cloud confusion
cloud confusion
Every once in a while, I’ll do a news search for ‘cloud computing.’ Yesterday was one of those days and while there are always a few stories about ‘the cloud,’ I was somewhat amazed by the number and range of topics that appeared. Also, the most recent issue (Oct 2011) of Consumer Reports had an article about ‘what’s the cloud.’ It was fairly elementary but for some reason when something is covered in Consumer Reports, I tend to think it’s finally reaching the masses. I’m glad they included, ‘Use caution when signing up for any cloud service. Make sure your...
Well, this is the 27th entry (26 not counting the intro) in the CloudFucius Series and what an interesting ride! What started out as a cloud version of the 26 Short Topics about Security series, soon turned into an exploration of the numerous cloud computing surveys, reports, statistics and other feelings about the technology. I also intended to investigate areas of cloud computing that I was not so familiar with and there were a few areas that I was able to dig further – like Radio and the NFL. Readers really seemed to like the ‘CloudFucius’ notion and while...
A couple weeks ago I made mention of The Coin Operated Cloud in passing and decided to expand on it. Isn’t that how blogs are supposed to work? It’s no secret that The Cloud has given many organizations and individuals alike the computing power to host, store, transmit, broadcast and generally enable a huge swath of resources. (Not sure if I like that sentence structure, but you get the idea). Small and Medium sized business gain access to pay-as-you-go and Large Enterprises can realize economies of scale. Cloud Computing also opens the door to just about any individual with...
Not that it was ever down and out, but the whole cloud computing concept has gotten off to a grand but challenging start. It was all the rage when first ‘conceived’ as the new way of hosting applications with the promise of cost savings, automation, flexible/dynamic architectures, fast and repeatable deployment and a pay-as-you-go model. The Coin Operated Cloud but with very little understanding of all the buttons, functions and risks. As IT started to comprehend the nuances of the cloud, then some very serious questions regarding it’s ability to protect and secure information came to light. This arrived...
There has been a lot of press already about OpenStack’s announcement yesterday about their new open source cloud computing software. OpenStack says that the goal is, ‘to allow any organization to create and offer cloud computing capabilities using open source software running on standard hardware.’ The software is intended to to allow companies to automatically create and manage large deployments of virtual private servers and remove the concern of vendor lock-in since the software will allow customers to span multiple cloud providers. Customers and service providers alike can use their own physical hardware to create large cloud environments, public...
Set the dial and rip it off – all the hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond – you’re listening to the K-Cloud. We got The Puffy & Fluffy Show to get you going in the morning, Cumulous takes you through midday with lunchtime legion, Mist and Haze get you home with 5 o’clock funnies and drive-time traffic while Vapor billows overnight for all you insomniacs. K-Cloud; Radio Everywhere.
I came across this article which discusses Radio’s analogue to digital transition and it’s slow but eventual move to cloud computing. How ‘Embracing cloud computing requires a complete rethinking of...
Sharing is caring, according to some and with the shortened week, CloudFucius decided to share some resources he’s come across during his Cloud exploration in this abbreviated post. A few are aged just to give a perspective of what was predicted and written about over time. Some Interesting Cloud Computing Statistics (2008) Mobile Cloud Computing Subscribers to Total Nearly One Billion by 2014 (2009) Server, Desktop Virtualization To Skyrocket By 2013: Report (2009) Gartner: Brace yourself for cloud computing (2009) A Berkeley View Of Cloud Computing : An Analysis –...
About a month ago, CloudFucius Hollered about F5’s On-Demand IT solutions which offers a holistic approach to enable a common cloud architectural model—regardless of where IT resources actually reside. That post contained links to the various whitepapers specifically covering F5’s Cloud Computing Solutions which were designed to unleash the true potential of virtualization and cloud computing. It’s a comprehensive approach that integrates disparate technologies for application delivery, security, optimization, data management, and infrastructure control—all critical technologies needed to realize the true flexibility and agility of virtualization and cloud computing solutions. CloudFucius is now excited to announce the availability of...
CloudFucius has explored Cloud Security with AAA Important to the Cloud and Hosts in the Cloud along with wanting An Optimized Cloud. Now he desires the sweet spot of Cloud Application Delivery combining Security and Acceleration. Few vendors want to admit that adding a web application security solution can also add latency, which can be kryptonite for websites. No website, cloud or otherwise, wants to add any delay to users’ interaction. Web application security that also delivers blazing fast websites might sound like an oxymoron, but not to CloudFucius. And in light of Lori MacVittie’s Get your SaaS off...
So much has been written about all the systems, infrastructure, applications, content and everything else IT related that’s making it’s way to the cloud yet I haven’t seen much discussion (or maybe I just missed it) about all the clients connecting to the cloud to access those systems. Securing those systems has made some organizations hesitate in deploying IT resources in the cloud whether due to compliance, the sensitivity of the data, the shared infrastructure or simply persuaded by survey results. Once a system is ‘relatively’ secure, how do you keep it that way when the slew of potentially...
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