Category Archives: Cloud

In my last post I covered the concept of fabric computing and why it matters in the world of cloud computing.  With a “fabric” approach towards creating a cloud application, we include the virtual compute, storage and network components inside a fully software-based model of the service. This is distinctly different from a more traditionalContinue reading “More on fabric computing in the cloud”

The term fabric computing is gaining rapid popularity, but currently mostly within the hardware community. In fact, according to a recent report, over 50% of attendees at the recent Datacenter Summit had implemented, or are in the process of implementing, fabric computing. Time to take a look at what fabric computing means for software andContinue reading “Is fabric computing the future of cloud?”

A framework applicable beyond government and geographies The decision framework for cloud migration that US Federal CIO Vivek Kundra recently published as part of his Federal cloud computing strategy, offers advice applicable to all organizations. In my last blog, a cloud of two speeds, I mentioned Vivek Kundra’s very readable cloud strategy and the industryContinue reading “Vivek Kundra’s decision framework for cloud migration”

Cloud computing is gaining rapid acceptance, but not everywhere. Governments across Europe – in what many call “the old countries” –  are still remarkably conservative or even reluctant to embrace cloud computing.  This week President Obama organized a dinner with the CEO’s of 12 high-tech and cloud companies to stimulate job creation in North America,Continue reading “A Cloud of two speeds: Europe vs. America”

While the TV and consumer industry is getting ready for its next wave of innovation called 3D, the IT industry has been going through a similar three dimensional transformation. Let’s have a closer look at this 3D journey of IT and how a good cloud strategy should support all three dimensions. And don’t worry; youContinue reading “Is your cloud strategy 3D-ready?”

In every cloud survey, security consistently comes out as an inhibitor to cloud adoption. Even though this has been the case for several years, many feel that it is a temporary barrier which will be resolved once cloud offerings get more secure, mature, certified, and thus accepted. But is this indeed the case or doContinue reading “Audits and Certificates Won’t Erase Cloud Security Concerns”

If the cloud is to fulfill on its promise we need to start thinking of it as a cloud, not as an aggregation of its components (such as VMs etc.) As mentioned in a previous post I‘ll use some of my upcoming posts to highlight some cloud computing “megatrends” that I believe are happening –Continue reading “Cloud Predictions Beyond 2011 – 2: The need for a cloud abstraction model”

In the past weeks we launched directly from the season of cloud events into what SysCon calls the Annual Predictions Bonanza. Gartner released its predictions on December 1 leading with “critical infrastructure will be disrupted by online sabotage.”  At CIO magazine Bernard Golden gave two interesting points of view, one for vendors and one for users,Continue reading “Cloud Predictions Beyond 2011 – Part 1: Consumer Services Rule”