Cloud Computing Background Reading

We don't believe in reinventing the wheel so we aren't going to go in depth with background and features of the current cloud solutions. There's a number of good articles already out there so consider this prerequisite reading as a homework assignment.

• Information week published this very nice comparison of cloud offerings, From Amazon To IBM, What 12 Cloud Computing Vendors Deliver.
• Sys-con.com has a writeup comparing the costs of the offerings of Amazon EC2 and Terremark, Cloud Computing Economics - Amazon EC2 vs Terremark v Cloud Express.
• Computerworld provides a good look inside the co-location vs. cloud decision, The Great Co-location Debate.

These articles should give you a good foundation in the major cloud offerings.