Beyond IaaS – 31 Days of Servers in the Cloud (Part 21 of 31)

By Kevin Remde	Article Rating:
January 21, 2013 03:11 PM EST	Reads:	283

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Today we have a guest author!

“Oh yeah? Good. I’m getting tired of you same bunch writing everything.”

Um.. okay… well, then you’ll be happy to see that today’s author is Bill Wilder…

“Bill Wilder is a hands-on developer, architect, consultant, trainer, speaker, writer, and community leader focused on helping companies and individuals succeed with the cloud using the Windows Azure Platform.”

And his article – part 21 of our “31 Days of Servers in the Cloud”, is a very good answer to the ultimate question.

“I thought the answer to the ultimate question is ‘42’.”

CIO, CTO & Developer Resources

No.. that’s the answer to the ultimate question “of life, the universe, and everything”. Bill answers the ultimate question: Why is the cloud something I should consider as my platform (or infrastructure) of choice? And in his answer, he does an excellent job of defining the question and the implications such a decision will entail.

READ HIS EXCELLENT ARTICLE HERE

And thanks, Bill, for contributing to the series!

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Kevin is an engaging and highly sought-after speaker and webcaster who has landed several times on Microsoft's top 10 webcast list, and has delivered many top-scoring TechNet events and webcasts. In his past outside of Microsoft, Kevin has held positions such as software engineer, information systems professional, and information systems manager. He loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT professional peers.

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