Category: IaaS

Hello EC2, Part 1: Bootstrapping Instances with cloud-init, git, and puppet This is the first of a series of posts about setting up a scalable and robust ”Hello Word” web server using Amazon EC2—an exercise I am working through. The target audience is developers with some experience using EC2. This first installment looks at how

Understanding the Cloud Computing Stack: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS Executive Summary Cloud Computing is a broad term that describes a broad range of services. As with other significant developments in technology, many vendors have seized the term “Cloud” and are using it for products that sit outside of the common definition. In order to truly understand how