(Update From Amazon Website) We’re excited to let you know that as of today, all Amazon EC2 instances come with free Basic Monitoring metrics from our Monitoring service, Amazon CloudWatch. You don’t need to do anything to make this happen. It’s there for you to use. Simply sign in to the AWS Management Console and select one of your active instances. You will immediately be able to view graphs and track performance on metrics such as CPU utilization, disk reads and writes, and network traffic. Basic Monitoring for Amazon EC2 provides metric data on instance performance at five-minute frequency. Customers
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by cloudtweaks on December 2, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Host, Microsoft, Open Source, Reviews, SaaS, Security, Startups, Storage, Technology, Tools
Here are 20 of our Favorite Cloud Computing Storage and Sharing Services Online Ubuntu One Is your personal cloud. But it’s not just about syncing files — whether you need to access your contacts, notes or bookmarks from any computer or the web, enjoy your favorite music from a cloud integrated store or stream your entire collection to iPhone and Android mobile phones. Amazon S3 Is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data,
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Amazon Cloud Host stops hosting WikiLeaks site (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has stopped hosting WikiLeaks’ website, which posted thousands of classified U.S. government documents this week, U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman said on Wednesday. The move comes after Lieberman’s staff made inquiries to Amazon on Tuesday as reports surfaced that WikiLeaks had asked Amazon to host its website on the Amazon servers after hackers targeted the WikiLeaks site. A representative for Amazon was not immediately available for comment.
Company Champions Open Source Developers With Funding SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – December 1, 2010) – Engine Yard, the leading cloud computing Platform-as-a-Service for Ruby on Rails, today announced the Engine Yard Open Source Software (OSS) Community Grant program. This program aims to help critical projects and OSS contributors gain traction while growing their user base and contributor base, and ensuring these projects have a long-term success with the broader community. “Engine Yard believes passionately in the value of open source software and this program is an example of our commitment to the community,” said Dr Nic Williams, vice president of
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by cloudtweaks on November 18, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Event Partners, Host, IT, Our Interviews, Partnerships, Startups, Storage, Technology
Business Cloud Summit 2010 Conference Agenda Public sector With the UK enduring a period of cut backs and tightened public sector budgets, Cloud Computing promises to transform the way public services are delivered to and accessed by citizens. The government remains committed to the establishment of Digital Britain to improve national competitiveness, while the implementation of a G-Cloud (or G-Clouds) will change forever the way public sector organisations roll out ICT programmes. But what is the Cloud agenda at the heart of government? And what are its prospects for success? 09:30 Chairman’s Welcome: Dr Katy Ring, Principal Analyst, K2 Advisory
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by cloudtweaks on November 10, 2010
in Amazon, Blogs, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Google Cloud, Host, Invest, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
2011 Cloud Computing Predictions In 2010, we have seen a transformation of skeptics from their belief that cloud computing is suited mainly for small to mid-sized business, to a general acceptance that “the cloud” is everywhere. However, we have also seen a lot of inconsistency in how to differentiate cloud-based computing from on-premise computing. As a result, there has been confusion created in the market as software vendors like Microsoft promote their cloud offerings, and CIOs of large companies claim that their private cloud has been in place for years. As I take a macro look at the industry today,
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When is cloud suitable for a basic website? I recently argued that cloud is not a suitable solution for the online shops, blogs, forums and content driven sites that constitute the vast majority of the web. After all, these are websites that need nothing more than a CPU and a database, which can be provided at lower annual cost by the numerous VPS and Shared Hosting providers. But even if a shared host is more sensible for your business, you may still benefit from some short-term access to the cloud: The cloud is a great resource for testing the minimum
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Webinar features Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) web expert RightNow Technologies today announced a new cloud computing security event aimed at helping government IT managers determine the path to secure applications and services in the cloud. Produced by Government Executive Media Group, the virtual event will take place today, November 9, at 2 p.m. and feature Sarah Hyder, Web Program Manager for FEMA’s Public Affairs Division. IT managers are encouraged to register here. Other speakers include: Habib Nasibdar, Director Technology Services, USmax Corporation and Chair, IAC Cloud Computing SIG Pete Stoneberg, Deputy
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