elemental cloud computing
intentional cloud watching - by brenda michelson
Alistair Croll is “interviewing” Lew Moorman, CSO, of Rackspace. I’ve captured some, but not all, of the conversation.
AC: From your recent filing, you have 62,078 servers. 69% are cloud. Rest are managed. What’s the difference?
LM: Cloud is set of technology about pooling and automated software. Cloud makes shared environments robust and reliable. Previously, in a shared environment, if someone else burst, everyone else loses.
Session Abstract: “Cloud computing has dramatically lowered the barriers to entry for new web entrepreneurs wanting to start innovative businesses. However, the lack of interoperability, consistency and security concerns across services keeps many businesses from adopting. There have been several calls for standards to help make services from different cloud providers interoperable and ultimately more useful and secure to enterprises.
Uncertainty abounds, with questions such as "Are standards really needed?" "Who should be involved?" “Can the cloud ever be secure?” and "What are potential consequences of working in the cloud?"
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