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Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

testie81 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:05:11 -0000

Nice one

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

Yi Sen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:38:38 -0000

If you're actually building apps, cloud computing = force.com or google app engine. EC2 is just renting virtualized hardware; it's not a real platform for app dev.

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

Project Collaboration — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:44:39 -0000

The first issue with cloud computing acceptance by the masses is the speed. In USA the web access still too slow compared to Japan and parts of Europe. The second one is security. It is terrifying for a small business to trust his / her data to the cloud until the web security issues are resolved.

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

LEADSExplorer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:50:40 -0000

Cloud computing = Amazon Web Services that you can get with a credit card payment.

And all the other vendors have missed the boat.

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

techie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:18:16 -0000

I haven't seen a better joke on cloud computing :-) !

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

Geoff H — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:05:39 -0000

Also known as Utility Computing. The best thing about it: anonymous hardware. If something breaks replace and ignore.

Re: Cisco video: Cloud computing is powered by angels?

csun — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:53:49 -0000

I like the Gartner definition of cloud computing that you mentioned.
And as far as examples, I would tell people to look at Amazon Web Services.
I consider them the inventors of the cloud computing industry.