Category Archives: SaaS

What is your Azure Maturity Level?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by CloudyInNashville

The Azure Maturity Model is based on the Cloud Maturity Model developed by the Open Data Center Alliance. Its purpose is to help you determine where you stand in your ability to adopt the cloud successfully. We have adapted it … Continue reading →

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Azure: What to use When?

Posted on August 22, 2017 by CloudyInNashville

On August 17, 2017 I presented on the topic of Azure: What to use When? To the Nashville Microsoft Azure Users Group. For those of you who know me you know that I founded this group four years ago with … Continue reading →

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To Cloud or Not to Cloud Part 3–Beating the Showstoppers

Posted on February 23, 2013 by CloudyInNashville

At a recent meeting of the NYC/NJ Windows Azure Users Group I presented on the subject of Moving Applications to Windows Azure.  At the end of the presentation I had a slide that covered potential Showstoppers that might prevent moving … Continue reading →

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To Cloud or Not To Cloud?

Posted on October 26, 2012 by CloudyInNashville

  That is the question. Right now a lot of companies are struggling with the decision as to how (or if) to take advantage of public Cloud technologies such as those provided by Windows Azure, Amazon Web Services and other … Continue reading →

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Windows Azure 2.0 at the New York Code Camp

Posted on October 4, 2012 by CloudyInNashville

  A few months ago I did a blog post on delivering my Azure 2.0 talk at the Hartford Connecticut Code Camp. With Windows Azure things move fast (Internet time anyone? ) and I recently did another (updated) version for … Continue reading →

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Cloud Design Patterns

Posted on May 18, 2012 by CloudyInNashville

Rightscale is a company that sells auto scaling software for multiple clouds, primarily Amazon Web Services.  They do not support Windows Azure as of yet. See below for an update on this. However, on their web site they have a … Continue reading →

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A Cloud is a Cloud is a Cloud?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by CloudyInNashville

There is an interesting thread going on in LinkedIn: How would you rank the top 5 Cloud providers ?  Peoples answers are all over the map. Far be it for me to try and add clarity to a murky situation … Continue reading →

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