I am working on my book called Architecting the Cloud: Design Decisions for Cloud Computing Service Models (SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS) and am working on the chapter about data considerations in the cloud. In this post I will share a few of the topics that are discussed in the book for this chapter. Analyzing data requirements There are many characteristics of data that should be taken into consideration when building cloud services. Here is a... Read More
Which cloud service model is right for you?
I often get asked why we chose IaaS as our cloud service model when we built our high speed transaction network in the cloud. What people don’t know is that we actually use all three cloud service models (IaaS, Paas, and SaaS). So before I answer why we chose IaaS, let’s discuss each cloud service model and some examples of use cases for each. But first, let me add this disclaimer: There are no right or wrong answers. Any... Read More
Cloud Computing Case Study: M-Dot’s high speed transaction network
To some pundits cloud computing is just the next buzz word, the next marketing hype, the next fad, and nothing new. For every pundit, there is an innovator out there taking advantage of on demand resources at a price point that can’t be matched, with fewer resources and quicker to market. In this post I will show how my company used cloud computing to build an impressive high speed transaction network on a bootstrapped budget and went... Read More
SOA: Does size matter?
I am working on my second enterprise SOA implementation in the last 4 years. The first implementation was at a medium sized IT shop of 200+ people. That project was driven by the need to revamp business processes and leverage SOA to connect new user interfaces driven by workflow to old legacy systems. My current SOA initiative is quite unique. As a startup we are building from a blank sheet of paper. There is no legacy to deal with. ... Read More
SOA & Cloud Computing: Beyond the Myths
I had the pleasure of presenting at Utah St.’s 26th Annual IT Seminar yesterday. The conference was planned and run by the students. I was impressed both by the work the students did and the support and guidance given by Utah St. Very impressive! I must also add that the snow covered mountains of Logan, Utah was one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen. My presentation was focused on what is SOA and Cloud Computing and how can... Read More
How Technology is Drastically Changing the Future of Business
Todays announcement of 3Tera’s AppStore is just another mounting piece of evidence of how technology is drastically changing the business landscape of our future. 3Tera joins Amazon in delivering “cloud ready” components that enterprises, big and small, can quickly get up and running with very little upfront costs. Take at look at 3Tera’s website and you see that in Q3 of 2009 they will release many new... Read More
Garbage in the Clouds
I wrote something similar to this topic early in my SOA blogging days. You can do a great job of selecting the right cloud technologies, partnering with the right vendors, and architecting secure and compliant solutions, but if your data layer is crap, it doesn’t really matter. Garbage in garbage out. My fear is that organizations who buy into cloud computing will do so one project at a time. This may not be a bad approach but if... Read More
Real time transactions in the cloud
You read that right! Somebody is dumb crazy enough to put transactions in the “insecure” clouds. I mean, look at all of the threats and compliance issues: Consumer privacy PCI compliance Security Lack of control Data location requirements Where have I heard of these issues before? Oh yeah, when we were moving from the mainframe to client server. How did we solve those issues? Oh yeah, we designed for these issues and... Read More
Fact or FUD: Compliance and Security in the Clouds
Cloud computing has its share of fans and critics. Regardless of which side you are on, the biggest issues with the cloud falls into the areas of security and compliance. Both fans and critics need to be aware of the facts and need to stay clear of the FUD. So let’s play Fact or FUD! Fact or FUD? Cloud Computing is not secure. Answer: FUD Cloud computing by itself may not provide the necessary security required by some applications,... Read More
eBizQ MDM Roundtable
I will be on a panel of distinguished analysts discussing the value of MDM (Master Data Management) on February 25, 2009 at noon EST. Join me, David Linthicum, and JP Morgenthal for this virtual conference. Click here for all of the details of this... Read More
