5 Truths in cloud computing

Cloud computing is developing very quickly. And here are 5 things we can't avoid, the truth that can help business development:

The truth: Cloud computing is fashionable

Truth: No, the cloud is not a new thing. Just a ... Disruptive innovation.

Truth #3: Yes, cloud computing poses a security risk for privacy and reliability

Truth #4: Software Architect, ready.

Truth #5:it Architect, ready. The cloud effect is coming fast.

Last week was "cloud Sky". Microsoft has unveiled its cloud computing operating system. Amazon announces that it will provide support for windows in its scalable cloud architecture. The blogosphere is also buzzing about Larry Ellison's startling comments about cloud computing as an outdated trend at Oracle Open World Congress. Richard Stallman, a man who has been revered as "Godfather" in the software world and the legal profession for the past 30 years, also called the concept of cloud computing very stupid. So many crazy sayings, so many enthusiastic speakers. When the era of cloud computing arrives, is the entire IT community involved in this madness? Indeed, there is another reason that cloud computing is rapidly expanding. As in the past, it was innovative to introduce the Internet and the Web into business activities.

In Capgemini's 2012-Year Technology Vision forecast, cloud computing is described as part of the corporate stealth architecture. The status of cloud computing will be further highlighted in the infrastructure to enable real-time it resource allocation. Do you want to launch 10 servers immediately at the peak of your E-commerce site? Anytime you want. Or more, 20? OK, do you need up to 100 servers in financial services? No problem, it's perfectly OK. You come to provide your needs during this period of demand. You just have to pay for these needs, and that's all you need. The service, created by Amazon in 2006, has been a buzz-hit and has steered the spotlight to cloud computing. Host providers such as Mediatemple, Gogrid, and Gridlayer are all ready to deploy cloud-wide patterns on the Internet, and all Web 2.0 services on basic networks need to rely on these host providers. And some professional providers such as Flexiscale, enomalism and cohesive are ready to introduce this use to companies in Fortune 2000. IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle are poised to get a foothold in the cloud-computing infrastructure.

Rightscale's team has made it clear to us that cloud computing will rise further as an application platform when the cloud computing infrastructure is completed. Applications in cloud computing, Google Apps Engine,quickbase,mosso or force.com allows you to develop applications that can be deployed to cloud computing environments with only a fraction of the cost of traditional models. Cloud computing is not "software as a service-saas", but there are similarities. SaaS applications are increasingly reliant on cloud computing. And some SaaS applications are called "cloud computing Programs". In any case, there is only one need to be clear: SaaS providers have invested a lot of money in cloud computing.

Cloud computing is developing very quickly. And here are 5 things we can't avoid, the truth that can help business development:

The truth: Cloud computing is fashionable

Is there any reason to ignore it? No, it is a force that cannot be ignored. The key is not to blindly follow these fashionable words or join the game attacking the popular word. The rules of the game are simple: what does the cloud bring to our business?

See how the Cloud changes the cost equation for IT operations, or what flexibility and security it will bring. Forget the fashionable words and see the facts.

The reason why you must adopt the cloud is to turn it investment from the cost of expenditure to the operating cost. You don't have to invest a lot of money before you use it to pay for the part you're actually using. Replace stiff words with flexibility. Look at IDC's research report last week. The reason companies need cloud computing as an infrastructure is the price, which no one can avoid.

Truth: No, the cloud is not a new thing. Just a ... Disruptive innovation.

Is cloud computing a new occurrence? No, can it change the way we use and buy it? Of course. Like Ajax and DHTML, two technologies in the 90 have changed the face of the web after 10 years, and cloud computing is not an innovation. Based on virtualization, scalable file systems and open source operating systems and software. Nothing new can permanently change the entire industry. Cloud is a kind of innovation. Like the internet in the last century of the 90, it is a combination of a truly workable approach and solution ... The cloud will also change the IT landscape like the Internet, even ... The whole world.

Truth #3: Yes, cloud computing poses a security risk for privacy and reliability

The fact is that you're depositing every byte of the disk. As Mark says, many users (and companies) can access it. If SaaS is one thing, then the cloud infrastructure is another. Many cloud computing infrastructures are based on open source systems: Xen virtualization, Linux OS, MySQL database. If you're worried about privacy and security in open source, consider that in the cloud. Similarly, Amazon's EC2 has not yet provided a service-level commitment (SLAs). But someone offered it. A growing number of cloud-computing providers offer any conceivable level of service commitment. The market will be changed. As in the middle of the 90, the reliability of IP protocols was considered the biggest problem in defeating X.25, but who won the final? :-)

Truth #4: Software Architect, ready.

The cloud will change the way we design and develop applications. We're going to step into a world that is so real without Borders, as Jeffrey Birnbaum and Merrill Lynch described at the Linux conference. Ubiquitous storage capabilities, powerful horizontal scalability naming conventions. Allow software to run smoothly in a multiprocessor environment and allow the program to run as efficiently as possible with increased horsepower. Take a look at Google's ability to process large tables or maps and its reduction. See how basic design patterns defeat more traditional research patterns. The source of great change is ourselves. Internet companies such as Google,amazon,youtube or Twitter do not have the integration complexity of modern enterprise information systems. But learning from them, they serve millions of users. PayPal is a bank. Google is a huge system that mixes mail and office productivity software. Salesforce.com is a 360° CRM provider. Study their architecture, learn from them and reuse them where appropriate. You can find some architectural information in highscalability.com. These are very worthy of your in-depth study. Software Architects, get ready to welcome the cloud.

Truth #5:it Architect, ready. The cloud effect is coming fast.

Maybe one of the company's shareholders has walked into your office and said, "Hey, I don't understand why it takes so long to get started on our CRM system." I can build a full function in saleforce.com in a minute!? “。 The cloud infrastructure also raises things like "Hi, I can get 100 virtual systems from the Internet in a few minutes, but why can't I add 2 more servers to my ERP system?" "At this point you need to answer," explained the enterprise must fully ensure the availability of the core backbone network, for commercial companies security and integration is very important, and need to provide the same as the cloud computing the same flexibility and strategy.