Comments on: Top 10 Reasons for NOT Using a Cloud http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/ JOHNMWILLIS BLOG Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:53:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michelle Greer http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-74234 Michelle Greer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:09:14 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-74234 I'd be curious to see this post revisited now that Obama is president. I know there are initiatives to implement the cloud at the federal level. I've also heard of moves to make the cloud HIPAA compliant. Not sure if that was just conceptual. I’d be curious to see this post revisited now that Obama is president. I know there are initiatives to implement the cloud at the federal level. I’ve also heard of moves to make the cloud HIPAA compliant. Not sure if that was just conceptual.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-59811 Joshua Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:16:46 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-59811 I got an easy one. Why do we want to lose ownership?? What happens when 50% of our IT infrastructure is hosted by say Google? Isn't that a bit too much power to give one company?? Cloud computing is worse at the personal level. Besides the idea I like having offline software (iWork, Office, etc.) why do I want ZERO control of my application ownership or data? Local computing power is awsome. Data storage is getting fatter and fatter as well as cheaper and cheaper. The internet shouldn't take over our computers or turn our computers into thin clients. It is a tool, not the computer. I got an easy one. Why do we want to lose ownership?? What happens when 50% of our IT infrastructure is hosted by say Google? Isn’t that a bit too much power to give one company?? Cloud computing is worse at the personal level. Besides the idea I like having offline software (iWork, Office, etc.) why do I want ZERO control of my application ownership or data? Local computing power is awsome. Data storage is getting fatter and fatter as well as cheaper and cheaper. The internet shouldn’t take over our computers or turn our computers into thin clients. It is a tool, not the computer.

]]> By: November Roundup | IT Management and Cloud Blog http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-28149 November Roundup | IT Management and Cloud Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:22:07 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-28149 [...] Top 10 Reasons for NOT Using a Cloud [...] [...] Top 10 Reasons for NOT Using a Cloud [...]

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]]> By: Cloud Favorites | IT Management and Cloud Blog http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-19619 Cloud Favorites | IT Management and Cloud Blog Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:37:18 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-19619 [...] Top 10 Reasons for NOT Using a Cloud [...] [...] Top 10 Reasons for NOT Using a Cloud [...]

]]> By: Elevating the cloud: Virtualized data centers - Server Farming http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-17855 Elevating the cloud: Virtualized data centers - Server Farming Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:22:24 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-17855 [...] environment. To clarify, virtualization is not cloud computing. While many may have voiced concern about clouds, you can be sure that the bean-counters are looking at the cloud to answer future computing needs. [...] [...] environment. To clarify, virtualization is not cloud computing. While many may have voiced concern about clouds, you can be sure that the bean-counters are looking at the cloud to answer future computing needs. [...]

]]> By: Doug Neal http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-17302 Doug Neal Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:29:50 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-17302 I like the list. It is important to keep these issues in mind and to track how they evolve. This is NOT a static situation. It is easy to fall into the trap of making choices based on what used to be. There is also the issue of performance and SLA's. What is important for the business is not a contract, but the performance. We need to be able to model the performance, not just use SLA's as CYA's. Easy switching may be the most important thing. Instead of having a single system with 5 nines reliability ( and the extra cost that would require ) we may need 9 fives with easy switching. Long run the compute market may evolve to being like the electricity market, where the decision as to where to execute is made in real time I like the list. It is important to keep these issues in mind and to track how they evolve. This is NOT a static situation. It is easy to fall into the trap of making choices based on what used to be.

There is also the issue of performance and SLA’s. What is important for the business is not a contract, but the performance. We need to be able to model the performance, not just use SLA’s as CYA’s.

Easy switching may be the most important thing. Instead of having a single system with 5 nines reliability ( and the extra cost that would require ) we may need 9 fives with easy switching.

Long run the compute market may evolve to being like the electricity market, where the decision as to where to execute is made in real time

]]> By: Mike Hughes http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-17282 Mike Hughes Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:59:13 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-17282 Nice list - I'd add the Patriot Act to your legislation list. Under this act the US gov can ask any US company for access to data they hold\host and Hp is not even allowed to tell the data owner they have done this. So if your cloud is US based - it's fair game. This has led to situations where customers have said to me 'we'll send you the logs for analysis, but they must be analysed by someone within Canada and at no time can these be passed to someone in the US or using a system hosted in the US'. You can imagine how complicated this makes life. Of course this affect traditional models as well, but with our new data centre strategy being based around 3 US locations - it's causing increasing issues. Nice list – I’d add the Patriot Act to your legislation list. Under this act the US gov can ask any US company for access to data they hold\host and Hp is not even allowed to tell the data owner they have done this. So if your cloud is US based – it’s fair game. This has led to situations where customers have said to me ‘we’ll send you the logs for analysis, but they must be analysed by someone within Canada and at no time can these be passed to someone in the US or using a system hosted in the US’. You can imagine how complicated this makes life. Of course this affect traditional models as well, but with our new data centre strategy being based around 3 US locations – it’s causing increasing issues.

]]> By: Jack Hughes http://www.johnmwillis.com/amazon/top-10-reasons-for-not-using-a-cloud/comment-page-1/#comment-17169 Jack Hughes Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:34:57 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1162#comment-17169 You are really nailing the whole cloud space John. Well done...great post. You are really nailing the whole cloud space John. Well done…great post.

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