I cringe because I really have no idea what the word means any more.. I read something about CMS yesterday - 'cloud managed services'. ;-) I'm likely just not adjusting well - I admit it...
I suppose I really cringe because it's a word I hear more and more from customers and always have to ask for further clarification/definition about what that means to them. As a z/VM guy - it usually means automated deployment of guests - which seems far removed from the cloud being referred to in the ads... It's this 'new and shiny' thing that execs like the sound of .. and I know you know how it is with those bright and shiny objects, sir Chuckie - ;-) Scott Rohling On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Alan Altmark <[email protected]>wrote: > On Thursday, 08/30/2012 at 11:28 EDT, Scott Rohling > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This doesn't surprise me - I'm not sure when we started calling data > stored > > on servers a 'cloud' - but I cringe every time I hear it. > > > > Is this really any different then not knowing what a catalytic converter > > is, but driving anyway? > > Why cringe? As you say, As Seen On TV, "Cloud" is being cast as the data > storage part of "The Internet." I'm ok with that since it's easy for Mom > & Dad to understand. Of course, we IT professionals are going to have a > cow like we tend to do over Internet vs. internet vs. intranet. It's what > we do, and no one was pushing a better word. > > Sure, data storage services are just one facet of "Cloud Computing," but > Mom & Dad don't really care. There will be another vague noun assigned > when we think up another set of services to provide. > > Alan Altmark > > Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant > IBM System Lab Services and Training > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > mobile; 607.321.7556 > [email protected] > IBM Endicott > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
