Tips for Devs and Sys Admins
There are five essential pillars of cloudiness. In this recurring blog series, we’ll count down from No. 5 to No. 1. Last time, we looked at modular design. In this fifth and final post, we discuss parallel computing.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 9, 2013 by Wayne Walls
There’s no denying that the world has gone mobile. Mobile technologies are disrupting nearly every industry. IDC estimates that this year mobile technologies will account for roughly 57 percent of the IT industry’s overall growth. Clearly, mobile is the place to be – it’s where the web was in the 90s.
Filed in Mobile on Apr. 9, 2013 by Waqas Makhdum
As you may have read, this morning we launched mobile-ready cloud stacks. Here, we’ll answer some questions you may have.
Filed in Mobile on Apr. 9, 2013 by Joseph Palumbo
You’ve worked hard on your application and are gearing up for a major event. You’ve heard me talk about the power of the cloud API, and have incorporated it into your app to control cloud infrastructure, in particular to scale up your configuration in a short amount of time. But before the big day comes, there is one important point to remember as you plan for a high traffic event.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 4, 2013 by Joseph Palumbo
As many developers and businesses begin looking at the cloud, one question that often comes up is, “What are the steps to migrate my on-premise application to the cloud?” After working on Rackspace’s Cloud Ready team for the past two years, I found that these tips can help you as you begin your journey to the cloud.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 3, 2013 by Chris Wuest
There are five essential pillars of cloudiness. In this recurring blog series, we’ll count down from No. 5 to No. 1. Last time, we looked at scaling horizontally. In this fourth post, we discuss modular design.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 2, 2013 by Wayne Walls
When you host your app in the cloud, you want to make sure that the infrastructure that runs it is up and available. Cloud Monitoring is an easy way to monitor your servers to ensure they are performing properly. In particular, there are two methods of monitoring my app’s servers that I always set up: ping checks and HTTP checks.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 1, 2013 by Bret McGowen
Last time I covered how to prepare before the interview, including research beforehand, what you should bring, and prepared answers to common questions. Now it’s time to delve into the meat of the matter – the interview itself.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Apr. 1, 2013 by Kat Hicks
The amazing thing about working in San Francisco is how fast things move. Companies spring up out of nowhere and, seemingly overnight, become a natural part of your daily working routine. Speed matters in this environment.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 29, 2013 by Dan Di Spaltro
Jonathan Siegel is a repeat entrepreneur, angel investor, father of six and leader of Exceptional Cloud Services – Rackspace’s most recent acquisition.
Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on Mar. 28, 2013 by Alexander Haislip