Minor nit correction Ashraf: Cloud computing (at least at the infrastructure level) is enabled by recent advancements in virtualization. It is not not simply repackaged grid/utility computing. We couldn't do 10 years ago the kind of stuff we can do today.
Anne On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:28 PM, A W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cloud computing is simply a buzzword used to repackage grid computing and > utility computing, both of which have existed for decades. > Like grid computing, cloud computing requires the use of software that can > divide and distribute components of a program to thousands of computers. > New advances in processors, actualization technology, disk storage, > broadband Internet access and fast, inexpensive servers have all combined to > make cloud computing a compelling paradigm. > Cloud computing allows users and companies to pay for and use the services > and storage that they need, when they need them and, as wireless broadband > connection options grow, where they need them. > Customers can be billed based upon server utilization, processing power used > or bandwidth consumed. > As a result, cloud computing has the potential to upend the software > industry entirely, as applications are purchased, licensed and run over the > network instead of a user's desktop. This shift will put data centers and > their administrators at the center of the distributed network, as processing > power, electricity, bandwidth and storage are all managed remotely. > Does it work? Does the companies will opt to loose control of their > information to save money? I think the answer would be YES. But I also think > that a more problems will appear too. > > All the best > > Ashraf Galal > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Rob Eamon <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> SearchSOA asked Morgenthal: "What questions should an enterprise architect >> ask when reviewing a proposal for a cloud initiative?" >> >> Would these questions be different from 3, 5, 10 years ago when >> considering outsourcing? Is vetting a so-called cloud provider today >> different from vetting, say, EDS last year? IMO, the questions/needs/eval >> criteria for considering outsourcing of infrastructure, hosting, etc. have >> not changed. >> >> Is there anything new that "cloud computing" has introduced? >> >> -Rob >> > >
