June 2013 archive

Understanding Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013

networking

Software Defined Networking (SDN) proposes to be the next big technological revolution alongside virtualisation. It brings “cloud” concepts to the network. This blog explains SDN basics and covers some of the pros and cons of implementation.

Cloud Servers: 'Persistence' May NOT Mean High-Availability

Mon, 3 Jun 2013

cloud hosting

This blog investigates the pseudo-technical marketing term: Persistence. What does the term mean to different cloud server vendors and how does it relate to the notion of high-availability in the cloud?