Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud provide an amazing number of database options to customers. What this means for on-premises environments with more restricted options. Options Galore with AWS and Google Cloud AWS does offer some internally developed products (the Aurora database being one), and Google Cloud offers both the Spanner database and the Go…
Executive Summary Cloud service providers that are highly concentrated in IaaS tend to get most of the emphasis. A purpose-built PaaS can be critical in getting the most from IaaS concentrated cloud services. Introduction Cloud services like AWS/GCP and Azure provide some PaaS options, but it is generally not their focus. Purpose built PaaS solutions tend…
Executive Summary Most development has been performed following a monolithic approach. Cloud databases and microservices are changing this development paradigm towards being data-centric. The Application Versus Data Centric Models Both AWS and Google Cloud do perform development and are leaders in the software industry. However, in the traditional sense, they are not vendors as they…
Executive Summary Cloud is vital to many areas of IT and can bring significant productivity improvements. We cover some of the important developments in this field. Introduction Web services are segmented into SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. In this article, we will cover their history and where they are headed. Our References for This Article If…
Executive Summary Oracle makes illogical comparisons between their offering and AWS. There is a specific reason for this, as if Oracle used a logical construct, Oracle would look very bad. Introduction Even though AWS and Google Cloud are incredibly similar, due to AWS’s growth, they get the majority of emphasis from SAP and Oracle. Therefore,…
Executive Summary Oracle has a highly uncompetitive cloud. The major problems with Oracle Cloud are undermining Oracle’s account control. Introduction We could go through the Oracle Cloud in more detail. However, concerning usability, using a brochureware cloud offering that is just like SAP Cloud is more designed to serve as “cloud propaganda” rather than be…
Executive Summary SAP has an enormous investment in ABAP. But ABAP has severe restrictions for the cloud. SAP is trying to push customers to use ABAP in the cloud. SAP and ABAP and the Cloud To understand SAP and cloud, it is necessary to dive into the topic of SAP’s coding language. SAP uses an…
Executive Summary SAP has structured its SAP Cloud to provide a massive upcharge on providers like AWS and GCP. In this article, we cover how the Upcharge by SAP works. Introduction We analyzed SAP Cloud, trying to figure out how it adds any value. And we think that SAP may have created a new cloud…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud are distinct from SAP Cloud in many ways. This article explains the differences regarding HTTP 2.0. Introduction SAP Cloud attempts to appear competitive, but under the covers, the SAP Cloud is far behind AWS and GCP. In this article, we will focus on HTTP 2.0. Our References for This…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud have brought fantastic elasticity to their services. This article explains how this elastic functionality works. Introduction The emphasis of AWS and Google Cloud is “elastic.” This means that the services offered by AWS and Google Cloud can be easily scaled. AWS also has auto-scaling, which is covered in the…