“So tell me” asked the AWS user from Los Angeles, “exactly what differentiates Cloudyn from other players in the space?” It was a great question and fortunately I had solid answers. Combined with his successful 20 day free trial, the … Continue Reading >
AWS customers looking to reduce the cost of EC2 consumption know that reserved instances are generally much more cost-effective than on-demand. The payback can be huge with most Amazon cloud customers saving between 30%-46% on their AWS bill. [Read more … Continue Reading >
This week London will play host to Cloud Expo Europe, providing European businesses an opportunity to hear from leading cloud insiders, meet vendors and network with their peers. While the expected 6,000 delegates clearly indicate increased interest in cloud computing, … Continue Reading >
Last Friday as I was wrapping things up, my inbox beeped with an email. One of our customers had just received their Cloudyn cost-to-date alert, informing them of their total AWS spend up until that point in the month. They … Continue Reading >
We are just wrapping up the first full week of 2013, and Amazon is already at the center of a stormy cloud debate. Financial analysts are predicting a huge year for AWS as they move into the enterprise space. However, … Continue Reading >
I was recently talking to a Cloudyn customer about best practices for reducing AWS spend. While expecting that our Reserved Instance Calculator – which recommends optimal deployment plans – would top his list of penny-pinching tools, his actual choice was … Continue Reading >
This Cyber Monday will likely see record-breaking spending with Adobe predicting $2 billion in revenue. But with the cloud providing much of the extra capacity needed to support the expected surge of visitors, the exact ROI of Cyber Monday can … Continue Reading >
Typically, when a vendor lowers their prices you’d have cause to celebrate. However, last week, when Amazon Web Services cut their On-Demand pricing, but not their Reserved Instance pricing, the benefits were not shared equally among all customers. While the … Continue Reading >
With Hurricane Sandy expected to hit the US East Coast as one of the worst storms in the region’s history, residents and businesses along with Presidential candidates are scrambling to prepare for the worst. Even non-local businesses and entities that … Continue Reading >
Amazon’s recent announcement about their new marketplace for selling unused Reserved Instances is huge news and will no doubt change the way companies consume cloud resources. For some perspective, in the recent past, people seeking flexible and scalable computing power … Continue Reading >
