Microsoft Windows Azure – Part I By now, almost everybody is convinced that cloud computing is here to stay; more applications are getting transformed from on-premises based data center to internet accessible data centers. The benefits of the same are far exceeding compared to the risk associated with it. While the cloud offering from Amazon Web Services, which we discussed in detail in Cloudtweaks.com, are more towards IaaS or Infrastructure as a Service, Microsoft Windows Azure is more towards a PaaS or Platform as a Service offering. Running applications need a platform. Traditionally this platform can consist of a Server
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Practically Speaking About Cloud Computing: Microsoft Windows Azure Part I
by cloudtweaks on October 19, 2010
in Amazon, Cloud Computing, Computing, Microsoft, Security, Storage, Technology
Cloud Computing Comparisons Between AWS, RackSpace and GoGrid Part 2
by cloudtweaks on September 8, 2010
in Amazon, Case Study, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Rackspace, Reviews, Security, Storage, Technology, Web Hosting
Cloud Computing Comparisons By Malick As we saw in Part 1, Amazon Web Services being the pioneer in Cloud Services (Please see our earlier post about this topic: Link1, Link2, Link3) it has become common practice to compare other services with AWS. Amazon started offering its windows service back in early 2009. As the cloud computing services are getting popular day by day, more companies have started evaluating the different offerings vis-à-vis their requirement. As we saw, it is not only the pricing models, but also service models and support plans differ. All these make it challenging for the companies
