by Kenneth Johnson | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In part one of this post we looked at startups which had found their AWS costs spiraling out of control and had concluded that self-managed infrastructure was more cost effective. We discussed the two big reasons that this generally happens—namely lack of...
by Ronda Peoples | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
You probably already know that the U.S. intelligence community relies heavily on Amazon Web Services. In fact, the CIA recently announced an expansion of its use of the AWS cloud. But did you know that the Intelligence community has lots of company? As recently...
by Kenneth Johnson | Mar 20, 2015 | Accounting Firms, All Firms, Amazon Web Services, Case Studies, Cloud Technology, Law Firms, Professional Firms
Today I came across an old article by Cade Metz on Wired from 2013 chronicling the experience of some well-known start-ups on the public cloud. The companies highlighted, which included Uber, Zynga, MemSQL and others, had started on Amazon Web Services only to find...
by Ronda Peoples | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s not breaking news that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is a believer in the cloud. Since 2014, the CIA has trusted its data – even the classified stuff – to Amazon Web Services. The decision to move in the direction of the cloud was based on the desire for...
by Ronda Peoples | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Since the term “disruptive technology” was coined in the mid-1990’s, it has become an increasingly popular way for us to describe innovations that unsettle or replace established technologies or other ways of doing business. The label “disruptive technology,” however,...