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Why is Amazon’s SAS70 Audit Bogus?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Randy Bias

At first glance it seems like Amazon’s recent announcement of a successful SAS70 audit is grounds for celebration[1]. Certainly it has met with fanfare on Twitter and blogs. Unfortunately, a SAS70 audit isn’t what most people think it is. Worse … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged amazon, audits, aws, cloud, sas70, Security | 23 Comments

On Second Thought…How Big Is AWS Really?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Andy Schroepfer

We are trying something new at Cloudscaling and inviting a few of the more interesting cloud computing bloggers to provide some alternative viewpoints.  We thought we would start with Andy Schroepfer. His additional analysis of AWS revenue is thoughtful and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged amazon, aws, business modeling, cloud, elastic compute cloud, Rackspace | 5 Comments

Amazon’s EC2 Generating 220M+ Annually

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Randy Bias

Today I’m going to tell you how much revenue Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) is generating. After all, you, my regular readers, come to this blog for its insight, original thinking, and gems of wisdom. Today I have something particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged amazon, aws, cloud, cloudscaling, elastic compute cloud | 88 Comments

VMware vs. Amazon … ROUND ONE … FIGHT!

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Randy Bias

More and more it’s becoming apparent that VMware and Amazon are headed for a serious collision.  Amazon is eager to capture more of the enterprise business market, VMware’s bread and butter.  Meanwhile, VMware is actively supporting a new crop of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing | Tagged amazon, api, aws, cloud, commoditization, enterprise, infrastructure, standards, vcloud, vmware | 32 Comments Newer posts →