Author Archives: thecloudguytim

5 ASP.NET Tutorials

Posted on April 29, 2011 by thecloudguytim

ASP.NET is the Web’s best application framework. If you’re looking for ASP.NET tutorials, look no further. Here are 5 ASP.NET tutorials to sink your teeth into as you begin your journey into learning the Web’s best development framework. Installing AJAX … Continue reading →

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What Google, Facebook, And Amazon Have In Common

Posted on April 27, 2011 by thecloudguytim

What do Google, Facebook, and Amazon have in common? I mean, besides being the three largest Internet companies in the world? And all being U.S.-based. Answer: They all are involved in cloud computing at some level. Google, of course, is … Continue reading →

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Why Redundancy Will Save Cloud Computing

Posted on April 25, 2011 by thecloudguytim

Cloud computing isn’t in any danger. Redundancy is really just one reason why. Others include scalability, flexibility, cost efficiency, and security. But redundancy is a powerful benefit and you are soon to know why. First, what is redundancy? This is … Continue reading →

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Learn HTML The Easy Way

Posted on April 22, 2011 by thecloudguytim

Are you ready to learn HTML? Looking for a place to go? HTML Atoms is a great tutorials website that will give you all the tools you need to learn HTML and build a great website. It’s the perfect website … Continue reading →

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Why A Honeypot Is Essential

Posted on April 20, 2011 by thecloudguytim

If you are using or planning to use cloud computing resources, then I highly recommend that you set up a honeypot to capture spam and malicious malware attacks. A honeypot is a lure for hackers. It contains no useful information, … Continue reading →

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What Is The Open Cloud Consortium?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by thecloudguytim

The Open Cloud Consortium (OCC) has only been around since 2008. That’s not very long, but they’ve done some good work. One of the things they’ve done, which I think is quite interesting, is establish a testbed that keeps growing … Continue reading →

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The Benefits Of Virtualization Software

Posted on April 15, 2011 by thecloudguytim

Virtualization software is a special type of software that allows a business to set up a virtual machine or virtual network in their organization. All your computers can use the same physical resources through a guest operating system, which the … Continue reading →

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6 Web Tutorials Sites Worth Getting To Know

Posted on April 13, 2011 by thecloudguytim

Web programmers are notorious for learning new skills between projects. That’s what we do. We finish one job then prepare for the next one by picking up a new skill that we learned on a tutorials website. Here are 6 … Continue reading →

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Stop Slashdotting With Cloud Computing

Posted on April 11, 2011 by thecloudguytim

In the early days of social bookmarking, when Slashdot was one of the most popular websites on the Web, a phenomenon started occurring when small websites were bookmarked at the very popular site Slashdot. This resulted in huge traffic spikes … Continue reading →

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The Ease Of Server Customization

Posted on April 8, 2011 by thecloudguytim

What would happen if you called up your traditional hosting company and asked them to change the configuration on your server? Do you think they would do it? Not if you have that old stale, cheap, shared hosting that is … Continue reading →

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