RE: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-22 Thread Bill Arnold
Ed, > > 1. If RackSpace's entry level offer is a physical server > machine (perhaps > > supplied or the customer's own), how does a small > businesses (who only > > needs, say, one virtual Windows 7 machine) to test with and > get started? > > Stated diffently, what's the cheapest way for a sma

Re: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-21 Thread Ed Leafe
On May 21, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Bill Arnold wrote: > Let me say first that I totally support this approach for where it fits, and > I can see it being a useful offer to certain customers. I see cloud > offerings as the pendelum swinging back to centralized computing, and that > makes perfect sense. H

RE: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-21 Thread Bill Arnold
Ed, > > - To setup the customer, RackSpace configures 'x' number of virtual Windows > > machines for the customer, one for each authorized login > > (machine/device/person) that will be logging in (each having his/her own > > desktop and applications available and running). Some or all of these >

Re: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-21 Thread Ed Leafe
On May 20, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Bill Arnold wrote: > But I wonder how many devils are in the details. Would a scenario be like > this: > > - my customer decides to go with cloud computing, and signs up for a > RackSpace account (some sort of trial or starter system, presumably cheap) > > - To setu

RE: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-20 Thread Bill Arnold
Hi Ed, > Lanham Napier, president and CEO of Rackspace, on CNBC > yesterday talking about cloud computing and what it means for > businesses. > > http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1498260012&play=1 > ( -or- http://j.mp/cb00mH ) > > And is it just me, or does Lanham sound like

Re: [NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-20 Thread Peter Cushing
Ed Leafe wrote: > Lanham Napier, president and CEO of Rackspace, on CNBC yesterday > talking about cloud computing and what it means for businesses. > > http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1498260012&play=1 > ( -or- http://j.mp/cb00mH ) > > And is it just me, or does Lanham sound li

[NF] Rackspace CEO interview on CNBC

2010-05-20 Thread Ed Leafe
Lanham Napier, president and CEO of Rackspace, on CNBC yesterday talking about cloud computing and what it means for businesses. http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1498260012&play=1 ( -or- http://j.mp/cb00mH ) And is it just me, or does Lanham sound like George W. Bush after