Hey Guys, I'm presenting a webinar tomorrow for my company. If anyones interested I'll be presenting information about: - Cloud computing - Desktop virtualization - Disaster recovery - Colocation - Hosting and all that good stuff. Click Here March 30th, 11AM The more people that sign up the more my manager will be impressed.
This stuff is good for anyone in IT to know about. It's primed to replace a good chunk of the desktop market as we know it. I'll try to make it.
Maybe you can explain what is different between "cloud computing" and what we already do hardware-wise, other than just re-branding everything as within a "cloud"? Seems like the same stuff but under a different name, to me (and an Oracle CEO, apparently). I hate esoteric re-branding of existing structures.
Yeah, I would say it's not so much the technology but moreso the business model thats changed in a way that can benefit most companies.
Mainframe paradigm in a networked world. If you want to look where the computing world is going, just look where the mainframe has been for last 20+ years. The only difference now is the access layer.
Wow, yobod, I hope you're not in charge of the website at your company... because it sucks. It's like buzzword bingo on crack. You're selling a service, not a freaking way of life, bro.
I didn't design the website but I'm in charge of search engine optimizmation. The buzzwords help us appear in searches for Yahoo, Google and Bing. I personally think the website is pretty cool. http://www.iland.com
Just a heads up guys. Putting together another webinar for work. Webinar: Disaster Recovery Strategies, Utilizing a Private Cloud http://www.iland.com/disaster-recovery-webinar 11:00AM (Central), 2010 This webinar presents the most effective strategies for using private cloud resources and storage as the backbone of a successful disaster recovery (DR) plan. IT organizations of all sizes are taking advantage of SAN-to-SAN and software-based replication technologies to ensure that unplanned downtime can be reduced and, when it does, that data and services can be rapidly restored.
Well a lot of companies like Amazon and etc, your data is stored on the same SAN and infrastructure as other companies and you're sharing resources. Our's is dedicated for each particular company, you're paying for the infrastructure, dedicated resources. It's enterprise class for heavy duty storage and lots of virtual machines, disaster recovery etc. It's a bit higher end. But I see what you're saying, how can it be private if the data is in the cloud. The cloud itself is dedicated/private. If that makes sense.
No it does not. Everything is done over a wan in a large company and its not cloud computing. The cloud computing concept came originally from the phone system because the user is totally abstracted from the infrastructure. When you placed a call, you had no idea how the call ended up on the other end. It went through the cloud. The cloud/infrastructure is also shared among everyone. This concept was later adopted to represent the internet since the average customer had no idea how you got to another machine on the internet. What makes it a cloud is the abstraction from a shared resource. When applied to computing systems, in represents the same thing. Gmail is a perfect example of cloud computing. When you check your email, you have not idea where or how the data is stored. You have now idea what server its on or what operating system its running on. Its in a cloud. All you care about is the access which can be on computer, phone, or other smart device connected to the internet. If the systems become private, then the sharing is gone and the abstraction is gone also because you know exactly what is in that infrastructure. I know in this case, iland is just stretching it a little to take advantage of the hype behind cloud computing. I just find it annoying since it dilutes the term and causes a lot of confusion. This is very common in this industry so its nothing new. Just a pet peave of mine.
Hey Guys, I created another on for this Wednesday. Everyone's more than welcome to attend. Work has me cranking one out every week but at least I get to change up the topics. Webinar: 16 Reasons Cloud Computing Can Reduce Your IT Budget Signup Today Join us April 21, 11:00 AM Central In this live pre-Earth Day webinar, Michael Grant will present "16 Reasons a Green Cloud Infrastructure can put your IT Budget in the Black." Register now. CIOs are expected to increase services to the business, reduce costs, and "green" their datacenters. Adopting a virtualized, cloud infrastructure provides multiple ways to make IT operations more resilient and efficient while reducing TCO and lowering your carbon footprint. http://www.iland.com/Green-Cloud-Webinar
I also created this poll to see what IT people really care about http://www.iland.com/cloud-benefits-poll ( ) IT management is simplified ( ) Provides a nimble, agile infrastructure ( ) Helps empower employees with better services ( ) Lowers IT expenditures ( ) Leaner, greener IT infrastructure Let me know if you have any suggestions
