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Do Established Online Entities Need Cloud Technology?

I think this is the foremost question in the minds of many chief technology officers. Should you tinker with your web infrastructure when everything is working fine? Do you need cloud technology at all? The future lies in the cloud I personally think that online infrastructure will completely move i... more

Small versus Big Cloud Service Provider Part 2

Following on my last post, there are some more factors to be considered before deciding whether to go for a small or big cloud player. Here are some of them. Where is the datacenter? Cloud, as we all know is not really in a cloud. Your data has to finally reside in a physical server [...]... more

Small Versus Big Cloud Service Provider

This is a perennial problem while deciding on a cloud service provider. In the first instance migrating from a traditional server platform to the cloud is by itself a tough decision. Who and why are questions which continue to dominate our minds, I mean website owners, when finally coming to a decis... more

Love and Dating in the Cloud: Online Dating

Love and dating used to be a personal affair, but no longer. Dating has come out of the closet and into the open. The world has changed and so has romance. Ironically, it is technology which has led to a transformation in the way we love and live – sometimes ‘til death do us part. [...]... more

Cost Considerations in Cloud Deployment

I had discussed the case of Lillian White, the florist in my last two posts. The savings in terms of cost were obvious. I want to go  a bit further in this post and look at the possible scenarios while deploying infrastructure in the cloud. The seasonal business model Lillian White, the florist had ... more