Everybody talks about BGP and assumes it’s as easy as just simply routing out the internet gateway. This is what most ISPs and Cloud providers do is just advertise their paths. A truly high-performance cloud provider will have multiple connections to multiple backbones and use ToS and try special paths to certain IPs. This is…
Category: Cloud Computing
What happened to “Human” in Humanity?
I really do need to ask this question. I appreciate my followers and yes, they’re a loyal bunch. I do need to EVERYBODY one question and everyone on the Internet. We all go about our lives. We see the homeless person at the exit ramp, on the sidewalk, etc. Granted a lot of them are…
Free Tech Support from me…
OK. I really believe in my project for helping the unemployed, so here’s what I propose. If you donate to my project and of course, get others to donate to my project, I will provide you with free tech support (my skills and advice) for a period of time. Donate: $25.00 you get 1 hour…
A CIO’s perspective on Cloud Computing
Being a technical CIO / CTO / Consultant for a living, Cloud Computing has definitely come to the forefront of technology today. There are still many people who have tried out VMware player on their desktops or even VirtualBox / Parallels and assumed that this is cloud computing, thus writing it off due to the…
I guess this is a call out for help
I’m at the point where I can’t support this blog due to the traffic I’m getting. I really need some donations or something. I’m pushing about 5 GB of data a day and due to my divorce, I can’t afford to support this continually. I’m not asking for donations, although, they would help, but I…
Imagine never having to pay for a server admin
For Small, Medium, and Large Businesses Alike I don’t know if many people realize what my various amazon offerings are so I thought I would spell them out. The toughest thing to do is not just set up a server, but to set it up correctly and keep it running. By signing up with me,…
Backups. Being prepared for the restore.
Backups are something that is so important in any system that one should look carefully at not just the backup solution they are using, but the restore solution they’re going to have. Here are my recommendations and views on Backups. 1. Don’t assume that just because you bought a backup package that it just “works”…
When was the last time you had a technology audit?
This is a message to everyone who runs any kind of technology in a business. The posting is directed towards everyone who has their own applications, servers, blogs, websites, etc. Special Note to CIOs/CTOs: I understand you run an organization that has many people under you. I understand that you feel you’ve got your resources…
n-Tier Architectures what they are in a nutshell
If you’re in Enterprise IT, you’re going to hear one buzz-word a lot. The buzzword? 2-tier Architecture or 3-tier architecture. I like to refer to it as n-Tier architectures. So what exactly is it and what does it mean? A Tier in an architecture is simply the number of layers of an application or system…
VOIP and Technology in the cloud, an 8 year review
People always wonder whether or not the Cloud is a good idea. Early adopters of technology (like me) test these technologies long before they’re put into production. For me, as a CIO/CTO/Consultant, if it passes the Percy test, it goes on my list of recommendations. So what exactly is the “Percy Test”? It’s a long-term…