Cloud Computing and Enterprise POJOs
Chris Richardson

Run Java Applications on Amazon EC2

My book

Calendar

««Nov 2009»»
SMTWTFS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930

My Top Tags

                                                                               

My RSS Feeds








 

I am the founder of Cloud Foundry, which provides automated, outsourced data center management for Java applications on Amazon EC2.

I am the founder of Cloud Tools, which is an open-source project for automating the deployment of Java and Grails applications on Amazon EC2.

I run a training and consulting company that helps organizations build better software faster and deploy it on the cloud.

We provide a variety of services including:

  • Development - we can build your application for you
  • Deployment - we can find a hosting partner or deploy your application on Amazon EC2
  • Training classes for Spring, Hibernate and Acegi Security
  • Jumpstarts to get your project off to the right start
  • Reviews to improve your architecture, code and development process

For more information contact me.

 

My bookmarks

Mailing List

Latest tagged entries for 'COMPUTING'



Cloud Foundry is now part of SpringSource

Wednesday, 19 August 2009 4:15 A GMT-08
I have some very exciting news to announce today. Cloud Foundry has been acquired by SpringSource and I am now a SpringSource employee.
Comments/Trackback (17-0)

Amazon EC2 key pairs and other stumbling blocks

Monday, 2 February 2009 8:58 A GMT-08
EC2 key pairs and security group configuration are common stumbling blocks for people who are new to Amazon EC2. The good news is that these are relatively minor hurdles to overcome.
Comments/Trackback (2-0)

Upcoming talks on POJOs, Spring, Hibernate and Amazon EC2 in the Bay Area, New York and Philadelphia

Wednesday, 28 January 2009 10:31 A GMT-08
March is going to be a busy month. I'm giving talks on POJOs, Spring, Hibernate and Amazon EC2 in Santa Clara, New York and Philadelphia. And in February, I am holding a half-day class in Oakland on running Java and Grails applications on Amazon EC2.

Upcoming class: Running Java and Grails Applications on Amazon EC2

Monday, 19 January 2009 7:55 A GMT-08
By deploying Java and Grails applications on Amazon EC2, organizations can reduce the risk of a success catastrophe, eliminate the capital expense of building a datacenter and reduce their operating expenses. Attend my class and find out how.

Amazon EC2 and Cloud Tools save the day

Wednesday, 14 January 2009 8:22 A GMT-08
One of the great things about compute clouds such as Amazon EC2 is their elasticity. And, with Cloud Tools, you can easily deploy and manage your Java/Grails applications on EC2. This can enable you to avoid a success catastrophe.

My Happy Hour Presentation at the Cloud Computing Expo in San Jose

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 11:34 A GMT-08
This friday, I'll be giving a presentation on running Java applications on Amazon EC2 at the Cloud Computing Expo, which takes place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. I'll be speaking in a happy hour time slot: Friday, 6.15-7pm!
Comments/Trackback (1-0)

Computing by the bay, in the clouds and in the mountains - part 1

Wednesday, 5 November 2008 9:38 A GMT-08
Since the middle of October, I've been to a number of interesting events: a really interesting presentation on Hadoop; a one day cloud computing conference in Philadelphia; and the Colorado Software Summit.

A great definition of Cloud Computing

Monday, 6 October 2008 8:57 A GMT-08
At Cloud Computing events and on mailing lists there seem to be endless, tedious discussions about what Cloud Computing is and isn't. But last week at the SDForum Cloud Computing Conference, James Staten provided a great definition.
Comments/Trackback (1-0)

Upcoming conferences: Fall Forecast 2008 and the Colorado Software Summit

Monday, 6 October 2008 8:38 A GMT-08
Later this month I will be at a couple of conferences. Next week, I'll be at the one day Cloud Computing Conference, just outside of Philadelphia. At this conference, I'll be giving a talk about Java and Amazon EC2 (Cloud Tools).  The fo

SD Forum conference: Cloud Computing and Beyond: The Web Grows up (finally)

Saturday, 27 September 2008 9:11 A GMT-08
On Wednesday October 1st is SD Forum's conference on Cloud Computing. I will be participating in a panel on Users' Views of Utility Computing and Application Scenarios talking about my experiences using Amazon EC2 for Java development and deployment.

Enhancements to the Cloud Tools Maven plugin for deploying Java EE applications on Amazon EC2

Wednesday, 23 April 2008 7:08 A GMT-08
I recently added some new goals to the Cloud Tools Maven plugin that expand its capabilities. You also have the option of running MySQL/Apache/Tomcat on a single instance, which is useful for some kinds of testing.
Comments/Trackback (2-0)


 

See All Tags