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September 29, 2010  4:32 PM

I saw AT&T’s cloud



Posted by: CarlBrooks
AT&T cloud computing, AT&T Internet Data Centers, AT&T Synaptic hosting, cloud infrastructure, Data Center, Virtual Private Cloud, watertown

...and it was dense. I toured an AT&T Internet Data Center (IDC) facility this morning, in dear old Watertown, MA. It's impressive; lots of new, gleaming white PVC and galvanized steel tubing. The facility has the ability to shutdown its chillers in the winter and get free cooling when it's...

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September 17, 2010  9:09 PM

Vroom: Cloud on wheels



Posted by: CarlBrooks
data centers, Jaguar, private cloud

The flexibility of cloud computing services appears to be extending to the physical infrastructure itself. Researchers point to new examples of the rapidly maturing “shipping container data...

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September 14, 2010  8:07 PM

Verizon/VMware hybrid cloud missing key feature



Posted by: JoMaitland
hybrid cloud, Verizon, VMware, VMworld 2010

Is anyone else amused by Verizon’s puffed up claims to dominance in the cloud computing market? In the wake of the

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September 7, 2010  6:27 PM

The persistent itch: What does Amazon’s security really do?



Posted by: CarlBrooks
Amazon Web Services, aws, Cloud computing security, Cloud Security, full disclosure, Security through obscurity, what's behind the curtain

A story we wrote last week about Amazon’s newest disclosures on its security procedures was sparked in part by a earful from one of the sources in it. Seeking reactions to the newly updated...

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September 7, 2010  6:17 PM

Did Googler jump the gun with cloud calculator?



Posted by: CarlBrooks
cloud calculator, cloud costs, cloud ROI, spreadsheets look funny in Google Docs

Googler Vijay Gill posted a quick and dirty cloud calculator a few weeks ago that has caused some head scratching. The calculator seems to show an

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