"Vendors are sticking the word "cloud" in front of everything and effectively making it a cloud offering."
Makes me think of a funny episode of The IT Crowd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg Chris Bodnar, MCSE, MCITP Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: "Rod Trent" <[email protected]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Date: 06/23/2011 11:18 AM Subject: RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... You could be right. That's a tough one. But, that may also fall under the "hybrid" cloud category. You're using the cloud highway to get to your data stored offsite. You're still outsourcing "something" even if you own the equipment (bandwidth, space). The cloud is many things. Computing, storage, data retention, etc. Vendors are sticking the word "cloud" in front of everything and effectively making it a cloud offering. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... Hmm - really? I thought "cloud computing" or "cloud services" was more about buying a utility service, or a certain amount of CPU, and how it was delivered is transparent to you. It's up to the vendor to make it work somehow. That seems completely different to paying for a co-lo server, where you are a buying a specific piece of kit and it's up to you to ensure that you sized it correctly, manage it correctly and if not, you it's entirely up to you to fix it/buy something else. Cheers Ken -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 11:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm - is this a "cloud" thing? > > I mean, people have been paying for shared web hosting for years. "cloud" is just a new name for any off-site computing services. Ever dial into an IBM mainframe at 110 baud from an ASR-33 teletype for remote job entry? That was the cloud, too. -- Ben ~ 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 ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ 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
