Cloud Machine Manager Blog

Trying to control organizational costs is not an easy task for any business owner as it can be quite difficult to know where to start. But there are ways to reduce your organizational costs without affecting the quality of your output, starting with managing your cloud costs. By keeping an eye on a few aspects of your cloud computing strategy, you can reduce your operating costs and save massively on your bills. With AWS EC2, this includes assessing cost aspects of on-demand instances,...

Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in computing technology today. But with all the different tech sites and forums out there (which aren’t always easy to understand) where do you go to get all of your information about the latest developments in cloud computing? We’ve put together a list of who we think are some of the brightest and most informed minds when it comes to cloud computing. So if you’re looking for the most up-to-date commentary on cloud computing developments,...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provide many with a service and infrastructure they otherwise couldn’t afford. Being able to spin up servers as needed for a low cost is great, until it gets expensive. Spinning up new Amazon EC2 servers gets expensive through over-provisioning servers and misunderstanding of costs. Amazon EC2 provides many different servers to choose from for different platforms. And they cost different amounts. A Windows m4.large server costs more per hour...

I read recently that within 20 years, offices won’t exist. Or at least, they won’t exist in the way we know and use them today. Offices will become spaces that represent a brand headquarters that can be used as temporary workspaces and for meetings, a more extreme example of hot-desking. But why is this? The Internet and the cloud are allowing for more flexibility and mobility within business. Couple that with scalability and we are seeing small businesses starting to thrive and...

As companies expand and increase their workload, there can be a growing need for IT infrastructure. Servers might be considered to store files or run applications. We also have to consider technology start-ups and small businesses that need server space to test and run applications they’re developing. The trouble is the cost of server infrastructure isn’t cheap. In fact it’s quite the opposite when you take the full list of factors into account. Not only do you have to consider the...

It’s easy to miss the many updates that Amazon push each month. In November, the Amazon EC2 services saw updates to the AWS Elastic Beanstalk, dedicated hosts, Spot Instances and more. Here are some of the Amazon EC2 updates that you may have missed: 1) Amazon EC2 High I/O Instances are now available as Spot Instances In case you’re not sure, Spot Instances allow you to bid on spare EC2 computing capacity. They’re one of the options for provisioning Amazon EC2 servers that aim...

If you don’t work within an I.T department, discussing your company’s cloud setup can sometimes make you wish you had an AWS dictionary. Frequent use of acronyms, jargon, and AWS terminology, will often leave you with more questions than you originally started with. Cloud jargon, alongside a lack of common knowledge, will often lead many to believe the technology is more complicated than it actually is. Yet, within a financial or managerial role, AWS plays an increasingly important...

Efficiency and cost reductions are something every business strives for in order to improve everyday business operations, but this can sometimes involve large upfront investments in cost saving strategies that give little reward. Cloud computing can offer a sustainable and long term strategy to increase organizational efficiency and cost management. Here are 5 of the benefits cloud computing can offer including how migrating to the cloud can help your business. 1) Provision as...

When to use AWS forumsFor companies using AWS, developers are the most likely group to consider using an AWS forum. Mainly because as cloud practitioners, they’re probably the most experienced and knowledgeable individuals on the cloud within any given organisation.So when a potential issue or uncertainty around AWS arises, you become the go-to person to resolve the problem. However, AWS is a huge subject, and when you don’t have the experience in-house to address an issue even the most...

Cloud computing could be perceived as the greatest business tool since the Internet began, or possibly even since the first computer made its way into an office. By eliminating infrastructure and hardware costs and introducing easy, global access to systems, applications and data, it has created a change in the way an everyday business works. But cloud computing isn’t without its risks. Security remains a key talking point and there are cost considerations to be had. It may be cheaper...