Archives for April, 2011
by Kyle Hilgendorf | April 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
I have now been employed at Gartner for three months. While that is a very short time of employment, I have come to appreciate the knowledge and perspective I gain daily through peer discussions, vendor briefings, and client inquiries. I am beyond impressed with the talent level within Gartner and the challenging and thought-provoking work [...]
Category: Cloud Gartner Hosting IaaS Tags: Cloud, Gartner, Iaas
by Kyle Hilgendorf | April 22, 2011 | 2 Comments
The AWS outage was sad for me to see. As a research analyst that covers cloud computing, I have a vested interested in the success and viability of the cloud. Amazon is a major bellwether for the cloud. They’ve set direction, driven innovation, and challenged status quo. Cloud providers everywhere either try to emulate Amazon [...]
Category: AWS Cloud IaaS Tags: AWS, Cloud, Liability, Outage, Transparency