Will Cloud Computing Turn Us Into Dinosaurs?
Dispelling the Myth of Cloud Related Job Loss
Among the concerns with cloud computing, most of which we at ReliaCloud are happy to dispel, is the idea that it will lead to the loss of jobs in data centers. At least, that’s the fear spreading throughout IT circles in the UK. This excellent piece from Kelly Fiveash published in The Register UK helps to dispel that myth.
Across The Pond, A Different View of the Cloud
Unlike our colleagues in the UK, IT professionals in the United States see cloud computing as creating more jobs while making prospective job candidates more employable. See the survey results in this article in Business Computing World.
With the 4th of July holiday over, it’s back to work where we can keep our heads in the clouds. Following are cloud news bites you may have missed over the relaxing holiday.
Cloud Computing Taxonomy
From Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS), Forrester visually places cloud providers in its updated Cloud Computing Taxonomy.
The Cloud Could be a Substantial Part of the Way Britain’s National Health Service Will Operate
Britain’s National Health Service predicts that deploying a G-Cloud (Government Cloud) could offer a huge opportunity for very large savings. Imagine 82 million patient records floating in the cloud.
Science Clouds. Have you heard of them?
These informal clouds are making it easy for scientific projects to experiment with IaaS-style cloud computing. Access to a Science Cloud is provided voluntarily. Here are a few links to available science clouds:
Nimbus @ University of Chicago
Stratus @ University of Florida
Wispy @ Purdue University
Kupa @ Masaryk University
One of the many benefits of cloud computing is the inherent flexibility. Cloud servers can be adapted to meet the needs of a wide variety of businesses and a wide range of computing and storage needs. If you’re already on the cloud and you find that you need to expand your computing capability and storage resources, you have multiple options.
First, you can scale your cloud server environment horizontally. This means that you add computing capacity by provisioning additional cloud servers. Each cloud server allows you to run more applications, consume more bandwidth, and utilize more storage resources. You can set up load balancing to evenly distribute traffic among your growing population of cloud servers.
Second, you can scale your cloud server environment vertically by upgrading existing cloud server models. For example, you may have provisioned a cloud server using a small server model that you have since outgrown. You can use the ReliaCloud portal to upgrade the cloud server model to a larger model that contains more CPU, memory, and storage.
Finally, you can scale your cloud server environment by leveraging outside services such as our cloud storage.
Uncovering the newest and most pertinent Cloud Computing news can be a challenge. Let ReliaCloud be that little bird in your ear. We’re monitoring blogs, forums and social media to bring you the best Cloud Computing news and resources each week.
Cloud Computing Mind Map
The Cloud Computing Mind Map from George Reese helps you get your brain around today’s Cloud players.
Serious About the Cloud? Read up on Cloud Thoughts from the Great Minds at Berkeley
Seeking Supernovae in the Clouds: A Performance Study, by Berkeley Lab team, wins best paper award at first Scientific Cloud Computing workshop.
Government Straddling the Line on Cloud Computing
U.S. Government agencies move data to the cloud – Lawmakers Debate the Security.
What Does Infrastructure, Demand, Scalability, Pricing & Accessibility all Have in Common?
Must read: Network World Key Concepts of Cloud Computing.
I’ll be out in Austin, Texas in a couple weeks to exhibit at the sixth annual HostingCon, the premier conference and trade show for the hosted services industry. If you follow the hosting industry, cloud computing or sell services to online companies – you’ll find value in attending. The networking opportunities alone make it worth the trip to Texas!
The show will run from July 19-21 in Austin, Texas. It includes tracks on Sales/Marketing, Technology Operations, Cloud Computing, and Business Development, with nearly 60 presentations in total.
As to be expected, a large focus of the show this year will be placed on cloud computing. Don’t believe me? Check out the schedule and you’ll see what I mean. I’m looking forward to talking to customers, vendors and consultants to get input to shape the next round of cloud products at ReliaCloud. If you make it to the show, stop by booth #419 and say “Hi”.
You can learn more about HostingCon by following their blog.
Register now and use the code ReliaCloud2010 to get a significant discount.
