Lydia Leong has elevated the discussion on the commoditization of cloud infrastructure in her response to my original post titled “Cloud Infrastructure: The Next Fat Dumb and Happy Pipe?” Her post, titled “Does cloud infrastructure become commoditized?“, rightly points out that added value has a life of its own that will tend to allow infrastructure [...]
Entries from February 2009
Cloud Infrastructure Commoditization is Inevitable: Make Money While You Can
February 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: Cloud · Emerging Phenomena · Emerging Trends · Service Orientation
G-Men #5 : If it’s shiny, it must be new!
February 22nd, 2009 · 5 Comments
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Tags: Cloud · Emergin Trends · Emerging Phenomena · Uncategorized
On Death and Dying in the Cloud
February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross did a treatment about the stages of grief a person goes through on being told that their life would soon end. I would like to take liberties with that treatment and apply it to cloud computing for a moment. Why, you might ask? The cloud is just coming into most people’s minds, not dying [...]
Tags: Cloud · Emerging Phenomena · Emerging Trends · Service Orientation
G-Men #4 – Can You say Green IT?
February 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments
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Tags: Cloud · Emergin Trends · Emerging Phenomena · Service Orientation · Uncategorized
Cloud Infrastructure: The Next Fat Dumb and Happy Pipe?
February 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments
So Cloud is about infrastructure, you say?
I am always amazed at how fast new concepts or topics get pigeon-holed into the same old discussions we have had for decades. Now it’s Cloud Computing’s turn. Since dealing with new things can be disruptive, IT organizations, and people in general, always seem to be looking for something [...]
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