Jan 22, 2012
Amazon Web Service (AWS) launched a NoSQL database that scales up or down depending on the customers needs. Traditional databases were not as flexible with scalability. The AWS allows the managing and scaling of databases for web apps where normally it would be difficult and costly to do so. DynamoDB is a new database service [...]
Jan 22, 2012
Over the last two years, HTML5 has been supported and adopted by a lot of big name companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, and LinkedIn. While HTML5 is technically only the latest version of a technical standard, it has come to represent a set of features and capabilities that both enhance user experience and [...]
Jan 7, 2012
This CNN Money/Tech Fortune article discusses several issues currently present with cloud computing, including cloud outages, security issues, server issues, and general confusion. After Amazon’s cloud outages, which affected both small companies and corporate giants, this monstrously powerful technology has come under more scrutiny. The article argues that, even with outages, cloud computing is still [...]
Nov 27, 2011
Amazon is deploying Oracle databases into its AWS service. Amazon AWS (Amazon Web Services) is a platform of remote computing services in the cloud. Amazon Web Services provide online services for web applications by offering cloud computing. The benefit of cloud computing is the ability to minimize capital spending. Now with the Oracle database, clients [...]
Nov 21, 2011
Amazon Web Services, which is the part of Amazon.com that does the hosting and the cloud services, has announced the launch of a new server in the US West Region, in Oregon, with a new low price. Starting Wednesday November 23, 2011, people can choose to locate their Amazon Web Services resources in the Oregon [...]
Nov 6, 2011
Summary: Amazon Web Services started a pay-by-the-hour service for Oracle databases that will compete with Microsoft SQL Azure. Both these services are cloud services. The name of Amazon’s new pay by the hour service is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) and it will be available licensing models. One licensing model allows you to use a [...]
Oct 9, 2011
Tablet computers have established themselves in the consumer device market and Amazon wants to get its feet wet by announcing their own tablet known as the Kindle Fire. What makes Amazon’s tablet different from its competitors is the way it handles web browsing. Amazon has developed their own web browser called “Amazon Silk”, which uses [...]
Oct 2, 2011
HTML5 continues to receive support from big companies. Old technology powerhouse such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft are embracing the trend. Internet new comers, such are Twitter, Facebook, and Pandora are launching their product and services on smartphone and tablets from website based on HTML5. Many of these companies are already providing apps for smartphone and [...]
Oct 2, 2011
Amazon Silk, Web Revolution or Bust? Amazon has joined the race in computer tablets and has claimed to revolutionized the world of web computing. Amazon launched its Kindle Fire tablet which features their new Silk browser that is said to be running off their cloud servers. They have stated that the different internet domains will [...]
Oct 2, 2011
Summary: The article describes the characteristics of the new competitor in the tablets’ world, the Amazon Kindle fire, against the market leader by a huge market share, the Apple iPad 2. First of all, regarding price, the Kindle Fire will be priced at $199, compared to the $500 of the lowest-priced iPad 2. When it [...]
Oct 2, 2011
The article was about Amazon’s new tablet the Kindle Fire, and its browser, Silk, that tracks every habit of its customers while using the browser. It states that it utilizes Amazon’s cloud, Compute Cloud, to filter data in order to speed up connectivity to all websites compared to conventional web browsers. In order for it [...]
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