Posts Tagged ‘cloud infrastructure’
Cloud: Start Thinking IT Service Delivery…
Few of our clients understand the difference between operating a cloud infrastructure and operating a traditional datacenter, but it’s not that they’re dumb; it’s just that the whole idea of cloud is new and different. There aren’t a lot of fully functioning cloud infrastructures out there so, obviously, there’s not a lot of personnel experienced running those infrastructures. With this post I want to explain what it means to run a cloud infrastructure and by that I mean I will explain the difference between what you know now versus what you need to know—and change—later, when you’re faced with operating one of those beasts. Read More »
The Hypothermic Cloud Infrastructure: Maintaining the Blood Flow to Tier 1 & 2 Apps
A particular sore spot since the beginning of the rise of cloud infrastructures, even the advent of utility computing is this: how do you forecast and pay for resources and justify costs for problems you don’t have yet? After all, the entire premise behind funding the acquisition of compute resources is that you are solving an already identified need (problem) which you then attach a cost and an ROI to in order to convince management that they should cut a check. That model doesn’t quite work in a cloud environment because usually the funding request is future looking (to solve tomorrow’s need) therefore ROI is difficult if not impossible to predict. Here at GreenPages, the more we talk to customers about cloud and cloud technologies, and as the technologies themselves evolve into ever greater levels of sophistication and capabilities, we’re finding some very interesting and innovative ways to help solve exactly that. Read More »
How Cloud Computing is Like Transforming a ’68 Dodge Dart
I’ve spent a lot of time lately in front of customers trying to help them understand what cloud technology means and, more important, how it can help their businesses be more efficient, effective and better able to meet or exceed their goals and objectives. In most cases, prior to speaking, the reactions I see are vacant stares and furrowed brows (sometimes on the same person…which is just a little disconcerting) as there is just way too much conflicting information that these businesses have to deal with. In today’s technology landscape, at least the one where some tech company is trying to sell you something, the overriding buzzword is cloud and it’s attached to just about everything and anything. Read More »
How a Cloud Infrastructure Can Save or Make You Money
Before you left click that mouse to go to that other “work related” page, wait a few seconds while I explain what I’m talking about. While there is a ton of hyped up, blown out and super hyperventilated information out there about how the cloud makes your life better, reduces your workload and ultimately makes your coffee and butters your toast, not much is said about how the cloud can help your company save or make money. Real money…not that kinda-sorta-maybe-coulda money, but real put-it-in-the-bank money. Read More »
