We test all the existing cloud computing services without affiliate link. We definitely can compare Rackspace, DigitalOcean and Amazon IaaS. There are clearly two groups - one group is shouting "DigitalOcean is a threat to Amazon IaaS" and the other "DigitalOcean Does Not Really Compete With Amazon IaaS", but what is the real feel? Most importantly, can DigitalOcean be compared with Rackspace … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Swift Code for Google AdSense Publishers in India
As Google has introduced much desired Wire Payment option, Google AdSense Publishers in India need Swift Code. Here is practical details. Swift-BIC is ISO 9362. The standard, ISO 9362 describes a standardized international code for the identification of offices in payments. The resulting BIC (short for B-usiness I-dentifier C-ode) used worldwide in banks, by the brokers, depositories and companies … [Read more...]
Hardware Description Language : Structure and Simulation
Hardware Description Language is a formal language for the operations of integrated circuits, their design and software based simulations. Hardware description languages ??express a temporal behavior and/or a (spatial) Circuit structure in normal text. Unlike software programming languages ??HDLs include syntax and semantics in their notation to express temporal sequences and co-existences. … [Read more...]
Add Link to iTunes Store (Merch Annotations) on YouTube
You will notice iTunes Purchase Link on some YouTube videos pointing towards iTunes Store. These are Merch Annotations and here are details. Usually people searches with Add Link to iTunes Store on YouTube and it brings up either old or wrong details. The specific feature is called Merch Annotations and is available for Google Play, iTunes, Spreadshirt, District Lines, Topspin, Cafepress, Jinx, … [Read more...]
What is Planar Lens Design?
Possibly you have seen Lens manufacturer Zeiss to write the phrases like Planar and Tessar. What these terminologies mean and how they work? Planar Lens Design is registered trademark taken by Paul Rudolph for Carl Zeiss. In the same way, Tessar is also a design by the same physicist Paul Rudolph in 1902. We will not discuss about Tessar in this article rather limit our discussion within the topic … [Read more...]
Monitor Rackspace Cloud Server from OpenShift PaaS with rxalarm
Yes! You can actually monitor, set alarm for your Rackspace Cloud Server from free OpenShift PaaS with a great project named rxalarm. OpenShift PaaS and OpenStack IaaS. As a practical statement, a good read will be - Cloud Computing Service Models for those who can not understand the difference between PaaS and IaaS. We can run OpenShift instance of our own (not hosted by Red Hat) on Rackspace … [Read more...]
Characteristics of Software Defined Storage (SDS)
As with anything in this World, Software Defined Storage (SDS) also has some defined characteristics. Explained in plain English. Software brings intelligence to the IT infrastructure and architecture. On this trend of everything being defined by software - we have talked about Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) before. Now, quite a few storage hardware vendors try to jump up and claim that they … [Read more...]
Migrate Files Efficiently in the Cloud with Mover Tool
Mover is an online service which can migrate files from one cloud service to another. It Supports almost all popular cloud storage services. When we are talking about Cloud Storage Service, one can read an interesting article - Quality Comparison of Cloud Storage Services. After PRISM and HearBleed reveals, we have to take only few Cloud Storage services are dependable. There are enough reason to … [Read more...]
Water and Portrait Photography
Portrait Photography is indispensable part of life just like water. Less is said about Water and Portrait Photography duet than it deserves. Some sub-niche gets a bit less importance in Photography. Portrait Photography is such a wider niche that it can easily be sub-divided in to few sub-niches. In our previous publication, we talked about Point of View Shot in Portrait Photography, which we … [Read more...]
Enable Varnish Cache Purging on Ubuntu 14.04 PVHVM (Rackspace)
Enable Varnish Cache Purging on Ubuntu 14.04 PVHVM on Rackspace Cloud Server. This settings is important for WordPress plus W3 Total Cache. We started from here - Install WordPress on Rackspace Cloud Server (Ubuntu 14.04 PVHVM). It is quite important to read this guide - Advanced Tweaks and Optimization for Varnish Cache before you read this article. We usually deliver websites via load balancers. … [Read more...]
If Cloud Computing Is Increasing Expenditure You Are Doing The Wrong
If Cloud Computing Is increasing your monthly expenditure, you are doing something wrong. Here is the explanation towards the right way. It is applicable to any level of user - from a website owner to an enterprise. Basically, we are cutting down the cost by opting for virtualization solution instead of using our own hardware and other resources. Complains are more common from the small website … [Read more...]