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Facebook Aids in Open Cloud

Facebook creates software that may allow great leaps in Cloud interoperability
Submitted by Colt Mercer on Tue, 09/15/09 - 8:17am.

After countless hours of lost productivity to Facebook at work, the developers made up for it by offering the Cloud computing community something to build upon.

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Storm your Web Apps from the Cloud

Leverage the Cloud Infrastructure to change the way you test your Apps
Submitted by Colt Mercer on Tue, 09/15/09 - 8:14am.

LoadStorm seeks to change the way we test our web applications. The name says a lot but does not give the full detail. It is a lot more than just a load test and best of all, it is cheap. Leveraging Amazon’s EC2 Cloud Services, LoadStorm offers an easy way to provide a heavy load on your business apps and you only pay for each test.

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Two startups offer free 'computers' as cloud services

Startups iCloud and Ghost do Google one better with free storage, Zoho-based apps
Submitted by Colt Mercer on Thu, 08/27/09 - 8:46am.

We tend to think of Google Apps as the go-to source for freebie cloud computing services, but the truth is, Google isn't the only, or even the best, cloud service. I've found two sites offering Cloud Computing for the average user for free. They call it a computer in a browser or a WebOS.

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The Cloud Upsets the Tech Guys

Cloud Computing doesn't sit right with the IT People that support the in house apps
Submitted by Colt Mercer on Thu, 08/27/09 - 8:44am.

I have seen two reactions to cloud computing amongst fellow IT. The first, "What is that?" the second is never a positive one. When I read articles online it is almost always followed by comments from critical IT people. So I searched for a few cloud computing services that both the Nerd and the Tech can be positive about.

For the Tech

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About Eye on the Sky

Colt Mercer is a Network Engineer for one of the largest corporate networks in the world. In his role he is exposed to a great deal of current and emerging technologies. His experience in the technology field makes his insight both valid and intriguing.

You can e-mail colt at coltmercer@gmail.com.

 

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