tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16001067.post5853582724464543595..comments2008-09-04T11:57:39.105-07:00SofterWare Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15116814237610602907noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16001067.post-34708579789662448392008-08-28T14:32:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:32:00.000-07:00Also, your private cloud strategy clearly works well. PEER 1 takes the complexity out of running your online business, so that you can focus on your core competencies that you are the expert at. <BR/><BR/>This is possible by letting the experts at PEER 1 take care of your IT infrastructure 24x7x365 to ensure your mission-critical sites are running online all of the time.<BR/><BR/>A GREAT example of success.Charnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07233707150020303889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16001067.post-81354777188178932752008-08-28T14:17:00.000-07:002008-08-28T14:17:00.000-07:00I am also curious about the future of "The Cloud". While the answers today seem to scream, "cloud is the way to go!", I'm finding it hard to follow.<BR/><BR/>"Only pay for what you need, like water or electricity." Unfortunately, this isn't how it works with the utility companies. Whether you use it or not - there is always a cost, perhaps a smaller cost, but a cost nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>"Place all of the software and data in the cloud." I'm not sure about others, but I've always been taught to never put all of your eggs in one basket.<BR/><BR/>There are so many definitions of 'the cloud' or 'cloud computing' and most of what I'm reading always comes back full circle around "cost". Other definitions are:<BR/><BR/>- cost<BR/>- reliability<BR/>- scalability<BR/>- pay-as-you-go billing<BR/>- live phone support<BR/>- a vendor that cares about their success<BR/>- SLA (service level agreement)<BR/>- availability of knowledgeable consultants or outsourced operations services on the platform<BR/>- suitability to their existing application<BR/>- built-in high availability or DR architecture<BR/>- availability of add-on services such as monitoring, performance testing, backup, security audits<BR/>- certification compliance (such as SAS70)<BR/>- flexibility and/or partnership orientation of the cloud vendor as a long-term business partner<BR/>- vendor lock-in issues<BR/>- level of access to control logic<BR/>- hands-off operation of the cloud<BR/><BR/>When running a business, I'm just not sure I would want to "put all those eggs into one basket."<BR/><BR/>The future of the cloud will be an interesting one to watch.Charnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07233707150020303889noreply@blogger.com