Dave Linthicum just posted another myth buster post clearing the air on 3 more myths about cloud computing. I would like to add one more after the recent events where the NSA’s secret data collection program has been exposed. First, here is the myth: Public clouds are not safe for storing sensitive data due to the Patriot Act which gives the government the power to seize the data in an attempt to mine data in the name of preventing... Read More
The Public, Private, Hybrid Decision
I watched the live stream feed of the Open Stack Summit this morning and saw a number of different use cases for public, private, and hybrid clouds. Most of my hands on experience comes from the two startups where I have been in an architect role. Both of these startups have been public cloud implementations on AWS. If a company is building greenfield applications and does not already have a datacenter, it is a slam dunk to go “all in”... Read More
Debating Private Clouds
The other day I got into a “debate” on Twitter about private clouds and got pummeled by @beaker in the process. My excuse was that it was hard to articulate my view in 144 characters. So in the name of opening myself to another pummeling, here is my attempt at redeeming myself with an uninterrupted explanation of my view of private clouds. I’ll start with a disclaimer: “ I believe that private clouds are valid and have... Read More
Vendor Spotlight: Virtustream
Today’s vendor spotlight focuses on IaaS cloud service provider Virtustream. I had an opportunity to talk to CEO and cofounder Kevin Reid about the roots of Virtustream, where they are now and where they are heading and I liked what I heard. The Virtustream founders spent much of their early days in the consulting space working on large ERP and other enterprise systems for their clients. SAP and... 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
Potential Impacts of Amazon’s Virtual Private Cloud
I usually don’t get involved in vendor discussions. I like to think of myself as vendor agnostic (or some say anti-vendor). But I think today’s announcement of Amazon offering a virtual private cloud (VPC) solution is rather significant for a number of reasons. 1. Clarity of the Private Cloud definition Chris Hoff’s post sums it up the best: In one fell swoop, AWS has: Legitimized Private Cloud as a reasonable, needed, and... Read More
