Tag: public cloud

  • Did you know who invented the hyperscaler concept?

    Did you know who invented the hyperscaler concept?

    Did you know who invented the hyperscaler concept?

    The idea for Hyperscaler was born at the retailer Amazon in the early 2000s. To be able to meet the growing needs of the online retailer itself, server instances were developed under the name Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 for short). These instances are virtual servers that can be operated with either a Linux distribution or a Microsoft Windows Server operating system.

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    Did you know who invented the hyperscaler concept?

    The idea for Hyperscaler was born at the retailer Amazon in the early 2000s. To be able to meet the growing needs of the online retailer itself, server instances were developed under the name Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2 for short). These instances are virtual servers that can be operated with either a Linux distribution or a Microsoft Windows Server operating system.

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  • 🔥 Cloud Economics & Financial Operations

    🔥 Cloud Economics & Financial Operations

    🔥 Cloud Economics & Financial Operations

    How to Stop Wasting Money in the Cloud Without Losing Your Sanity

    Let’s start with a truth bomb:


    💣 If you think the cloud will automatically save you money, you’re wrong.


    Wait… what?

    Don’t get me wrong. I love the cloud. I’ve spent the last 15+ years of my life helping companies move to it, build on it, innovate with it, and thrive because of it. But I’ve also seen what happens when they dive headfirst into public cloud services without understanding the economics behind it.

    And trust me—there’s nothing “virtual” about a runaway cloud bill.

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    🔥 Cloud Economics & Financial Operations

    How to Stop Wasting Money in the Cloud Without Losing Your Sanity

    Let’s start with a truth bomb:


    💣 If you think the cloud will automatically save you money, you’re wrong.


    Wait… what?

    Don’t get me wrong. I love the cloud. I’ve spent the last 15+ years of my life helping companies move to it, build on it, innovate with it, and thrive because of it. But I’ve also seen what happens when they dive headfirst into public cloud services without understanding the economics behind it.

    And trust me—there’s nothing “virtual” about a runaway cloud bill.

    (more…)