Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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Cloud Technical Review Database Semantic 343

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Facebook had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users and was everything that MySpace wasn’t. At the bottom end of the stack is storage (S3) and processing (EC2). At the top end is the business logic created by startups and established technology companies.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

blog.adaptiveblue.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Click Allow Click Install Now After downloading, Restart Firefox 5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups by Alex on December 18, 2007 · 13 comments Even 5 years ago an approach to infrastructure in a startup would have been different. Ranging from configuration issues to down time, to unresponsiveness of the technical staff.

EC2 40

EC2 Widget Software Review Startup 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent. Enter Facebook. Is the game over?

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318