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Google Compute Engine - first impressions 17 May 2013 | 11:50 am
One of the announcements that seemed to get lost in the noise at this week's IO conference was that Google Compute Engine ( GCE ) is now available for everyone . I took it for a quick test drive yest...
Image management - an introduction 15 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
One of the key elements of any cloud is an image library, which gives users the choice of what software they get when they start a virtual machine[1]. With a popular cloud like Amazon's EC2 there are ...
Chef versus Puppet, a different take 9 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
When I wrote ' An adventure with Chef ' at the end of last month I promised that I'd also take a look at Puppet . I've read a ton of articles online comparing these two DevOps platforms, and filterin...
In Cloud Networking, Security Needs to be a Combined Effort 7 May 2013 | 04:00 pm
From our life in the cloud, layers of security are best. Cloud computing infrastructure is elastic, scalable, highly available, and accessible - but is it safe? The undisputed largest barrier to b...
The software defined data center - part 5: wrap up 2 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
This is the fifth (and final) post in this series, which started with an overview then ran through compute , network and storage . Throughout the series I've used the Open Grid Forum (OGF) Technical R...
20 Questions with Cloud Networking Webinar host Sam Mitchell 1 May 2013 | 04:00 pm
Meet your webinar host: Sam Mitchell What is your role at CohesiveFT? Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - I runs demos, technical qualification, technical account management, proof of concepts, tech...
An adventure with Chef 30 Apr 2013 | 03:00 pm
I hear a lot of people talking about automated deployment with Chef (and its competitor Puppet , which I haven’t had the chance to try yet), so I thought I’d spend some time seeing how it would fit in...
The Ideal IaaS: Fast, Fat and Flat 25 Apr 2013 | 04:00 pm
How to Pick Cloud Contenders from Pretenders Infrastructure is the most basic level of cloud computing. A cloud provider offers you, as a cloud application owner or user, the ability to run your busi...
The software defined data center - part 4: storage 24 Apr 2013 | 04:00 pm
This is the forth post in the series, which started with and overview , and will cover storage. Compute and network have also been covered along the way. Introduction Like networks, storage ha...
Last call to vote for CohesiveFT 22 Apr 2013 | 04:00 pm
Ending today! ITA City Lights Rising Star Award CohesiveFT is nominated for the Rising Star Award. The ITA awards are decided by 50% judges and 50% voting. Voters must use a corporate email (no gma...
