Busting the nine myths of cloud computing

This article examine nine "myths" about cloud computing. The myths are somewhat contrived, but are truely valid.

The thing I like about this article is that it related to what customers get, rather than what makes up the cloud.

Here are the nine myths:

1. There's one single "cloud"
2. All you need is your credit card
3. The cloud reduces your workload in the long run
4. You can seamlessly blend your private "cloud" with public cloud providers
5. You won't ever be able to seamlessly blend your public and private clouds
6. Cloud computing always saves you money
7. A cloud provider can guarantee security
8. If you're running VMs, you're doing cloud computing
9. Cloud computing is about technology

Busting the nine myths of cloud computing

Cloud Computing: We've Been Here Before

Interesting tidbit on SLAs, and the fact that Cloud Computing isn't really that different from what has gone before.

"...cloud computing by his definition is "just the next generation of hosting."

Cloud Computing: We've Been Here Before - Business Center - PC World

Verizon offers pay-as-you-go hosting service

I think we'll be seeing a lot of the "corporate" hosting companies offering pay as you go services over the next few months.

Interesting that it's described as "pay as you go". That's obviously a big customer benefit, but there are lots of others as well - speed of implementation, flexibility etc. etc.

I hope it's a true cloud computing service, rather than just a price package.

Verizon offers pay-as-you-go hosting service | Technology | Internet | Reuters

Computer Sciences’ New Cloud Strategy Focuses on Security

When I first started to read this article it struck me that a definition of IaaS would help matters (me at least) when looking at the offerings in this area from the major players.

I think, though, that the market will provide the definition once the big players have offerings up and running.

"The announcement also leaves me wondering when IBM and HP are going to announce their own big cloud computing plays, rather than webinars and research projects. I think this summer, we’re going to see some big players launch real products to take on various layers of the cloud."

Computer Sciences’ New Cloud Strategy Focuses on Security:

The True Foundation on IaaS

What?? IaaS isn't just a marketing positioning statement??

I thought this article was excellent at presenting some of the more technical aspects of IaaS rather than benefits/features etc. It underlined for me the change needed in design and management to deliver a true cloud infrastructure.

Building a Real-World IaaS Cloud Foundation
— I recently gave a talk at the Cloud Computing Expo in New York about where to begin if you’re building a cloud infrastructure or “Infrastructure-as-a-Service.” The response was great, so I’ll try to summarize the high points here for others who are interested. Whenever we see a “stack diagram” of cloud architectures, most conversation centers on higher-level layers like defining what “Platform-as-a-Service” or “Software-as-a-Service” is.

Federal Budget Hastens Cloud Adoption

The Obama administration is pushing to increase pilot programs to demonstrate that shared infrastructure is the way to go, meaning "cloud computing" will have a lot of potential just as it comes of age.

I've always thought that the issue with Federal projects of this sort is not the technology, but the willingness of federal agencies to give up control, even with improvements in cost and efficiency.

Federal Budget Hastens Cloud Adoption | BNET Technology Blog | BNET