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IaaS, PaaS and SaaS: What's the Difference?
Posted October 21, 2015 by Chad Yee
If you're reading this, you've most likely come across at least one of the tech acronyms IaaS, PaaS and SaaS and thought What does that mean? But don't worry, because everybody who jumps into the… Read More
Top Cloud Hosting Platforms in 2026
Posted January 20, 2015 by Sherman Hsieh
The 2015 top 4 cloud hosting platforms have changed. A 2026 update: hyperscalers vs developer clouds (DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode), and what happened to CSC BizCloud and SoftLayer. Read More
Behind the Software Q&A with SwiftStack CEO Joe Arnold
Posted November 12, 2014 by Kristin Crosier
As disasters of all varieties increasingly threaten the security of business data archives, more companies are turning to software-defined storage models for safer and more affordable data storage. SwiftStack is one such software-defined storage platform,… Read More
Behind the Software Q&A with Inktank's VP of Community and Marketing
Posted April 14, 2014 by Kristin Crosier
Inktank is helping businesses alleviate that burden with a software storage system based on the open-source project Ceph, which provides a more flexible cluster-based software storage alternative to your standard hardware storage. We spoke with… Read More
The Top Platform as a Service (PaaS) Providers in 2026
Posted August 8, 2012 by Sherman Hsieh
The top platform as a service providers in 2026, from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to Heroku, OpenShift, Vercel, and Render, plus what happened to the old 2012 leaders. Read More
CumuLogic Redefines Java PaaS
Posted July 25, 2012 by Darlene Lin
CumuLogic offers a complete platform for running applications in the Cloud. Rajesh Ramchandani, a founder and Vice President of Products at CumuLogic, tells us why building applications in the Cloud is the future for all… Read More
PaaS Explained: Benefits & Key Players
Posted July 17, 2012 by Nathan Rowan
Platform-as-a-Service offers a cloud computing environment equipped with a solution stack to create your own applications. Whereas IaaS concerns infrastructure (servers, databases, etc.) and SaaS are fully developed solutions, PaaS enables users to build their… Read More
Top Companies to Watch in IaaS - Part 2: Contenders
Posted July 5, 2012 by Nathan Rowan
The IaaS market is changing so rapidly, that the big players - AWS, Terremark, CSC, Bluelock, Savvis - are seeing increased competition from a large group of contenders, some of which are smaller newcomers (Piston… Read More
Top Companies to Watch in IaaS - Part 1: Key Players
Posted June 28, 2012 by Nathan Rowan
Infrastructure-as-a-Service is certainly not a new field, but with the growing popularity and complexity of the cloud, the IaaS market is in a constant state of flux. In December 2011, Gartner published a Magic Quadrant,… Read More
Cloud 101: What Is It & Who Are the Key Players?
Posted June 15, 2012 by Nathan Rowan
The “cloud” refers to a collection of computing resources that is delivered not onsite but via an internet connection. Cloud models include Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Software-as-a-Service. Delivery can be in the form of a private,… Read More