I will make this simple. There is only one question you need to ask yourself or your IT department to determine if what you have is really an Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud. Can I get a VM in 5-10 minutes? Perhaps a little bit more detailed? Can a properly credentialed user, with a legitimate need for cloud... Continue Reading →
Open Clouds at Red Hat
Red Hat has ben making steady progress toward what is shaping up as a fairly interesting cloud strategy. Building on their Deltacloud API abstraction layer and their CloudForms IaaS software, a hybrid cloud model is starting to emerge. Add to this their OpenShift PaaS system, and you can see that Red Hat is assembling a... Continue Reading →
Cloud Core Principles – Elasticity is NOT #Cloud Computing Response
Ok, I know that this is dangerous. Randy is a very smart guy and he has a lot more experience on the public cloud side than I probably ever will. But I do feel compelled to respond to his recent "Elasticity is NOT #Cloud Computing .... Just Ask Google" post. On many of the key... Continue Reading →
Savvis Offers Peek at Enterprise Cloud Future
I was first briefed on the Savvis Symphony VPDC (virtual private data center) back at Cloud Expo NYC in April of this year and had intended to post about it back then, or at least when they went live in July... so much for good intentions... They are starting to market this more heavily now,... Continue Reading →
John Treadway 