<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Tags @ alan.blog-city.com</title><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Tags) Alan Williamson&apos;s personal output as a Java Champion, BlueDragon Founder, Blog-City Architect, Cloud expert, Author, Speaker, and Internet Guru</description><copyright>Copyright 2012 alan.blog-city.com</copyright><generator>Alan Williamson</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:52:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Tags @ alan.blog-city.com</title><url>http://files.blog-city.com/images/blog-city_small.jpg</url><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Amazon Black Thursday (and some of Friday)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_black_thursday.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_black_thursday.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon EBS suffered a major outage this week. This was a wake up call to those that relied too much on Amazon and not taking enough care, attention and responsibility for their cloud requirements.]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon EC2 Latency: The Pretty Graphs</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_ec2_latency_the_pretty_graphs.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_ec2_latency_the_pretty_graphs.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Following on from my previous post, cloudkick, has published their network latency findings within Amazon's EC2 clearly showing a major problem brewing within at least one of their data centers.]]></description></item><item><title>Has Amazon EC2 become over subscribed?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/has_amazon_ec2_become_over_subscribed.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/has_amazon_ec2_become_over_subscribed.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon EC2 is increasingly under load, but when you start to see internal pings around 7seconds with regularly shell freezes this is more than a freak one off incidents.  Amazon appear to be struggling with the load.]]></description></item><item><title>Dynamic Datasource Manipulation for OpenBD</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/datasource.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/datasource.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Using dynamic datasources just got a whole lot easier with OpenBD by the introduction of 3 new functions to help creating dynamic datasources infinitely easier.]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon finally delivers on the data-loss on power-down problem</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_ebs_boot.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_ebs_boot.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon announces full EBS bootable images - this means no more data loss when your instance goes offline irrespective of where you have stored your data on the file system.  Faster boot times and a new geographic location announced.]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon takes MySQL to the cloud; or have they?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_mysql.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_mysql.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon have released a slew of new features and products for their cloud.  But as usual, the devil is in the detail.  I go into some of the issues and discover that this may not be for everyone.]]></description></item><item><title>Engadget claims &quot;biggest disasters in the history of cloud computing&quot;</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/engadget.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/engadget.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Engadget falls into the same trap that many bloggers/journalists have; not everything that runs in a browser is cloud computing.  One server fault does not mark the end of cloud computing.  It does leave many asking what cloud computing is.]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon makes sharing data easier with shared EBS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/shared_ebs.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/shared_ebs.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon releases the ability to share EBS snapshots so others can utilise and consume your data, irrespective of format.]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon SimpleDB + SQS : Simple Java POJO Access</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/simpledb_sqs_java.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/simpledb_sqs_java.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon SimpleDB - SQS web services are within easy reach of any java developer with these 2 non-dependent class files.  No fuss, no nonsense, just code that works.]]></description></item><item><title>A Simple Java class for Amazon SimpleSQS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/simplesqs.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/simplesqs.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A very simple POJO Java class for accessing all of the features of Amazon's SQS web service.  Full API support.  No dependencies.  Just use it!]]></description></item><item><title>New buzzwords for business; the Cloud [Cartoon]</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/dont_forget_cloud.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/dont_forget_cloud.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Business Computing and buzzwords, go together like cheese and wine.  Geek'n'Poke takes aim and finds the bullspot once again with their latest cloud related cartoon]]></description></item><item><title>Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is announced</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_virtual_private_cloud_is_announced.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/amazon_virtual_private_cloud_is_announced.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is announced in limited beta.  Lots of interesting features and once again, they have moved the cloud world forward.]]></description></item><item><title>A Simple Java class for Amazon SimpleDB</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/simpleclass_amazondb_july2009htm.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/simpleclass_amazondb_july2009htm.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A very simple POJO Java class for accessing all of the features of Amazon's SimpleDB web service.  Support for all new methods including select, and batchputattributes.  No dependencies.  Just use it!]]></description></item><item><title>Rackspace wobbles but cloud remains</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/rackspace.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/rackspace.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hosting and Cloud provider Rackspace suffers an outage causing many people not able to reach their network.]]></description></item><item><title>Google App Engine suffers 6hr outage</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/google_appengine_downtime.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/google_appengine_downtime.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:07:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With Google App Engine going offline it is important to realize that even the big boys have problems.  However, can your business tolerate such down times?  Can you really bet your business on the cloud?  Or is it too early?]]></description></item><item><title>Server Sales Drop 25% - Cloud Computing making an impact?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/server_sales_drop_.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/server_sales_drop_.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:58:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Global server sales have dropped 25% across the board.  This is the worse drop-off for over 12 years.  What is to blame?]]></description></item><item><title>How many servers does it take to make a cloud?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/how_many_servers_does_it_take_to_make_a_cloud.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/how_many_servers_does_it_take_to_make_a_cloud.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 07:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We love this new virtual world of ondemand computing, but have you wondered just how many servers Amazon, Google, Microsoft or any of the cloud providers really have at their disposal?]]></description></item><item><title>Prague Cloud Computing Expo - core dump</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/prague_coredump.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/prague_coredump.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cloud Expo Europe was last week at Prague, and a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining cloud conference was had.  Met lots of great people and spoke at length regarding peoples concerns about moving to the cloud.]]></description></item><item><title>Cloud Boot Camp heads to Prague May 19th</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudboot_prague.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudboot_prague.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:21:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Preparing to take our Cloud Boot Camp Road Show to Prague]]></description></item><item><title>Closing Time</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/closingtime.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/closingtime.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Another couple of conferences close their doors as we move forward into 2009.]]></description></item><item><title>Cloud Boot Camp Post Notes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/cloud_boot_camp_post_notes.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/cloud_boot_camp_post_notes.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:47:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Cloud boot camp was a resounding success at Cloud Computing Expo in New York.]]></description></item><item><title>Sing-a-long to Cloud Computing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/singalong_to_cloud_computing.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/singalong_to_cloud_computing.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Come on now, lets all sing-a-long to the cloud computing song, a parody of Joni Mitchell.]]></description></item><item><title>New York&apos;s Cloud Boot Camp Final Schedule</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/new_york_cloud_boot_camp.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/new_york_cloud_boot_camp.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The final schedule for next weeks Cloud Computing Expo boot camp has been finalised.  Looking forward to next week.]]></description></item><item><title>Clouds make your life easier, honest!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudsmakelifeeasier.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudsmakelifeeasier.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Geek and Poke blog has a wonderful cartoon depicting the complexities of the world of clouds.]]></description></item><item><title>CloudBerry Explorer - a very polished S3 utility</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudberry.htm</guid><link>http://alan.blog-city.com/cloudberry.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a familiar interface for moving files up and down to Amazon S3 then you'll be hard pushed to find something as slick for the price.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
