By Sue Poremba Sue Poremba is a freelance writer focusing primarily on security and technology issues and occasionally blogs for cloud service provider Rackspace Hosting. As an enterprise company, it’s important to make sure your needs don’t outgrow your cloud provider’s capabilities. And there are a lot of other advantages of having flexibility with a cloud provider. A custom hybrid solution gives you the ...

Do you have some problems with your electronic cables? If yes, it means your cables is not a good quality cables. If you do not want to spend money more and more just because the electrical cables in your home broken off, then you should buy good quality cables later. How to choose the best material of electrical cables? You know there are so many varieties of electrical cables, from tiny cables until solid ...

It’s time to stop talking about how the cloud is “changing business.” The cloud has officially taken over the business sector already. In fact, odds are high that nearly every company uses a single or several cloud service providers to maintain high levels of efficiency within their business. Many businesses use the full spectrum of cloud services. This can include anything from cloud storage to backup serv ...

If you have any intention of moving to a public cloud, it is recommended to check how much you are risking at the stake of unavoidable cloud outages. On January 31’13, Amazon.com experienced 49 minutes of outage, which directly resulted in more than $4 million sales loss. Those who were part of the effected group can understand how it really felt. Network World’s Brandon Butler explained "Amazon officials h ...

How do we define cloud computing? Is it just the delivery of services via web or lending hardware and bandwidth? Or is there a lot more to it than just that. The right definition conceptualizes a wide range of aspects of the cloud. Cloud computing empowers you to navigate all of your business activities, ranging from marketing to accounts. Hosts provide technical support to the businesses, so they don’t hav ...

With cloud computing finding its way into more small businesses and global enterprises, one concern both operations share is keeping an eye on the cost of doing business in the cloud. To combat the effects of being surprised by spending in the cloud, several startups now offer graphical dashboards and tools detailing spending. Rackspace cloud computing customers can now use Cloudability’s service for free t ...

Online retailing giant, Amazon Inc. experienced a power outage in June, caused problems for major websites such as Foursquare and Reddit by making them unavailable for more than 24 hours. The companies ended up losing valuable data. Though a temporary loss of power; it has left many concerns on the reliability of these digital clouds It shows that these virtual clouds are not totally secured by real clouds, ...