Comments on: Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage? http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:12:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Most Online Videos Are 3-Day Wonders | Alex McFarlane http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-886822 Most Online Videos Are 3-Day Wonders | Alex McFarlane Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:11:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-886822 [...] which means keeping them requires a trade-off between fast access and cheap storage. A range of companies are trying to address these sorts of storage problems through compression, caching and even Flash memory in the data [...] [...] which means keeping them requires a trade-off between fast access and cheap storage. A range of companies are trying to address these sorts of storage problems through compression, caching and even Flash memory in the data [...]

]]> By: Video Data Helps Generate Cache - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-884453 Video Data Helps Generate Cache - GigaOM Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:27:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-884453 [...] which means keeping them requires a trade-off between fast access and cheap storage. A range of companies are trying to address these sorts of storage problems through compression, caching and even Flash memory in the data [...] [...] which means keeping them requires a trade-off between fast access and cheap storage. A range of companies are trying to address these sorts of storage problems through compression, caching and even Flash memory in the data [...]

]]> By: Apple is Not Fruit » Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage? http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-883385 Apple is Not Fruit » Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage? Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:08:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-883385 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Sun Brightens Storage Options With Flash - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-882055 Sun Brightens Storage Options With Flash - GigaOM Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:03:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-882055 [...] covered startups in the past whose entire existence is based on figuring out how to get to existing data faster, either through appliances or compression. With users storing more data and expecting continual [...] [...] covered startups in the past whose entire existence is based on figuring out how to get to existing data faster, either through appliances or compression. With users storing more data and expecting continual [...]

]]> By: News Roundup 29/04/2008 | Pure Chaos Online http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-876112 News Roundup 29/04/2008 | Pure Chaos Online Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:50:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-876112 [...] Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage? [...] [...] Who Will Cache in on Cloud Storage? [...]

]]> By: snyggast http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-873160 snyggast Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:02:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-873160 <p>nirvanix vs s3. can't seem to decide. but check this out</p> <p>When you're really pushing traffic, Amazon S3 is more expensive than a CDN</p> <p>http://joyeur.com/2007/08/16/when-youre-really-pushing-traffic-amazon-s3-is-more-expensive-then-a-cdn</p> nirvanix vs s3. can’t seem to decide. but check this out

When you’re really pushing traffic, Amazon S3 is more expensive than a CDN

http://joyeur.com/2007/08/16/when-youre-really-pushing-traffic-amazon-s3-is-more-expensive-then-a-cdn

]]> By: Nati Shalom http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-873147 Nati Shalom Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:59:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-873147 <p>"In this age of instant gratification, we may find that cache is king"</p> <p>Another option is combining an pure in-memory storage a.k.a Data Grid and use SimpleDB/S3 and back end storage. In this way the application can benefit from the speed of memory storage while keeping the data backed by low cost storage and even get better scaling and performance then high-end storage devices. See an example of such project here: http://www.openspaces.org/display/EDS/External+Data+Source+by+Amazon+SimpleDB</p> “In this age of instant gratification, we may find that cache is king”

Another option is combining an pure in-memory storage a.k.a Data Grid and use SimpleDB/S3 and back end storage. In this way the application can benefit from the speed of memory storage while keeping the data backed by low cost storage and even get better scaling and performance then high-end storage devices. See an example of such project here:
http://www.openspaces.org/display/EDS/External+Data+Source+by+Amazon+SimpleDB

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-873141 Stacey Higginbotham Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:00:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-873141 <p>@Dave, good idea. As for HP's CTO, I would say that clouds are nebulous :) There's even been some debate in our comment sections about defining the cloud.</p> @Dave, good idea. As for HP’s CTO, I would say that clouds are nebulous :)
There’s even been some debate in our comment sections about defining the cloud.

]]> By: dave http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-873140 dave Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:47:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-873140 <p>you know, for some very interesting insights into all of this, perhaps consider a fup piece looking at the new world of database startups - nothing for years and then out of nowhere a group of companies get funded including luminaries like stonebraker (vertica), tan at greenplum, and so on...they're all looking at how data stores scale for the web, the basic idea being that these "things" that were built 25 years ago for banks really no longer make sense.</p> <p>and i'm not just talking about interesting stuff like swiveldb and dabbledb, i also mean oracle, microsoft and ibm and hp...</p> <p>funny, business week just has a piece where hp's own cto could not explain to the journalist reporting what "cloud" actually means! very comical, but darkly comical, right?</p> you know, for some very interesting insights into all of this, perhaps consider a fup piece looking at the new world of database startups - nothing for years and then out of nowhere a group of companies get funded including luminaries like stonebraker (vertica), tan at greenplum, and so on…they’re all looking at how data stores scale for the web, the basic idea being that these “things” that were built 25 years ago for banks really no longer make sense.

and i’m not just talking about interesting stuff like swiveldb and dabbledb, i also mean oracle, microsoft and ibm and hp…

funny, business week just has a piece where hp’s own cto could not explain to the journalist reporting what “cloud” actually means! very comical, but darkly comical, right?

]]> By: Deppy http://gigaom.com/2008/04/26/who-will-cache-in-on-cloud-storage/#comment-873134 Deppy Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:33:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12283#comment-873134 <p>Hah..."cache is king"...nice piece, Stacy.</p> Hah…”cache is king”…nice piece, Stacy.

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