Do You Know What Cloud Computing Is? “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” – Old proverb. This little piece of enlightenment has been assiduously handed down over the ages; yet, in today’s technological and connected world, it may be the one thing with the potential of holding back cloud computing. Please allow me to [...]
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A History of Cloud Computing
“History is written by the victors.” – Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister during WWII. History, especially if it deals with victories and defeats, is inherently flawed. No one knew this better than Winston Churchill, who was assured of his place in the historical tomes by his victory in WWII. As he put it, “History [...]
Cloud Computing vs Utility Computing vs Grid Computing: Sorting The Differences
Cloud Computing vs Utility Computing vs Grid Computing: Sorting The Differences The Pacific Ocean is a water body, but not all water bodies are Pacific Oceans. This may be oversimplifying the situation but you do get the drift. Grid computing and utility computing, though sharing several attributes with cloud computing, are merely subsets of the [...]
GridGain Systems’ Cloud Application Platform Advances into Japan & China via Strategic Alliance with Fitech Laboratories
GridGain Systems’ Cloud Application Platform San Francisco, CA (December 9, 2010)– Cloud application platform developer GridGain Systems, Inc. today announced a multi-year strategic alliance with system integrator Fitech Laboratories that will extend GridGain’s distribution to customers in Japan and China. Fitech Laboratories has the exclusive rights to resell GridGain’s flagship software product in those two [...]
A Guide to Cloud Computing on Linux
Here is an older but still interesting article written by Joe Brockmeierover at Linux This may not be the year of the Linux desktop, but it’s definitely the year of Linux powering cloud computing. Even though cloud computing is gaining popularity; it’s still not well-understood. Want a bit more on the basics of cloud computing? [...]
