual user as well as businesses(Post)Cloud/Web PlatformsPerfect for the individual user as well as businesses A cloud or web platform is a type of infrastructure that allows users to access a broad range of web-based tools, technologies
Some of the things to consider before Migrating to virtualized technology(Post)What is going to be virtualized?Is a business's entire infrastructure going to be virtualized or just its servers? Is a business going to use application virtualization or storage virtualization techn
Bringing Gamification to the Cloud(Post)Bringing Gamification to the CloudGamification represents a push toward combining hands on entertainment, marketing and brand development. Trending toward gamification also increases competing compan
Server Virtualization: What's your ROI(Post)Server Virtualization: What's your ROIGetting the most from a Server Virtualization Investment If you are fairly experienced in the world of cloud computing you should (by now) no doubt be aware of w
Game design and mechanics vs. Gamification(Post)Game design and mechanics vs. GamificationWhy many professional game design companies loathe gamification (and why they shouldn't)Let's pretend for a second that you are a member of a big game develop
Elasticity - it is what Makes Cloud Computing Unique (as well as powerful)(Post)ElasticityIt's what Makes Cloud Computing Unique (as well as powerful) Of all the attributes possessed by cloud computing in general, the most important is certainly its elasticity. But, just what is
Cloud Services Brokerage(Post)The middlemen between providers and consumersMany experts are predicting that brokerage firms (which act as the middlemen between cloud providers and consumers) will become increasingly important over
What to do when the cloud goes down(Post)What to do when the cloud goes downSurviving a Cloud service outage Despite all of its beneficial components and quirks, cloud computing is still subject to the same kinds of outages that a traditiona
Why you should be interested in a Cloud Computing career(Post)Sure, we're still living in a world that's largely controlled by what many might call 'old school' technologies; like the personal computer and grid-based networking, for instance.But we're slowly see