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 4^th 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