Repost: why did Basecamp leave a cloud hyperscaler?

Late 2022 David Heinemeier Hansson, owner of 37 signals (Basecamp etc.) wrote an interesting and honest article on Cloud overspendings. His conclusion, Renting computers is (mostly) a bad deal for medium-sized companies like ours with stable growth, was a clear and honest view on cloud spendings.
How a great performing motorsports team improves teamwork

Every day we are presented opportunities to be more productive by responding to surprising situations or challenges with equally surprising solutions. Creating a happier and more productive teamwork environment helps this process but is challenging for any company.
Can chatGPT write me a terraform infrastructure script?

ChatGTP is hot. Can it write a terraform script?
Powerful email notifications management in the whitesky public cloud

Email notifications for Managed Service Providers are really helpful to distribute important infrastructure updates to their customers.
whitesky.cloud attending Cloud Expo 2022 in Houten, the Netherlands on 7 and 8 December

Just after Sinterklaas, or Sint-Maarten in some regions in Belgium, and right before Christmas, we will be exhibiting at the Cloud Expo in Houten, the Netherlands on December 7 and 8. Hohoho! Our Cloud Expo team is looking forward to seeing you there! It’s always nice to talk to potential and existing customers in person. […]
Strong Private Connectivity Is The Next Step For Truly Secure Cloud

There’s been a growing trend for private connectivity from business premises right into the private clouds that we host.
Why Your Competitors Are Moving To The Cloud

Whichever industry you’re in, when your competitors start migrating to the cloud, it’s important to understand why. Sure, there’s the obvious cost benefit, but there’s also a heap of other motivating factors behind businesses that make the leap. In a world where companies everywhere are struggling to differentiate, technology like the cloud is offering ways […]
Giving You More IT Control

Does your business find managing all of your IT and data difficult? If it does, you’re not alone. Keeping tabs on every piece of data, where it’s stored, and how it’s used cross-platform is a nightmare for many businesses. Customers all over the world want better control over the data they’re responsible for. That includes […]
The White Label Rebellion

The whole of the internet is pretty much dominated by three companies – AWS, Azure, and Google. All of the EU’s critical infrastructure is run by US companies. That is a little troubling, but it also begs the question – is there a better way? Three players in the space own roughly 400 data centres […]
Service Is At The Heart of whitesky.cloud

Giving our customers the day-to-day service they expect – as well as delivering a complete technical solution – is a huge part of what we do, but often don’t talk about. But today that’s all changing; let’s grab some thoughts from our Operations Manager, Iain Statham. Being Who We Want To Be As the Operations […]