Archive › June, 2009

Multiple Apache HTTPd Instances to Secure your Cloud Instance

Most of the time you start using a server on the cloud with a basic server configuration. Most likely Linux, but it could be windows. This small essay is for those of you that choose Linux. There are many reasons why to start a second instance of Apache Web Server (httpd). The reason that I [...]

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News — Rackspace big hosting provider is Down

Another point for Cloud providers. Even though in theory Downtime can and will happen to all (cloud or traditional providers), the big and famous data center, Rackspace has gone down twice in the last 2 weeks. Rackspace provides the Fanatical support, which is really good, but they have been facing some outages, that drives people [...]

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Community Technology Preview CTP — Azure Invitation

Finally I got my invitation to participate in the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Azure Cloud. I feel the same way as a boy in Christmas day with all the toys. I am posting the invitation letter here in case you are interested. The CTP includes enough VM time to do some cool things, so [...]

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Windows Azure — My Initial Windows Azure Application

I really like t he idea of the Microsoft Cloud competing with other cloud services like Amazon AWS and Google’s cloud. Amazon AWS and Google App Egine has been up for a few years now, so I really expect that Azure is delaying their deployment because they are preparing a great solution for us. As [...]

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Windows Azure Platform – Microsoft Shooting Themself in the Foot

Today I was determine to test the Windows Azure Platform, but for Microsoft own reasons I was blocked from doing it. I have written at least 10 articles mentioning the Amazon AWS services. Some about other tools but almost all surrounding the Amazon Services. So I am decided to give a try to the other [...]

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