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From Kettle of Fish to Stone Soup: Stackato Makes a Difference

By Kevin "kj" Woolley, January 18, 2013

A few weeks ago, I set up a Stackato instance to support several internal ActiveState applications. As a sysadmin, I wasn’t deeply familiar with the dependencies and inner workings of these various applications.

United We Stand: The Stackato Partner Program and What It Means For ActiveState

By Bart Copeland, January 18, 2013

Earlier this week, ActiveState announced the launch of the Stackato Partner Program. This program connects Stackato’s private PaaS technology with leading infrastructure technologies and service providers.

Adding Your Own Service to Stackato

By Troy Topnik, January 16, 2013

Stackato Recently, we've had a number of prospects and customers ask us about adding their own services to Stackato.

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Deploying and Scaling Stackato Private PaaS on OCS V2.0

By Diane Mueller, January 15, 2013

The logical step for an enterprise that has an elastic cloud up and running is to deploy applications.

Web Editing with Komodo: Tutorial Videos

By Michael Kanasoot, January 14, 2013

Recently, a university professor contacted us about using Komodo as a teaching tool for his course on web design. He wanted to know if we could refer him to any educational resources demonstrating web editing with Komodo.

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Cloud Decision-Making Unchained

By Diane Mueller, January 10, 2013

IT professionals often have a hard time communicating to others what it is that they do for work. Unlike farmers who grow corn or bakers who make bread, IT workers don’t “make” tangible products. Yet every day, they do “make” decisions.

Python 3: In Stackato from the Start

By Troy Topnik, January 9, 2013

Python3 - Stackato I recently came across a post on ZDNet Cloud Watch by Jack Clark highlighting the new Python 3 support in Heroku.

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The Twelve Developers of Christmas: Daniil Kulchenko, Piper Piping

By Isabelle Groc, January 8, 2013

Last month and now wrapping up in 2013, we have been celebrating twelve Stackato ActiveState developers who share thoughts about the product, little known facts about them, and how they spend their time when they are not developing.

The True Cost of Open Source Technology: More than a Pretty Penny

By Navrup Johal, January 8, 2013

One of the deep-rooted myths behind the use of open source technologies to build a Platform as a Service (PaaS) is that it is a more cost-effective choice compared to purchasing commercial software. Contrary to popular belief, free software is not a free ride, and there are costs to consider. Now is the time to debunk the myth and help managers make the right decision for their business.

The Twelve Developers of Christmas: Jeff Hobbs, Ring-Giver

By Isabelle Groc, January 8, 2013

Last month and now wrapping up in 2013, we have been celebrating twelve Stackato ActiveState developers who share thoughts about the product, little known facts about them, and how they spend their time when they are not developing.