Comments on: A Tale of Two Clouds http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/2008/09/29/a-tale-of-two-clouds/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:59:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anthony Bradley http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/2008/09/29/a-tale-of-two-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Anthony Bradley Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:11:31 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/?p=7#comment-6 "Anybody who matters understands" sounds a bit eletist to me. Gartner clients exploring cloud as an addition to their IT portfolio are asking the question, don't they matter? Ellison and Stallman don't seem clear on cloud. Do they not matter? Unfortunately, many people that matter don't understand cloud computing and the various ways it can deliver value. Definitions ar a recurring challenge in the adoption of any new technology or new technology term. Any new term getting significcant press immediately has any remotely associated vendors jumping on the bandwaggon and causing confusion. This challenge isn't new and applies to all of the hyped terms like Web 2.0, E2.0, mashups, etc. Or we could just say, "anybody that matters understands." After all, that would be much easier. “Anybody who matters understands” sounds a bit eletist to me. Gartner clients exploring cloud as an addition to their IT portfolio are asking the question, don’t they matter? Ellison and Stallman don’t seem clear on cloud. Do they not matter? Unfortunately, many people that matter don’t understand cloud computing and the various ways it can deliver value. Definitions ar a recurring challenge in the adoption of any new technology or new technology term. Any new term getting significcant press immediately has any remotely associated vendors jumping on the bandwaggon and causing confusion. This challenge isn’t new and applies to all of the hyped terms like Web 2.0, E2.0, mashups, etc. Or we could just say, “anybody that matters understands.” After all, that would be much easier.

]]> By: Michael West http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/2008/09/29/a-tale-of-two-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael West Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:17:31 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/?p=7#comment-5 David, I think this is a spurious controversy that will certainly get you some play, but to what end? Anybody who matters understands that Cloud Computing refers to SaaS and On-demand infrastructure solutions whether public by subscription or other fungible pricing mode or private. Virtualization is one enabling technology, but certainly not the only technology involved. Browsers and Web services APIs are equally important. Come on now, David. You can do better than this. David, I think this is a spurious controversy that will certainly get you some play, but to what end? Anybody who matters understands that Cloud Computing refers to SaaS and On-demand infrastructure solutions whether public by subscription or other fungible pricing mode or private. Virtualization is one enabling technology, but certainly not the only technology involved. Browsers and Web services APIs are equally important. Come on now, David. You can do better than this.

]]> By: Update on Gartner’s expanded blogging initiative - activity and copyright policy « SageCircle Blog http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/2008/09/29/a-tale-of-two-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Update on Gartner’s expanded blogging initiative - activity and copyright policy « SageCircle Blog Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:24:22 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/?p=7#comment-4 [...] on September 26, 2008 by sagecircle Update 9/30/08: Kudos to David Mitchell Smith for his post A Tale of Two Clouds that links to a Forrester research note and other non-Gartner commentators. Nice to see a [...] [...] on September 26, 2008 by sagecircle Update 9/30/08: Kudos to David Mitchell Smith for his post A Tale of Two Clouds that links to a Forrester research note and other non-Gartner commentators. Nice to see a [...]

]]> By: Carter Lusher http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/2008/09/29/a-tale-of-two-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Carter Lusher Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:17:13 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/david_m_smith/?p=7#comment-3 Hi David, Good post. With any hot and trendy emerging technology or trend, one of the biggest problems is lack of definitional rigor. This type of discussion is really useful to try and take back important concepts from the hype meisters and press. BTW, kudos for linking to the Forrester research note and GigaOm posts. Shows you are getting into the spirit of blogging. Hi David, Good post.

With any hot and trendy emerging technology or trend, one of the biggest problems is lack of definitional rigor. This type of discussion is really useful to try and take back important concepts from the hype meisters and press.

BTW, kudos for linking to the Forrester research note and GigaOm posts. Shows you are getting into the spirit of blogging.

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