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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.
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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.
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Dynamic Languages: the next big thing for the JVM or an evolutionary dead end?
Wednesday, 15 April 2009 7:15 A GMT-08
Last month I gave a couple of talks at Community One East in NY. One was about running Java applications on Amazon EC2. The other was about dynamically languages vs. static languages and why I am very interested in Scala. Here are the slides for that
Progressive Web Tutorials, May 11-13th, London - Running Java and Grails on Amazon EC2
Wednesday, 8 April 2009 8:29 A GMT-08
In May, I'll be giving a 1/2 day tutorial on running Java and Grails applications on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud. This will be part of Skills Matter's Progressive Web Tutorials.
Groovy and Grails meetup and presentations on running Java on Amazon EC2
Monday, 23 February 2009 4:20 P GMT-08
This is week 2 of a busy few weeks of events and presentations. Last week, I gave my first 1/2 day class on running Java applications on Amazon EC2. It went extremely well with a great turnout. Tonight in Oakland is the Groovy/Grails meetup.
The Cloud Tools Grails plugin - a screencast showing how to deploy a Grails application on Amazon EC2
Monday, 9 February 2009 12:14 P GMT-08
Cloud Tools has both Maven and Grails plugins. Thanks to Dustin Whitney the Grails plugin has all of the features of the Maven plugin. Here is a screencast showing how to deploy a Grails application on Amazon EC2.
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.
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!
Looking for beta testers for a new, hosted version of Cloud Tools.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 8:12 A GMT-08
We have been developing a new, hosted version of Cloud Tools. It is a service that simplifies the deployment and management of Java applications on Amazon EC2. If you are interested in being a beta tester please contact us.
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.
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.
Cloud Tools now supports Amazon Elastic Block Store
Monday, 15 September 2008 6:56 A GMT-08
One of the exciting new features of Amazon EC2 is Elastic Block Store (EBS), which provides truly durable storage for your instances. Cloud tools now supports Amazon EBS. You can now launch an application with MySQL configured to use an EBS volume.
New version of the Cloud Tools Grails Plugin
Monday, 7 July 2008 7:46 A GMT-08
A new version (0.2) of the Cloud Tools Grails plugin that contains various bug fixes and enhancements is available from code.google.com/p/cloudtools/. The Grails plugin makes it easy to deploy a Grails application to Amazon EC2.
Spring Class at Java University; Java User Groups Panel at Community One; Amazon EC2, Cloud Tools and Groovy at JavaOne
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 7:02 A GMT-08
Next week is going to be a busy week: a half day class on Spring at Java University; a panel on Java User Groups at CommunityOne; and a technical session at JavaOne on Amazon EC2 and enterprise Java.
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.
Grails plugin for deploying to Amazon EC2
Monday, 7 April 2008 6:42 A GMT-08
Cloud Tools now includes a plugin for deploying Grails applications to Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Like the Cloud tools Maven plugin, this plugin makes deploying a web application to EC2 extremely easy.
EC2Deploy and the Cloud Tools Maven plugin are now available - easily run Java web applications on Amazon EC2
Monday, 28 January 2008 6:57 A GMT-08
I am pleased to announce that EC2Deploy - a Groovy-based framework for deploying Java EE applications to Amazon EC2 - is now available as part of the Cloud Tools open source project.
Running Java EE applications on Amazon EC2: deploying to 20 machines with no money down
Monday, 7 January 2008 10:31 P GMT-08
EC2Deploy is a Groovy-based framework for quickly deploying enterprise Java web applications to the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Deploy your application to up to 20 Linux servers and pay by the hour. Great for development and testing.
