Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Cloud computing technology advantages

Cloud computing technology is narrowly as an updated version of utility computing: basically virtual servers available over the Internet.  Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities. Cloud-based apps can be up and running in days or weeks, and they cost less. Others go very broad, arguing anything you consume outside the firewall is "in the cloud," including conventional outsourcing.Cloud computing comes into focus only. With cloud computing, company could manage their their application in a dynamic mode. Why it is dynamic, because company can add or reduce their needs of their hardware resource easier then before. when you think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. With cloud computing, you eliminate those headaches because you’re not managing hardware and software in the servers.With a cloud app, you just open a browser, log in, customize the app, and start using it.The latest innovations in cloud computing are making our business applications even more mobile and collaborative.One of open source of cloud operating system is OpenStack. Dot Cloud: The 21st Century Business Platform Built on Cloud Computing  Read more!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Strength of Unix/Linux operating system

Unix/linux has become one of the most strength operating system for Servers. It could happen since this kind of operating system is stable enough to work 24 hours a day, seven days of week. That's why lot of system engineer rely their application and  their company system in Unix/linux operating system. One of reason Unix/Linux become stable operating system because this kind of operating system has complicated calculation to use CPU/RAM usage. Also because lot of Unix/Linux operating system developed with open-source publication method. Spirit of open-source has a big impact for this operating system to be as famous as what we know now. Open source is method of source code of  software to be published to public, so everyone can see, modify, add features or code of the software. That's why we can have lot of distribution of operating system which has Unix/Linux core system within it. Open source operating system also supported by hardware vendor, since sometimes the release hardware that works perfectly with some kind  of open source operating system. Read more!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Popularity of Microsoft Windows XP

Let me list  reasons why Windows XP become so popular. As what we know, Windows XP is one of the most popular operating system until today. That's caused of easy-to-use feature that XP has. Let me list some of XP feature that can make this kind of operating sytem so popular like today :
  • Easy to use, that's what a lot of people say, including me of course :D
  • Lots of hardware already support this operating system. You know what, i can guarantee that all of hardware that sold by computer shop always has driver for Windows XP. That's why if I want to buy new hardware, I don't have difficulties to install it since I use Microsoft Windows XP.
  • Only need quite small space to install it. Based on my experience, of course after lots of PC/laptop which has been installed with Windows XP. I can say that Windows XP only need about 1.5 Gigabytes. 
  • By default, most of software that released by software house always support Windows XP
  • Quite stable
That's some of Windows XP's reason that can make Windows XP become so popular like this day. What I write is what I experince. So what do you think ?
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