Cloud Computing’s Challenges
February 14, 2009
If you have 15 minutes this weekend, you will want to download and read “Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing”. You can get a copy here. Some of the challenges are blasts from the past which continue to kick the tail of 20 somethings with more confidence than knowledge of system architecture. One example is the difficulty of scaling quickly. The discussion of the challenges is interesting. For me the most interesting section was “Elasticity: Shifting the Risk”, which begins on page 12. The list of 10 challenges struck me as a useful checklist for evaluating the current Microsoft data center initiative. I then looked at the 10 challenges as a yardstick for Google. I found the comparison a helpful tool in figuring out what each company must do to remain contenders in the cloud scape that is forming.
Stephen Arnold, February 14, 2009
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Hi,
Found a great link to a webcast about conditioning your infrastructure for Cloud computing, and maximizing energy efficiency in your business.
Check this out:
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&eventid=138795&sessionid=1&key=E3466C706F0EEF1B2CF0299E4A6AC383&partnerref=IBM01&sourcepage=register
Looks like the webcast is scheduled for April 28. It’s probably also available on demand for months afterwards, too.
Saurabh