On 10/7/2010 2:52 PM, Atom Powers wrote: > One of the COs in my company keeps asking "why don't we put it all in > the cloud"? I'm running out of good answers.
Lucky you. It's raining outside, and although there are things I could do, this is more interesting. I'll give you some brief answers now, and may return later. > ...We have a database-driven > application (Content Management System) that is mission-critical to > all locations and all potential customers all over the world. Oh, you used some of my favorite words. Mission critical database systems should not be left to the vagaries of the cloud. I'm sure that you've already seen this page. Right now, it's all quite beautiful, but I've seen some unpleasant moments over time. It's a pity that the chart only covers back for 35 days, since there haven't been any real fun events for the last few weeks. One of my very favorite toys is http://deals.woot.com/ which lives entirely in the cloud. It's dot net stuffs built on top of the cloud, so it has automatic extra crazy built in, and it simply never ceases to entertain me. My favorite moment was when UltraDNS failures just brought them to their knees (I posted in the forums because Deals was toast). http://www.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?PostID=3686384 For a while I was even following some of the developers on Twitter, but that was ages ago. You could always just create your *own* cloud. -- The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal. Mark Twain _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
