Cloud computing puzzle: Probing into ten problems to be solved urgently

There is no doubt that cloud computing will be the hottest topic of discussion in the next few years. But cloud computing is still in its infancy in China, and many infrastructure remains unsound. And after 2011 years of "determined", will 2012 cloud computing "landing"? Will it be "like a night spring breeze", everywhere is "clouds open"? Although the people like the fog to see "cloud", but in fact, "cloud battlefield" is already the smoke, foreign major IT vendors are attacking, in different areas of the Xinjiang extension soil!

At the beginning of 2012, many people predicted that this year for cloud computing is a bumper harvest, cloud computing will usher in a rapid development phase. However, in our country, although experienced the rapid development of these years, but compared to developed countries, we still have a lot of shortcomings, puzzling the cloud computing trot forward, there are many reasons to hinder the "cloud computing landing."

The main obstacles are embodied in the following areas:

Cloud concept is weak:

Cloud computing develops rapidly abroad

Compared with foreign countries, China still lacks deep knowledge of cloud computing. They are still less interested in the potential of cloud computing to innovate and improve processes than their peers abroad. Chinese companies have a cautious and pragmatic attitude to this new technology, often to limit the development of the cloud to tell the bottleneck, business leaders lack of knowledge of the cloud, people lack of understanding of the value of the cloud, often limited the cloud in the domestic promotion and development.

Weak Cloud Base:

Weak Cloud Base

The basic infrastructure of cloud computing function is still not perfect in our country. Cloud applications need to run on high-speed networks, otherwise it's hard to take advantage of them. Although broadband technology has been widely used in China, the speed is still lower than in some other countries. Moreover, Chinese enterprises are relatively backward in introducing server virtual technology.

Cloud technology lacks:

Core Cloud Technology lacks

Core technology has always been the weakness of our technological development. Due to the late development of IT industry in China, it's high-end technology research is not to be promoted in the short term. We lack of the "cloud" "tube" "End" of the core technology mastery, their own lack of innovative research and development capabilities and adequate financial support. Google, for example, already has a cloud-search, mail, office, map, app engine Google Apps engine, and the--android operating system, Chrome browser, is currently working on the "tube", from the land and sea to complete the breakthrough--o3b satellite program, Cable planning, fiber to household planning, wifi program, etc. Server virtualization is a computing technology that allows software to run on any server available on the network, and is one of the basic technologies that make up cloud computing.

Cloud Service Outage:

Eliminating tedious network maintenance work is the main selling point of doing business in the cloud. But the disadvantage of this service is that users will be helpless when cloud vendors routinely change their configuration to disrupt your business. This is what many Amazon Web service users experience in the April 2011. At that time, the Amazon North Virginia State Data center failure, completely unusable.

Serious loss of service interruption

Even if the service provider later compensates the user, most users still want to have their own servers and services and be able to control the time they run. Moreover, due to power outages and many other factors, may also be lost existing data redundant storage system failed to run.

The loss of service terminals to the user's business is incalculable harm, when every potential user visit the site, can not normally provide services, customers have a great chance to go to similar sites to find answers, and in the future may never again visit the site.

Cloud host downtime is sometimes more frightening than a simple network failure, when the enterprise with cloud services, cloud host downtime will often make the entire company in a state of paralysis. Employees cannot work properly and cannot access application and enterprise data.

Cloud Security Concerns:

Enterprise users are often most concerned about whether the integrity of Third-party service providers is trustworthy, because many of the enterprise's internal confidential information may be exposed during the use of cloud service providers. The integrity of cloud provider is worth paying attention to, especially in our country, the question of sincerity deserves high attention.

Cloud Security deserves attention

Moreover, the malicious internal staff also poses a threat to the data security of the enterprise, and the service based on cloud interface gives a new way for the malicious personnel to invade the network, which may lead to the leakage of information and damage the enterprise's interests.

Cloud specifications are not uniform:

Cloud specification difficult to unify

Many people have heard of cloud and cloud computing. But you can't say specifically, some people realize that Web e-mail is a cloud-based service, but it's hard to understand the expertise of dedicated servers, platforms, and infrastructure that provide the service.

Now, before the cloud computing concept and cloud computing solution is introduced, the cloud specification will take a while to standardize.

Cloud abuse is rife:

Attacks often occur

In the past, cloud-based servers were often used to launch Internet tools and distribute malware programs. While the service providers are now trying to monitor registered users, cloud criticism still exists.

The drawbacks of virtualized environments:

Virtualization also has drawbacks

In a virtual environment, many users can build their own servers, install their own platform and run their own software and other physical services resources, when the enterprise application of virtual dedicated server, will face the threat of resource duplication and data loss, which may lead to no effective way to track parties, to confirm the guilt!

Poor Cloud Interoperability:

Lack of interoperability

Lack of interoperability still poses a challenge to institutions that want to merge a range of enterprise IT systems in the cloud. At present, many public cloud networks are configured as closed systems and are not designed to interact with each other. The lack of integration between these networks makes it difficult for organizations to unite IT systems in cloud computing, hindering productivity gains and cost savings.

Cloud profit model lacks:

Cloud profit is the most important

Profit is the biggest power of enterprise development. No matter how the cloud develops, it will ultimately fall to the ground, to be applied in practice, to be supported by an adaptable business profit model. Not profitable career, and then beautiful is just a castle in the castles. A good profit model can bring infinite power and vast source to the development of cloud application.

Summary: While these barriers are real, cloud computing can help companies reduce costs and provide efficiencies. Although some potential problems exist, such as hacker attacks, human security and platform failures can cause losses to enterprise users. However, with the continuous improvement of the measures, the understanding of cloud computing has improved, coping with the improvement of the ability to deal with emergencies, cloud computing will slowly enter the tens of thousands of people, into the lives of the real fruits and blossoms.

(Responsible editor: Liu Fen)