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Getting Started with Windows Azure

With Windows Azure’s commercial availability starting from Feb. 1st, I want to provide a quick introduction to Windows Azure Platform. This article will be followed by many more articles that will drill down into the concepts of the Windows Azure Platform. At a high level, Windows Azure Platform has 4 key services in it. The first one is Windows Azure which is the Cloud OS from Microsoft....

Why Technology Evangelism Matters?

A decade back only a handful of folks carried the title of an ‘Evangelist’ on their business cards. This role was predominantly found within software product and developer platform companies. It is Apple, Microsoft, Sun and Google that made this title sound very cool. Today it is common to find Evangelists in the corporate world. I have also seen a few companies giving the title of an...

Cloud and the Developer

Every time I present at a developer forum or a technical conference, I get asked by the audience on how to get started on the Cloud. The mindset and the perception has been that the Cloud is the next .NET or Java. Unfortunately, some of the well known training institutes and freelance trainers in India started to position Cloud Computing as the Java of the new decade. This artificial hype is...

Cloud and the Consumer – Part I

I am going to start a series of posts around how Cloud can be realized and experienced by consumers. There is a misconception that Cloud is meant only for hardcore technical folks like developers, administrators and IT managers. Though it may not be positioned as Cloud or Software as a Service (SaaS) to consumers, most of the traditional applications will be eventually delivered through the...

Next on The Cloud9 Show – Data as a Service

Having successfully delivered the first series, ‘Demystifying The Cloud’ on The Cloud9 Show, I am now working on the next series  called ‘Data as a Service’. This series will focus on the concept of Cloud Storage. Unlike the last series, this will have demos and code to explain the concept. I plan to cover storage offerings from Amazon (S3, Simple DB, SQS, RDS), Microsoft...

Who Will Win The Cloud Computing Battle in India?

Till now I have discussed various technical aspects of the Cloud. Going forward I will also cover certain business aspects related to the Cloud. In this article, I want to analyze the opportunity for the Cloud vendors in India. We will first take a look at the ecosystem, the opportunity map and then the potential for the Cloud service providers. It may be too early to decide who would actually...

Top 10 Myths of Cloud Computing

As we step into the new year of 2010, I want to discuss the top 10 myths of Cloud Computing. Quite a few experts tried to debunk the myths earlier. My attempt is based on what I have seen or heard in my community. The concepts that I am bringing up here cut across IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. If you disagree with any of the points, you are welcome to start a discussion. 10. Only the CIO is concerned...

My Blog is Featured on AllTop!

I am excited to share that my blog is now featured on AllTop under the Cloud Computing section. AllTop is founded by my favorite evangelist, Guy Kawasaki. His goal is to make AllTop as a one stop destination on the web for all the top content on popular topics. Getting featured in AllTop is a dream for most of the bloggers. Getting on to AllTop will motivate me to post better content more...

Download 6 Part Tutorial on Demystifying The Cloud

Last month I launched my show called The Cloud9 Show. The first series of this show is called Demystifying The Cloud where I covered the key concepts of the Cloud Computing along with some of the commercial implementations of the Cloud. The unique thing about The Cloud9 Show is that you can download the video, audio, article and slides for each episode. Within the first few days of launching the...