Cloud Use Cases – Making the cloud work for you!
Question: My company is exploring building a private cloud. What uses that will best leverage my cloud infrastructure investment? The magic of the cloud is that it can do anything. It is both robust...
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The Illusion of Cloud High Availability – Hardcore risk management
Question: I am building a private cloud and am concerned about how to meet the SLA high availability requirements. What are my risks and how can I best manage them? To understand how to manage your...
View ArticleCloud High Availability Take Two – Supporting Rack Level Failure
Question: I am concerned that the network is the weakest link in my private cloud. What will happen if any of my network hardware components fail? In a previous discussion of cloud high availability,...
View ArticleOpenStack Take 3 – Business Overview
Question: Is OpenStack a flash in the pan or is it for real? After four extraordinary days of immersion into all things OpenStack at the just concluded OpenStack Summit in San Diego, I can heartily say...
View ArticleMagic Quadrant IaaS Market Confusion
Just what is IaaS anyway? Based on what was written in Gartner’s just published edition of Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, the answer is defined by Amazon as primarily a service...
View ArticleOpenStack Take 3: Technology Overview
Question: Is there anything new about OpenStack’s underlying technology? As I mentioned my previous post on the recently concluded OpenStack Summit held in San Diego October 2012, OpenStack needs to be...
View ArticleThe Enterprise Finally gets Cloud
Yes, it is a bit trite to say it now, but Cloud Computing has become a multi-billion dollar business which really has revolutionized Information Technology consumption for both the consumer and...
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Cat or Cow Clouds – Which do you have?
Think of IT infrastructures as either Cats or Cows. Traditional enterprise infrastructure has always been treated like pampered and spoiled pet cats that require expensive care and feeding. Cloud...
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