Category Archives: Infrastructure

Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer • The Register

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

An interesting article on Windows 8 Server. Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer More than just a few tweaks… via Why Windows 8 server is a game-changer • The Register. Windows Server has always been the choice of businesses … Continue reading →

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Amazon DynamoDB – a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications – All Things Distributed

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

I am interested in Amazon’s new NoSQL database DynamoDB. We develop Android applications and a core requirement is scalable session management. This seems to be a primary use of DynamoDB. Dynamo was born out of our need for a highly … Continue reading →

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EC2 reserved instances for baseload

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Amazon recently announced new options for their EC2 reserved instances. http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/reserved-instances/?ref_=pe_8050_22086710 With this product you pay a small amount up-front for a reserved instance and in exchange Amazon will lower your hourly rate. The more you pay the lower the … Continue reading →

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Amazon add Route 53 support to console

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

I have previously blogged about Amazon Route 53 and how you needed to use third party tools. Well from today Amazon Route 53 can be managed from the Amazon console. This is good.

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CloudBase Meetup – relational databases don’t scale

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Last night I attended the CloudBase Meetup at Hackney Community College that was arranged by Shawn of Tech Meetups (well done Shawn). It was a good venue if rather hard to find and escape from. The speakers were: Steve Caughey, … Continue reading →

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Skype on Android – save serious money

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

I provide FogBugz training and spend quite a lot of time on the phone to the USA. I prefer to use my mobile phone with its headset but I really don’t like paying £ 1.76 per minute or whatever it … Continue reading →

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London Silicon Roundabout September Meetup – Cloud Base – London Silicon Roundabout (London, England) – Meetup

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

This looks like a really interesting event. I will certainly be going. Enterprises are beginning to find that they just can’t do without Cloud Computing. Most technologies are moving off-premise to the cloud and bundled into a service. In fact … Continue reading →

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Jenkins and Hudson; from below stairs to cloud 9

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

A continuous integration server is an essential part of many teams’ workflow so I have been following the on-off relationship of Jenkins and Hudson with some interest. I already use cloudy issue control (in fact I sell training for FogBugz) … Continue reading →

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Amazon Content Delivery Network

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

In an earlier post I refered to Damon Hart-Davis’ investigation of cloud services because it followed the same path as my own with similar conclusions. He has now published a fourth part on Amazon Content Delivery Network (CDN). A CDN … Continue reading →

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What is cloud computing?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

In an earlier post I reviewed the Cloud Computing World Forum show in London. In response I recieved a comment. How cloud computing is different from the Internet. More precisely, What is the difference between a “Hosted website” and “SaaS … Continue reading →

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