Whatever happens, whatever the next big thing is, I'm not worried about my future as *nix geek. The main reason I'm into this field is it's always changing and evolving. I learn new things everyday, and I love it.
I base my career on 2 simple facts I was once told; 1. Adapt or die 2. No guts, no glory If we're going cloud crazy, I'll be there making sure your cloud is up and running. On 4/8/11, Leslie S Satenstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > --- On Fri, 4/8/11, Jared Brick <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Jared Brick <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MLUG] Cloud Computing > To: "Montreal Linux Users Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 11:40 AM > > I see a definite shift in the way companies are/will do business. > Should companies put their data in other companies hands? Well they already > do! They use Windows/Redhat/Oracle, they outsource half their staff, they > give the email addresses of all their customers to epsilon, etc. Offloading > server maintenance, system reliability, redundancy and performance tuning > seems like a pretty logical step. And I don't think this is simply on-demand > computing, think Google apps for your domain or salesforce.com. There are > plenty of web based, outsourced apps in every vertical. > > Most publicly traded companies have to focus on their core competencies, and > keep operational costs low. For smaller companies the barrier of entry is > much lower. > Yes there needs to be sys admin to maintain those servers "in the cloud", > but the ratio is way off. Not 5 to 1, more like 1000 to 1. Yes there needs > to be a "tech guy" in the company to ensure this is in place, but he doesn't > have to be as knowledgeable, and can easily be outsourced. A large service > company like IBM can come in and do what integration and management is left. > > Does it cost more? No way I would accept such a premise. How often do you > over spec a server for the once a quarter peak loads? How good is your > uptime? How quickly can you replace parts? How quickly can you move entire > datacenters? Why bother maintaining a mail server? Why bother maintaining a > CRM system? How many people are you paying to do this work that has nothing > to do with your core business? > > I'm not saying that SA work is going to disappear, but in 10-15 years I'm > sure demand will be far lower than the supply. > *Full disclosure: I work for a prominent "cloud" company. But I assure you > my opinions are my own! > > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Patricia Campbell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I don't necessarily agree. It can be cost effective if you need it on a > regular basis. With the prices the way they are you pay for what you need > when you need it depending on the use / security etc it may be the most cost > effective. In the case I sited it would be, it would also be more > flexible. > > > > Unless, like NRC you are using your facilities to capacity, then it is > worthwhile to create a private cloud. > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:23 AM, spam spammer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > On 7 April 2011 00:10, Nick Sklav <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Here is a nice read similar to what Patricia was mentioning, This > > company got the aprox 10,000 cores running in an amazon cloud for 8 > > hours at the cost of aprox 9000$. And finished his project in that time > > frame so I guess the cloud is more than just a storage server ;) > > > > http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/040611-linux-supercomputer.html > > > Quite true, when you need that computing power once in a blue moon. But not > if you need it regularly! Which I think was the initial point. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mlug mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > > > > -- > ___..___........__.......__ > ...|....|__/....|...|......|...|__| > ...|....|.....\...|...|__..|...|....| > > "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas K Gandhi > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mlug mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > > Leslie sadly says > > From the way the automobile industry has transitioned, I see the parallel in > the transition to cloud computing. > > Today cars are very reliable, and most of them are dealer maintained, in > lieu of the corner garage that has disappeared or is in the process of doing > so. > > Sadly, the in-house data centre for small and medium businesses is going to > go the similar way -- to the cloud. > > The cloud will provide the business with an ERP system that will include the > activities from sales-quote to Accounts receivable, and CRM. What the > business will maintain are it's data links to the cloud, and even there, it > is possible that many applications will be tablet based. Salesmen will not > have to come to the office, except to collect new samples and for regular > meetings. > > So, the in-house server park may become a lonely in-house server pair (one > machine to back up the other).. It is time for Sysadmins to learn process > control and other technological IT based functions for a new career. > > > > > > > ------------------ > > Regards > Leslie > Mr. Leslie Satenstein > 40 years in IT and going strong. > Yesterday was a good day, today is a better day, > and tomorrow will be even better. > > mailto:[email protected] > alternative: [email protected] > www.itbms.biz > _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
