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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@janl sounds like lint in your dock connector, blow it out with some canned air.

@dshafik [55 minutes ago]

@dshafik lol. Yeah he's definitely a boy kitty, he's crazy hyper!

@elliceyi [56 minutes ago]

@ElliceYi on second thoughts, I concur, it's a him. They're much harder to sex from face alone when they're so young.

@dshafik [2 hours ago]

@ElliceYi are you *sure* it's a him? looks like a her to me. Way. too. kewt.

@dshafik [2 hours ago]

@dshafik LOL at least he stopped. Though I think he still won. Given that you had to carry him back home.

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