Tag Archives: IaaS

One Year Later

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Craig Lowery

So, it has been almost a year now since I accepted a position with Gartner Inc. as an IT industry analyst.  In that time, all of my thinking and writing about the industry has been redirected to Gartner’s research outputs … Continue reading →

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IaaS Exodus

Posted on May 15, 2012 by user

I fear my thinking of late may be somewhat inconsistent: one part of my brain sees quite clearly that PaaS (platform as a service) is destined to win as the preferred method for developing and staging software in the future.  … Continue reading →

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Why PaaS Wins

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Craig Lowery

Working as a technology strategist for a large IT vendor, I’m tasked with thinking about technology from the customer perspective.  But often customers ask for things not because they want them, but because they have underlying needs they are trying to address in … Continue reading →

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Is “Cloud Bursting” a Reasonable Scenario for Hybrid IaaS?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Craig Lowery

When people list use cases for “hybrid cloud computing” the “cloud bursting” scenario is nearly always trotted out first.  But is bursting really so desirable?  Here’s my answer first, followed by the explanation: For IaaS? NO For PaaS? YES I … Continue reading →

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