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State of the Cloud – September 2009 :: Jack of all Clouds

To avoid confusion, the analysis will focus on cloud IaaS providers only. Currently tracked are Amazon EC2, Rackspace Cloud Servers (Slicehost), Joyent and GoGrid. I’m inviting the community to comment below regarding providers you feel should (or shouldn’t) be included. I’ll also be digging deeper into the definition of an IaaS cloud in upcoming posts, so stay tuned.

Snapshot for September 2009

Of the 500k sites analyzed, these are the results for the IaaS providers tracked:

via State of the Cloud – September 2009 :: Jack of all Clouds.

Tags: Amazon, Cloud Computing, EC2, GoGrid, IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service, Jack of all Clouds, Joyent, Rackspace Cloud Servers, Slicehost, State of the Cloud

Hey , Google , get off o’ my cloud

As they tend to do with everything else Google are maintaining a strong presence in the growing market for providing key business software and infrastructure as a service.

Just this month they have elevated their ready-to-use cloud computing product ‘Google Apps’ from beta status sending out a clear signal that this is no longer seen as ‘experimental’ and confers it status as a product in its own right.

Google Apps is a web accessible platform that provides storage and functionality to a business to run a mail server and office documentation editing capability. It’s really made up of three elements: Gmail with domain personalisation, Google Docs and Google Sites.

via Hey , Google , get off o’ my cloud . » Via Consulting.

Tags: Gmail, Google, Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Sites, IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service, Via Consulting

Understanding the Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS markets: a Map of the Players in the Industry

The Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS space is loaded with interesting vendors, and the space is booming. If you are trying to navigate this world and need a guide, this blog entry will help. We have assembled a visual map of the industry, showing how the major players fit into the overall space. It will give you an overview of who’s who, and what types of solutions are being offered.

via Laird OnDemand: Understanding the Cloud Computing/SaaS/PaaS markets: a Map of the Players in the Industry.

Tags: Deployment, Elasticity, Highly Available, IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service, Kent Langley, metered service, PaaS, Platform as a Service, SaaS, Scalability, Software Application, Software as a Service, Technology Stack, utility computing