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Google App Engine vertical scaling

I know Google Cloud (Google App Engine) can autoscale instances horizontally: you have 1 server with certain parameters, when it's overloaded autoscaler launches new server and balances load between them. But I can't find any informations if Google…
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KeepAliveD, Rackspace Cloud, Unicast - both LB's enter MASTER state...?

I have set up two HAProxy Load Balancers in an Active->Passive pair. KeepAliveD will be used for failover between MASTER and BACKUP servers. Like most clouds, Multicast is not supported so I cannot use a Virtual IP. Instead I'm attempting to use…
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MAAS and openstack

I am confused how MAAS (Metal as a service) is different from Cloud? What is the difference or similarities between MAAS and openstack, are they both same or different
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Administration of IaaS versus PaaS

Am I correct in understanding that generally IaaS (looking primarily at rackspace cloud servers) will provide a virtual server where OS updates, software updates, anti-virus, managed backups and other common non-hardware server admin tasks will be…
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When loading a wordpress site, is more CPU or RAM better?

I'm trying to find a host that can handle traffic spikes for wordpress sites. I can't decide between cloud hosting or a VPS. I know with the cloud I believe the CPU power is elastic and can expand if you need it, but then what about RAM? What type…
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Cannot SSH into Ubuntu 10.10 running on EC2 as new user

Please help me understand how I can solve my SSH problem: I can SSH into my EC2 instance running Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' no problem with: $ ssh -i MyEC2Key.pem ubuntu@ec2-01-LALALALALALA.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com My issue arises when…
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Building Cloud WebHosting using Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud OS

Currently I run a few CentOS dedicated boxes on which I run a few hosted applications (these are online). It currently caters to a little over 200 clients. For the sake of scalability as this is going to soon be a globally used application soon(due…
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Is cloud hosting, computing, server etcetra a buzz phrase?

I want an unbiased approach towards cloud term that is being hyped today. Is this really a new term, new dimension or is it just a buzz phrase to re-market existing technologies. Personally I think that the term is just being used to create a new in…
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Windows 7 or Windows Vista in the cloud

Hi I am looking for a cloud-based solution that offers Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP to be served in the cloud using VNC or a similar remote desktop. Does such an offering exist? Is there a licensing solution from Microsoft?
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VPS Providers With Instance APIs

My company is trying to find a list of VPS / cloud providers who offer an instance API to create new instances, tear down old instances, and get new IPs / etc. We're trying to make our platform instantly scalable via statistics, etc. I'm having an…
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Is it possible to guarantee 100% uptime in redundant hosting servers inside a cloud computing structure?

I'm interested in find a hosting that can offer really 100% of uptime. Is it possible in hosting servers inside a cloud computing structure?
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How to prevent DDOS attack impact on Netlify? (downtime + bandwith usage/cost)

Situation: React app that was initially running on a VPS A few days ago, we were the target of a DDOS attack that took the site down. During the attack, we decided to migrate to Netlify. Once migrated, the site was live again. The attack was…
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Understanding: cloud-server, cloud-hosting, cloud-computing, the cloud

There's a lot of buzz about these subjects and there seems little consensus on the terms. Is that just me not understanding the subject, or is there a clear meaning for each of these terms? Are there more elaborate terms or descriptions that…
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Fails to create a Cloud66 stack

I'm using Cloud66 and trying to set up a stack from my git repository. Cloud66 however returns the error: Analysis error: The space character ‘ ’ is not allowed in your database username or password in your config/database.yml file - please remove…
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How to enable incoming and outgoing world wide web traffic in IIS

Goal: Access website hosted on a remote cloud's IIS via web-browser. Case: I wanted to open my IIS server (Windows server 2012 virtual machine hosted on Google compute engine) so that the website running locally on it becomes accessible via WWW. As…
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