Rackspace Delves into Cloud Computing Marketplace
Rackspace recently delved into the cloud computing arena with it’s Mosso division. Mosso delivers online presence in an application-as-a-service model and mimics Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure in delivering high-availabilty platforms on which to run services. With Amazon and Microsoft however, shell access remains limited and system-level access takes a back seat to stability. Mosso, in contrast, also offers provider-provisioned virtual server instances, which doesn’t require tackling a new learning curve. One can surmise that as the cloud marketplace matures, more providers will adopt this model. Ultimately, cloud computing will provide the availability and performance we want, without sacrificing the control we need.
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