State Of The Cloud

State of the Cloud
With a focus on the Enterprise & Infrastructure

What is “Cloud”? *
IT operational model change:
Self-service IT delivered via automation
“ Cloud computing” is “cloud” applied to infrastructure and platforms
* This is the Cloudscaling definition; many will disagree

The Cloud (IT) Stack

Cloud Maturity Model

Enterprise IT is Under Fire
Increasing competition from on-demand services
3-12 month procure/deploy times vs. minutes
$28,000 for a 2 core, 2GB rackmount
Delivery 10x cost of h/w <--- This is insane
Key drivers: agility ... then cost

Innovation Changes
Decentralized software on top of commodity hardware
The GOOG and AMZN way
Automated & rapid service delivery at scale ...
Indiscriminate cost reduction
Compute, Storage, Network, Power, Space

IT Infrastructure as Utility
Cloud computing is the advent of a new way of delivering IT services with measurable business value
Much like the rise of industrial farming or automobile manufacturing:
before: manual, trade craftsmen, mentoring
some advances: scythe, cotton gin
after: automated, massive scale, but still niche specialists like organic farmers

Conclusion
#1 — Not a fad
#2 — Transformative like the Industrial Revolution
#3 — The FUD:
early adopters will have competitive advantages in their industries

State Of The Cloud

by CloudCamp on Oct 22, 2009

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