We already know that IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) is a service model of cloud computing where the user outsources the resources used to support operations. Resources including storage, hardware, servers and networking parts. Cost is typically on a per-user basis. Unlike colocation services, in IaaS the service provider owns the equipment and responsible for running and maintaining it. The … [Read more...]
Is it Better to Store Data on the Cloud or on a Hard Drive?
With so much of work and personal lives revolving around computers, just about everyone has a surplus of data, and they all need somewhere to store it. But what’s the best option? There are few methods of storing digital data - either locally on the hard drive, optical drive, memory cards, tape drive or remotely with a third-party service. Both of the options have distinct advantages and … [Read more...]
Salesforce Acquires Tableau For $15.3 Billion
With the acquisition of Tableau, SaaS pioneer Salesforce continues to expand its cloud ecosystem. Tableau has more than 86,000 customers, including enterprise customers such as Verizon, Netflix. Users should be able to use the tools of the analytics and visualization specialist to evaluate their customer data better and more efficiently. For Salesforce, it is the largest acquisition in the … [Read more...]
What is Interoperability in Cloud Computing?
Interoperability in cloud computing is a state where the cloud services can understand each other's APIs, configuration, authorization. Interoperability means enabling the cloud ecosystem so that multiple cloud platforms can exchange information. Interoperability in cloud computing gives the ability to the customers to use the same or similar management tools, re-use server images and other … [Read more...]
Is Serverless Architecture is the Future?
Despite Serverless has problems and challenges at present, in many use cases, Serverless actually used at the backend. Lack of standards, tooling and vendor lock-in are problems and risks for those who are not the cloud service providers. Rather the mass consumers. However, the cloud service providers of IBM, Microsoft, HP sized use serverless for delivering their services. We simply do not know … [Read more...]
What Are Some Good Tools For Big Data Analytics?
Big Data analytics provides meaningful analysis of a large set of data. All of these software help in finding current market trends, customer preferences, and other information. While choosing the solutions, we should keep in mind that some Big Data platforms are/were specifically designed for professionals who know how to work with similar platforms. At the same time, some software has a very … [Read more...]
Guide to Gap Analysis
Gap analysis is a topic related to management. Gap analysis is a management tool for early detection of vulnerabilities. Gap analysis is a systematic way to improve the efficiency for strategic and operational purposes. In other words, it is the comparison of actual performance with desired performance. The gap analysis provides a rough overview that can be used for in-depth analysis, for example, … [Read more...]
GPS Spoofing : Risks From Hacked GPS Systems
Positioning by satellite is an indispensable part of private life and business. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is one of several networks of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). It serves primarily to determine the position. But GPS is actually vulnerable. In many of the industries, the GPS technology is used in products and services. Automotive manufacturers use it for their … [Read more...]
Static Website with Jekyll, Object Storage and OpenWhisk Serverless
This article is mostly for providing the idea of how in the last 10 years we are progressing to host small websites on free to cheaper cloud storage. Many readers are Most of the peoples with some work over the internet are used with Jekyll and OctoPress. They are static site generator and also management tool. So far, we could host our static websites on various platforms including Object … [Read more...]
Does Serverless Computing Offer the Benefits of Microservices?
Often this kind of question arises in the mind of who are new to the world of cloud computing. We have discussed some basic around serverless including What Problems are Solved by Serverless, Relationship Between Serverless Computing and Microservices, What Is a Serverless Microservice and so on. Serverless is an excellent environment to build a microservices architecture due to optimal … [Read more...]
Fix : Hard Disk Full of MySQL Log Files, MySQL Failing to Start
Server hard disk full is quite common matter, especially on the cloud servers. Usual disk space allocated on common RAM size cloud server instance is 30-40GB. Bigger websites easily eat up 10GB space for the media files. System files including running applications take more than 10GB. And for WordPress, full hard disk will result showing up the infamous "Error Establishing a Database Connection" … [Read more...]