{"id":5696,"date":"2015-10-01T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2015-08-18T07:55:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T15:55:17","slug":"nested-clouds-running-an-app-in-the-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/nested-clouds-running-an-app-in-the-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Nested Clouds: Running an App in the Clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cloud-based app that you&#8217;re using may not be just running in &#8220;the cloud&#8221;. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/2968412\/cloud-computing\/clouds-on-clouds-on-clouds-the-new-it.html\" target=\"_blank\">It&#8217;s becoming more common<\/a> that it may\u00a0actually be running in &#8220;the clouds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Cloud apps are increasingly being\u00a0created by stacking together cloud resources. \u00a0For example, a SaaS application may use cloud-based database service and a cloud-based storage service. \u00a0Previously software apps would tightly coupled processes, databases and storage; cloud-based software enables much looser coupling and the ability to distribute remote services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/davidlinthicum.sys-con.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Linthicum<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/2968412\/cloud-computing\/clouds-on-clouds-on-clouds-the-new-it.html\" target=\"_blank\">explained in a recent Infoworld article<\/a> that &#8220;although this sounds complex, it\u2019s easy to design. 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