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AppScale promises a private cloud with full AWS compatibility as a way out of vendor lock-in and hefty bills.

Martin Loschwitz

In early days, the public cloud – and especially AWS – was a good thing. People were able to shift large parts of their own IT equipment fleet to the cloud and seemingly save large amounts of cash because they no longer had to operate their own IT infrastructure. In the meantime, the tide has turned. As the workload running in the cloud has grown, the monthly bills from AWS have become horrendous, and because the company’s entire setup is now completely oriented on AWS and its various services, it is no longer possible to roll back. At the same time, many of the hyperscalers’ promises turned out to be more or less irrelevant in day-to-day operations. It’s a cool fact that you can scale a web server setup from 10…

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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2023

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