In my opinion, 'the cloud' is a buzz-word, and regarding it, people act accordingly. Buzz-words are meant to diminish understanding of something, not enhance it. Therefore, a lot of places don't weigh the benefits and drawbacks of what is essentially a move to another hosting provider.
While we're opening up cans of worms... I have assumed (even pre-Snowden) that every EC2 instance comes with root access for the NSA built-in. Thoughts on this? -Jason On 12/12/2013 10:21 AM, Jonathan Duncan wrote: > On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 8:03 AM, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]>wrote: > >> For the most part, you can't just migrate existing systems to "the >> cloud(tm)". You really do need to think of it as a re-implementation task >> and expect your costs to follow accordingly. >> >> Agreed. The Cloud is just another tool. Like any tool, if used properly > can be helpful, if used improperly can be deadly. The company I am > currently with is in the process of migrating all services to the cloud. > This includes an entire rewrite of the code base and entirely new system > architecture. It is a mistake to think of the Cloud in the same way as one > would think of traditional physical servers. For me, learning to use the > Cloud effectively has required me to adopt a new paradigm. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */
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