About Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC)

The so-called "cloud" refers to the completion of a computing task of the server network, which can automatically expand and shrink according to the real-time requirements of the task, flexible, so as to maximize the savings in computing resources (including energy) and improve the security and reliability of the system. To be exact, the servers here are mostly virtual servers (virtual machines). To tell the truth, the Cloud (mechanism) is very complex, the average person is difficult to deal with. What do we do?

Today, entrepreneurs (or CIOs) value cloud computing. But if you introduce Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, you're going to keep throwing money at it. And once you've got the azure cloud, you're locked in (lock-in) and you can't get away. To tell the truth, cloud computing is not fun, careful on the pirate down. September 9, Nicolas (also called Nick) Barcet, a model (Canonical) Server Product Manager, published an important article illustrating the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) computing development strategy. He points out that in traditional business software models, if your hardware vendors, operating systems or software providers are missing, you have a few months to move on to the new computing platform, and your business continuity is not going to be a big problem. However, if you adopt a cloud computing platform, if this happens, you almost have to transfer immediately, there is no other way, the risk is great. This is the use of cloud computing must be carefully considered.

Nick Barcet argues that in order to circumvent these risks, Ubuntu's cloud computing strategy must stick to a thorough open source route. Simply put, Ubuntu's cloud computing must ensure that others (third parties) can successfully take over and not engage in "lock-in". With the Ubuntu cloud computing environment, users can quickly move to another cloud architecture. And, Barcet, using the Ubuntu Cloud Computing architecture ensures that anyone (anyone) can build their own cloud environment. He placed particular emphasis on the concept of "corporate Cloud" (Enterprise Cloud). Careful observation and research into today's cloud computing markets is easy to find, Amazon's EC2 (Resilient Cloud computing) and S3 (cloud storage) are the de facto standards of cloud computing. As a result, Ubuntu's cloud computing architecture follows this fact, using the best open source components (Eucalyptus), further integration and refinement, a technical white paper on cloud computing, and technical services to provide users with the best cloud computing experience.

In the colloquial language of our Chinese, Ubuntu breaks the deep, secret window paper that surrounds the cloud. The historical mission of Ubuntu's corporate cloud computing is to ensure that anyone (enterprise) can build its own cloud environment, if you want. In fact, the Ubuntu 9.10 Server package, scheduled for October 29 this year, contains all the software elements (components) that build the enterprise cloud. We believe that the open model of Ubuntu's Enterprise Cloud Computing (route) will surely win the recognition and affection of the CIO.

To be honest, I'm disgusted with the cloud computing that some people are doing all day. Cloud computing is a real technology, not nonsensical. As long as you enter the Ubuntu 9.04 computing environment, to understand the principle of the KVM virtual machine, delve into the eucalyptus (Eucalyptus) software package, the heart is bound to itch, want to try to go to their own hands. Note that in the Ubuntu 9.10 version (Alpha 5), there is a cloud computing CD (ISO file) available for free downloading. I let the Ubuntu Lab friends start groping Eucalyptus software package, set up the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, lest 9.10 release when the official release, silly stay, not clear to the east and west, in the same place and spin round.