Stories by Brandon Butler

Newvem expands to monitor Azure and Amazon clouds

Newvem, which sells a tool that allows users to track and optimize their use of cloud computing resources, has expanded its software's functionality to monitor not just Amazon Web Services, but now Microsoft Azure now as well.

By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 16:29

Tags: amazon, Amazon Web Services, Azure cloud, Microsoft, Cloud, Microsoft cloud, cloud computing, cloud watching, internet, Amazon Cloud

Former Amazon cloud engineer spills to Reddit audience

Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

By Brandon Butler | 17 May, 2013 14:32

Tags: Amazon Web Services, reddit, amazon.com, Cloud, cloud infrastructure, cloud computing, internet, Amazon cloud infrastructure, Amazon Cloud

ServiceNow wants to be the cloud for IT

Many enterprise IT shops may be reluctant to jump head first into cloud computing. After all, there are a variety of concerns that come with using the cloud, from security to integrations with existing systems, and perhaps most scary: What the cloud will mean for your IT job.

By Brandon Butler | 16 May, 2013 18:18

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet

Google rolls out by-the-minute cloud billing, introduces a new NoSQL database

Google, attempting to build its reputation as an enterprise and developer-focused cloud computing provider, today said its cloud platform is open for anyone to signup for, and can be used with a new by-the-minute billing scheme.

By Brandon Butler | 15 May, 2013 21:57

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Google, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet

Dell 'refining' plans for OpenStack-powered public cloud

Fresh off the acquisition of a company that specializes in helping customers manage resources across multiple public clouds, Dell said it is "refining" its own plans to build a public cloud based on OpenStack.

By Brandon Butler | 15 May, 2013 16:08

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Dell, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, OpenStack

Cool tool: One click installation of open source apps

Downloading open source applications can sometimes be a pain in the neck. There can be multiple drivers, a variety of related components and a handful of little status bars that move from left to right at varying rates of speed.

By Brandon Butler | 15 May, 2013 16:08

Tags: software, RightScale

Big Data is a big but young market

A recent survey by Forrester found that 7 per cent of IT executives and 9 per cent of business leaders feel they have gained a true return on investment from Big Data. That means there's a lot more business can be doing to glean insights from the massive amount of data that's potentially available to them.

By Brandon Butler | 13 May, 2013 20:56

Tags: Interop, Configuration / maintenance, applications, hardware systems, data mining, big data, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, big data visualization, Interop 2013, Cloud, big data analytics, software

IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks

The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations of existing networks, and driving the need for a new era of dynamic and scalable networks of the future, IDC researchers said in a panel discussion at Interop this week.

By Brandon Butler | 09 May, 2013 20:39

Tags: network limitations, Networking, wireless, cloud computing, internet, LAN & WAN, Facebook, mobile networks, SDN drivers, SDN, consumer electronics, IDC, Cloud, mobility, smartphones, IDC SDN, cloud networks, IDC Research

Dell buys Enstratius to beef up multi-cloud management chops

Dell has purchased Enstratius, a company that allows customers to manage cloud resources across multiple providers from a single management console for an undisclosed sum this week.

By Brandon Butler | 09 May, 2013 14:28

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Dell, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, OpenStack, ubuntu

Interop network squares off against controlled 70G bit/sec DDoS attack

The network at one of the biggest annual networking shows is being subject to a series of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) creating the equivalent of 90 million sessions attempting to use the network at the same time, all as part of a controlled test of the Interop network.

By Brandon Butler | 08 May, 2013 19:14

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, security, hardware systems, Data Center, Wide Area Network, Facebook

Platform-as-service offerings blurring lines between cloud packages

Cloud-based infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is for renting storage and compute capacity from a service provider, delivered via an Internet connection. Similarly, software as a service (SaaS) is for accessing applications that are hosted in the cloud.

By Brandon Butler | 07 May, 2013 22:51

Tags: Amazon Web Services, paas, Salesforce cloud, Force.com platform, Salesforce.com, heroku, cloud computing, internet, PaaS tools, Amazon Cloud, Gartner, Cloud, Force.com cloud, platform as a service

How Facebook aims to reinvent hardware

Facebook used to be a company just like many others: It would buy servers, racks and other hardware from vendors like HP and Dell and rent out co-location space from vendors like DuPont Fabros and others.

By Brandon Butler | 06 May, 2013 11:14

Tags: unified communications, Configuration / maintenance, internet, Facebook OCP, Facebook, HP, Dell, OCP, Cloud, Web 2.0, software, Open Compute Project, collaboration, social media, Interop, Linux, Internet-based applications and services, open source, applications, Networking, hardware systems, operating systems, cloud computing, Data Center

Cloud SLAs 'fall short,' says user advocacy group

Service level agreements in the cloud computing market are skewed in the favor of providers, can be difficult for customers to decipher and in some cases are rigid and non-negotiable. Those are some of the findings from the Cloud Standards Customer Council, a user advocacy group that recently reviewed SLAs from some of the industry’s largest providers.

By Brandon Butler | 02 May, 2013 18:33

Tags: Configuration / maintenance, csc, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, internet

Is Twitter broken?

Twitter, the increasingly popular micro-blogging service, has come under quite a bit of criticism in the past few weeks. Users of the platform, which describes itself as an "information-sharing network" are struggling with what to do about false information being spread around.

By Brandon Butler | 01 May, 2013 20:57

Tags: unified communications, Internet-based applications and services, reddit, LANs & Routers, applications, Networking, Web 2.0, software, twitter, collaboration, internet, social media

How big is Cloud's impact? Depends on who's asking

Is Cloud computing really catching on in the enterprise? Well, that depends on who you talk to, recent surveys have found.

By Brandon Butler | 26 April, 2013 16:13

Tags: cloud usage, Cloud, cloud adoption, cloud computing, RightScale, Forrester Research, internet, RightScale cloud, Forrester cloud research

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