Archive for the 'Cloud' Category
Multi-tenancy: does it have to be that hard?
March 15th, 2010Multi-tenancy is a term that is used often in the context of SaaS applications. In general, multi-tenancy refers to the ability to run multiple users of an application on a shared infrastructure. The main motivation for doing this is efficiency,…
The Missing Piece in the Virtualization Stack (Part 1)
January 18th, 2010This and the next post will discuss how virtualization and cloud computing, as we know it today, is only a small part of the solution for today’s IT inefficiencies. While new technologies and delivery models have made it much simpler…
Application Monitoring as a Service with New Relic and GigaSpaces
January 18th, 2010Application monitoring has become a core component of IT infrastructure. It gives you a view of what’s happening to your applications at the higher level. With this information, you can detect anomalies and prevent failure before it happens, analyze trends…
Takeaway from Qcon Part I
December 10th, 2009The Qcon conference in San Francisco has always been one of my favorite conferences. Floyd is doing a great job of bringing an interesting blend of people from across the spectrum of the industry (Java, .Net, Ruby) into one place….
Come and join the Cloud Crowd in London on 11th November
October 14th, 2009We’re hosting an event in the city of London on 11th November which is focused on practical implementations of public, private and hybrid clouds. We have speakers from British American Tobacco and Razorfish discussing implementations of private and hybrid clouds as well as GigaSpaces demoing enhanced VMWARE integration.
