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Hybrid cloud infrastructure explained: Weighing the pros, cons, and complexities

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More than 90% of enterprises now rely on a hybrid cloud infrastructure to deliver innovative digital services and capture new markets. That’s because cloud platforms offer flexibility and extensibility for an organization’s existing infrastructure. What is hybrid cloud architecture?

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The Cloud is Not a Railroad - An Argument Against the Vertical Separation of Cloud Providers

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There's a move to regulate cloud providers by vertically separating the services they offer. Like railroads of yore, who were not allowed to provide freight services on top of their base services, cloud providers would not be allowed to provide services on top of their base platform services. The job of a cloud is to run workloads.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For December 7th, 2018

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Know anyone looking for a simple book explaining the cloud? book: Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10. In all honestly I really can't fathom how the American government let this deal occur. Do you like this sort of Stuff? Please support me on Patreon. I'd really appreciate it. They'll love it and you'll be their hero forever.

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Why open source software and open standards are crucial to the future of software development

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With the state of cloud computing constantly evolving, open source software (OSS) offers a collaborative and efficient approach that is fast replacing proprietary-only code bases. “There are closed source commercial products whose source is available on the internet, but you’re not allowed to modify it,” Reitbauer explains.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For March 22nd, 2019

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Know anyone who needs cloud? I wrote Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10 just for them. skamille : I worry that the cloud is just moving us back to a world of proprietary software. A satellite image of phytoplankton populations or algae blooms in the Baltic Sea. Do you like this sort of Stuff? It has 41 mostly 5 star reviews.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For December 21st, 2018

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What could be better than a book on the cloud? Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10. swardley: X : What's going to happen in cloud in 2019? 2) Cloud will decentralise in terms of provision not power i.e. Amazon will "invade" more of those holdouts with AWS Outpost. Still looking for that perfect xmas gift? Me : Nothing special.

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Stuff The Internet Says On Scalability For July 13th, 2018

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And if you know anyone looking for a simple book that uses lots of pictures and lots of examples to explain the cloud, then please recommend my new book: Explain the Cloud Like I'm 10. 27 billion : CapEx invested by leading cloud vendors in first quarter of 2018; $40 billion : App store revenue in 10 years; $57.5

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