Through 2011 Microsoft made several price cuts to its Windows Azure and SQL Azure platforms – highlighting that the more people buy something the cheaper it becomes. The cuts came in all forms from raw storage, compute power, and even giving more free services for existing subscriptions. Recently I blogged about the free Windows Server…… Continue reading Economies of scale: Amazon Web Services cuts storage prices
Category: Opinion
Cloud hosting?
I just came across a full page advertisement in a magazine for “Cloud Hosting” from a reputable Australian hosting provider. Is this the case of a marketer not realising what “cloud” refers to in the first place? Or is it a smart way to re-invent hosting from a marketing perspective? Is this some supercharged form…… Continue reading Cloud hosting?