watch time: 18 minutes As the API or “application programming interface” becomes the primary interface for business (in much the same way physical storefronts gave way to applications and websites), we’re seeing a new chapter in the story of software emerge. While it’s playing out against the backdrop of other trends (microservices, software-defined networking, developers as …
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Today we have access to “cloud computing,” a fast and resilient way of offshoring several key network components. The cloud is what allows us to: Launch applications in a matter of seconds Adjust the amount of storage we have on demand instantaneously Scale the application in and out over time with minimum effort As billions of devices …
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As cloud providers have learned from the first several years of deploying cloud availability zones, network nodes, and access points, they’re changing both the architecture of their cloud infrastructure and the edge of their deployments. “Edge” in this case means all the points where an individual cloud company’s network ends, handing off traffic to another …
In this blog I share something I’ve been saying for a while now that people suggested might just be audacious enough to spark a conversation. Plus — I explain why I’ve decided to help found another storage project — OpenEBS — and to become CEO of the underlying company, CloudByte, at a time in which venture capital funding to the space has …
The first thing to know about serverless computing is that “serverless” is a pretty bad name to call it. Contrary to the vernacular, the technology that has burst onto the cloud computing scene in the past two years still does in fact run on servers. The name serverless instead highlights the fact that end users …
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User experience is key in the digital economy. Enterprises are continuously challenged to optimize their global network infrastructures to maintain the best experience and performance for their workforce and their customers. To do this, they need comprehensive and real-time insights into their network’s behaviour — something the typical carrier cannot, and will not, provide. Right …
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This December 8th 2016 we had the pleasure to welcome a great group of IT infrastructure experts. Great food by Pieter and a wonderful location arranged by Joop of Aventura Wines. Thanks to all our attendees: Joep Piscaer, Rutger Kosters, Niels Hagoort, Frank Denneman, Harm Boertien, Walter Heck, Francisco Perez, Dennis Bruin, Dave Dirks, Funs Kessen, Willem ter …
A few months ago, Dean Nelson, who for many years ran the eBay data center strategy shared his vision of Infrastructure Masons ( http://www.infrastructuremasons.org ) with me and asked us if we were interested in participating. He invited us to attend the very first Infrastructure Masons Leadership Summit which is being held November 16th at …
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In 2009 AWS launched their EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) pricing model , providing a significant discount compared to the on-demand pricing model if you are willing to commit to 1 or 3 years of usage. Cost management on AWS is a hot topic, with hundreds of blogs on making the right choice of RI’s. A …
DDoS attacks are not only distressing but costly. That’s why we need now more than ever tech startups. Recently The Atlantic wrote a great blog. How Much Will Today’s Internet Outage Cost? Some companies lose tens of thousands of dollars for every minute of a DDoS attack. Internet outages continued into Friday afternoon, with major websites …
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