I've done a bunch of work with the AWS stuff. While it is a good system and allows for some pretty cool fast provisioning, it's not without its pain points. When you combine it with the S3 storage and a backup app like Cloudberry, it can let you do a lot of cool things. If you are working on web-type stuff that has to be tested from outside, it's invaluable. You can set it up, firewall it, and let your developers and anyone else pound on it with no risks to your inside network. As with any new technology, there are gotchas and plenty things that need to be done correctly to avoid coffin corners down the road. Doing domain stuff can be a bit tricky due to time/Kerberos/reboot issues, but I've done it successfully. If all your access is internal, and you already have a VM infrastructure, you probably won't gain much. It is neat to be able to spin up a high-performance server in seconds without worrying about hitting your underlying infrastructure too hard. But that comes with a $ price, too.
For me, the bottom line is that it is definitely worth a look to see if it solves a problem... *********************** Charlie Kaiser [email protected] Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: http://aws.amazon.com/ > > My boss' boss floating it to use because a developer got their boss's ear. My reply was > "what business requirement does this meet?". We do already have a VMWare lab manager > which I think does essentially this already. > > > > Bottom line is I was directly asked to comment on it, but I have no direct link in the chain > of this product getting used or not. I am however in good seats with people that can > influence this or not (else that doc wouldn't have made it to me at all). > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:28 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: http://aws.amazon.com/ > > > > What was the nature of the request? > > > > AWS is great for giving access to developers who need to put things together quickly (for > prototypes, etc) which will need broad external access. Allows you to focus more on > requests that are fleshed out and heading for production, or that require quick turn- > up/tear-down times. > > > > > > ASB (My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio> ) > Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 1:46 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > > This just got put in my lap for comments and thoughts. Kneejerk says "why - we already > have infrastructure here.". Although throwing our developers into this gets them off > "my" environment that, while appealing, isn't the right reason to consider such an action. > > > > Thoughts/comments about the service? > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
