Cloud Computing: Why Apple’s website crash is troubling
September 12, 2014
Grazed from CBSNews. Author: Erik Sherman.
Apple (AAPL) had a real hit with the iPhone 6 introduction — so much so that when it began taking orders on Friday, the flood of traffic crashed the Apple Store. It was restored but availability has been intermittent. The problem has a silver lining, as it likely means Apple’s financial results through the rest of the calendar year will be rosy, even if broad popularity for the Apple Watch is unclear.
But combined with the video streaming outage during Tuesday’s product introduction event, it’s a reminder that Apple has yet to completely master the highest demand situations in cloud computing — an area that is critical to the company’s strategy…
Apple’s interest in cloud computing is significant. Both consumer and business online services have increasingly shifted to cloud models. Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and many others, including such younger companies as Dropbox and Box, have embraced cloud computing and built entire business around it. Even such social networks as Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) are essentially cloud-based services…
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