• The Ethics of Cloud Computing

  The code of ethics that has informed IT operations for decades also apply to cloud computing, writes Seth Payne of Skytap. However, it is important to broadly review this code to determine if cloud computing introduces new challenges or presents new ethical questions. Read More

• Speaking at ThoughtWorks Rethink in Dallas

  I'll be speaking in Dallas on Saturday December 6th for a ThoughtWorks event We have also got Dave "Pragmatic" Thomas in, to talk about the death of agile. I'll be speaking with my colleague, Molly Bartlett Dishman, about how architecture works in an agile environment.

• Autoscaling, welcome to Google Compute Engine

  Autoscaling, welcome to Google Compute Engine : Autoscaling allows customers to build more cost effective and resilientapplications. Using Compute Engine Autoscaling, you can ensure that exactlythe right number of Compute Engine instances are available at any given timeto handle your…

• Trust an IP address with firewalld’s rich rules

  Managing firewall rules with iptables can be tricky at times. The rule syntax itself isn't terribly difficult but you can quickly run into problems if you don't save your rules to persistent storage after you get your firewall configured. Things can also get out of hand quickly if you run a…

• Open Cloud Alliance Formed to Answer Germany's Data Privacy Concerns

  IBM, Univention, Open-Xchange form alliance around secure OpenStack cloud tech for smaller players Read More

• AWS Week in Review - November 17, 2014

  Let's take a quick look at what happened in AWS-land last week: Monday, November 17 The AWS Windows and .NET Developer Blog announced AWS Toolkit support for Visual Studio Community 2013 . The Trend Micro Blog published a sweet …