Explaining the Cloud
Some weeks back, somebody asked me “What’s the big deal with the cloud? I don’t even understand WHAT it is!”. This is a common problem, and one I’m going to try and clear up here and now.
Why is it so hard to define?
The cloud is so hard to define, because it is comprised of several different ideas and technologies. As I see it, the cloud comprises of the following things:
- File Storage
- Remote Computing Power
- Clustered Web
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Moving to the Cloud
After lots of thinking, I’ve decided that I’m going to move all my sites to Mosso cloud hosting.
Frankly, it’s just too much work to maintain my own systems, and Mosso is $30/month cheaper than my dedicated server. In addition, as things grow for me, I think Mosso will prove to be a much more scalable proposition; including being able to have them handle support and billing of my clients.
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it is with a passion that I hate MySQL today. just like every other day.
@dshafik [6 hours ago]
@skoop yay! congrats :)
@dshafik [10 hours ago]
@lig on top. just put it on top.
@dshafik [10 hours ago]
@dshafik Yep, that feature will definitely be in 0.3.2.
@johnwinter [15 hours ago]
@dshafik I agree. I don't like his music much, but the man can play and can put on a great show.
@vidluther [20 hours ago]
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