Price wars, renewable energy, legal concerns, outages
In 2014, the landscape of মেঘ computing has changed significantly with the ongoing price wars between the three major vendors: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. New technology in মেঘ has led to আরো user convenience, as well as deploying systems with a smaller environmental footprint than traditional mainstream data centers. However, মেঘ providers face a stormy future amid litigation threatening the security of data stored দ্বারা মেঘ users, as well as the liability মেঘ vendors face.
link
Undeniably, the big story of the বছর is the massive extent to which মেঘ prices have fallen. On March 25, 2014, গুগুল slashed the prices of all of its মেঘ offerings, with Compute Engine prices cut 32%, data storage cut 68%, and BigQuery cut 85%. Further discounts can be had with sustained use discounts, cutting the reduced prices দ্বারা a further 30%. Microsoft followed suit on September 25, 2014, announcing আরো modest price cuts to Azure মেঘ services.
Over the last six weeks, আরো creative price reductions have been introduced, with মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক introducing upfront billing for মেঘ services, with savings up to 75% off the on-demand prices for three-year agreements. মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক also has lowered the price of outbound data transfer for US and ইউরোপ centers দ্বারা 25%, Australia দ্বারা 26%, and Tokyo দ্বারা 30%.
link
Advancements have also been made in মেঘ computing becoming আরো ecologically friendly. In November 2014, মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক announced it will embark on a "long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint." Additionally, the German company Cloud&Heat introduced a specially-designed cabinet to heat the homes of customers দ্বারা placing মেঘ servers into private residences and harvesting the heat generated to warm the air and water.
Legal concerns from US মেঘ vendors
The big names in মেঘ vendors are all companies headquartered in the US, but have extensive facilities around the world. An ongoing case against Microsoft for refusing to turn over emails stored on a data center in Ireland has wide implications for the মেঘ industry. Following disclosures indicating Microsoft's cooperation in transmitting private data of American and international users to federal authorities, competitors আপেল and Cisco, as well as telecoms Verizon and AT&T filed briefs in support of Microsoft's position in the case.
Eroding trust in মেঘ vendors has had a negative impact on US businesses. According to the nonpartisan New America Foundation, "a number of American companies have reported declining sales in overseas markets, loss of customers, and increased competition from non-U.S. services marketing themselves as 'secure' alternatives to জনপ্রিয় American products." The precarious position মেঘ vendors find themselves in has been an issue that has stifled adoption throughout the year.
Outages leave মেঘ users in a hazy situation
While cost-effective, the enterprise মেঘ is not bulletproof, as evidenced দ্বারা an avalanche of service outages this year. Issues apparently related to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) led to a mass of service outages across various websites in September 2014. Major মেঘ vendors saw unplanned, protracted downtime as well, with Microsoft Azure services stopping worldwide and coming back up far later in Australia and Asia than the rest of the world. Users of Rackspace and মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক faced downtime from a reboot needed to patch a bug in the Xen hypervisor, leading to user complaints.
In 2014, the landscape of মেঘ computing has changed significantly with the ongoing price wars between the three major vendors: Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. New technology in মেঘ has led to আরো user convenience, as well as deploying systems with a smaller environmental footprint than traditional mainstream data centers. However, মেঘ providers face a stormy future amid litigation threatening the security of data stored দ্বারা মেঘ users, as well as the liability মেঘ vendors face.
link
Undeniably, the big story of the বছর is the massive extent to which মেঘ prices have fallen. On March 25, 2014, গুগুল slashed the prices of all of its মেঘ offerings, with Compute Engine prices cut 32%, data storage cut 68%, and BigQuery cut 85%. Further discounts can be had with sustained use discounts, cutting the reduced prices দ্বারা a further 30%. Microsoft followed suit on September 25, 2014, announcing আরো modest price cuts to Azure মেঘ services.
Over the last six weeks, আরো creative price reductions have been introduced, with মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক introducing upfront billing for মেঘ services, with savings up to 75% off the on-demand prices for three-year agreements. মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক also has lowered the price of outbound data transfer for US and ইউরোপ centers দ্বারা 25%, Australia দ্বারা 26%, and Tokyo দ্বারা 30%.
link
Advancements have also been made in মেঘ computing becoming আরো ecologically friendly. In November 2014, মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক announced it will embark on a "long-term commitment to achieve 100% renewable energy usage for our global infrastructure footprint." Additionally, the German company Cloud&Heat introduced a specially-designed cabinet to heat the homes of customers দ্বারা placing মেঘ servers into private residences and harvesting the heat generated to warm the air and water.
Legal concerns from US মেঘ vendors
The big names in মেঘ vendors are all companies headquartered in the US, but have extensive facilities around the world. An ongoing case against Microsoft for refusing to turn over emails stored on a data center in Ireland has wide implications for the মেঘ industry. Following disclosures indicating Microsoft's cooperation in transmitting private data of American and international users to federal authorities, competitors আপেল and Cisco, as well as telecoms Verizon and AT&T filed briefs in support of Microsoft's position in the case.
Eroding trust in মেঘ vendors has had a negative impact on US businesses. According to the nonpartisan New America Foundation, "a number of American companies have reported declining sales in overseas markets, loss of customers, and increased competition from non-U.S. services marketing themselves as 'secure' alternatives to জনপ্রিয় American products." The precarious position মেঘ vendors find themselves in has been an issue that has stifled adoption throughout the year.
Outages leave মেঘ users in a hazy situation
While cost-effective, the enterprise মেঘ is not bulletproof, as evidenced দ্বারা an avalanche of service outages this year. Issues apparently related to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) led to a mass of service outages across various websites in September 2014. Major মেঘ vendors saw unplanned, protracted downtime as well, with Microsoft Azure services stopping worldwide and coming back up far later in Australia and Asia than the rest of the world. Users of Rackspace and মর্দানী স্ত্রীলোক faced downtime from a reboot needed to patch a bug in the Xen hypervisor, leading to user complaints.