We've all done it when laying out diagrams of our systems: you draw a server on one side of the board, your users on the other side, and a magical cloud connecting the two.  Learn a little more about what is actually happening in that cloud and why sometimes it doesn't work the way you want.  We'll dig a little into the core technologies, discuss the motivations behind the... [read more]

We've all done it when laying out diagrams of our systems: you draw a server on one side of the board, your users on the other side, and a magical cloud connecting the two.  Learn a little more about what is actually happening in that cloud and why sometimes it doesn't work the way you want.  We'll dig a little into the core technologies, discuss the motivations behind the behavior and learn what services have grown to make the cloud more useful. About Josh: Josh Cheshire is an online audio & video specialist with an internet company that shuffles a lot of bits and bytes around the cloud.  He spends a good portion of his days comparing video compression technologies, despite his doctor's warnings.