Hello, I was just wondering if we have anybody whom is employed as an IT professional and would be willing to conduct a short interview with myself. It won't last more than 5 minutes.
The subject is Cloud Computing and whether this is "the next big thing".
I only require somebody whom is genuinely employed for an IT company is a role which is based upon either the hardware or software side.
(I would also need to know your real name and company you work for, without this I would not be able to use any information as I couldn't credit my source in my essay)
Thank you so much! :D
If nobody can do it themselves don't hesitate to forward this message! :D
Thankyou
I made a thread about this
[url]http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3447793[/url]
I also work in IT so ask me anything you like
Cloud computing is a buzzword, we have always had services over the internet(which is drawn in diagrams as a cloud), the important part of cloud computing is Virtualization, Citrix, Vmware, and MS Hyper-V are major players(citrix sucks).
My real name I John Edwards but I am not going to give my company name :v: not up to me some companies frown upon that, I will say it is an IT firm though.
[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;34515554]I made a thread about this
[url]http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3447793[/url]
I also work in IT so ask me anything you like
Cloud computing is a buzzword, we have always had services over the internet(which is drawn in diagrams as a cloud), the important part of cloud computing is Virtualization, Citrix, Vmware, and MS Hyper-V are major players(citrix sucks).
My real name I John Edwards but I am not going to give my company name :v: not up to me some companies frown upon that, I will say it is an IT firm though.[/QUOTE]
Thank you so much :)
I'm not sure if I actually need the name of your company, I just didnt realise it would be a big deal.
Anyways, I'm going to read that thread and them PM you a few questions if you like?
Thanks for the response!
[QUOTE=craigharley;34515685]Thank you so much :)
I'm not sure if I actually need the name of your company, I just didnt realise it would be a big deal.
Anyways, I'm going to read that thread and them PM you a few questions if you like?
Thanks for the response![/QUOTE]
PM or post them here so other can see and learn upto you
1. What sort of impact do you feel has the current explosion of "cloud computing" companies had on the development of different software and their online presence.
2. Do you feel that HaaS companies such as OnLive are going to be successful or will the emphasis go more towards having a powerful computer in the home?
3. Do you feel that products such as Amazons EC2 which can provide companies with seemingly unlimited power are going to replace having powerful terminals to provide the necessary processing power?
4. Do you feel that the current popularity of cloud computing has affected the way in which new software is created and has this improved the ways in which companies develop software with new IDEs and development tools for example?
5. Do you feel that a home user would benefit from doing more "on the cloud", for example using Google docs and OnLive?
6. In what way (if any) do you feel the idea of open source software has affected the current development of open source computing?
5:00pm driving home will answer later
[QUOTE=craigharley;34516168]1. What sort of impact do you feel has the current explosion of "cloud computing" companies had on the development of different software and their online presence.
2. Do you feel that HaaS companies such as OnLive are going to be successful or will the emphasis go more towards having a powerful computer in the home?
3. Do you feel that products such as Amazons EC2 which can provide companies with seemingly unlimited power are going to replace having powerful terminals to provide the necessary processing power?
4. Do you feel that the current popularity of cloud computing has affected the way in which new software is created and has this improved the ways in which companies develop software with new IDEs and development tools for example?
5. Do you feel that a home user would benefit from doing more "on the cloud", for example using Google docs and OnLive?
6. In what way (if any) do you feel the idea of open source software has affected the current development of open source computing?[/QUOTE]
1. Cloud is nothing really more than what we have had, salesmen are using "cloud" as a buzzword for sales. "Cloud" got it's name from people drawing the internet as cloud for technical drawings, nothing new really. Virtualization of servers which allow for insanely good uptimes and on the fly hardware reconfigurations is new.
2. Too early to say but Onlive hasn't had a real great turn out, Latency and bad graphics are mostly to blame here. I think it could work but as of right now? not unless you are very close to a Central Office and have a very decent connection would it catch on.
3. EC2 is something I explored at my previous job, It won't replace Server Rooms any time soon don't worry System Admin jobs aren't going anywhere. EC2 Fills the gap where businesses are big enough to need high uptime, but too small to afford a server room and all the maintenance that goes along with it. As well as small businesses who can't afford an IT person to run servers but need to have a website to promote their business. Of course on the flip side you have to consider other things, you don't pay your bill Amazon can yank data and it is gone, you don't have full access to your servers making administration tedious, the ToS may not actually save you any money, start up costs are low but paying per GB bandwidth and GB used adds up fast. At my Previous place I gauged for a 99.99% uptime for a server room, hvac, cables, servers, Virtualization Liscences, and shit would be nearing 250,000 + 1.5k/mo in operational costs; and hosting on Amazon would be ~15k a month and vary depending on usage, and any time we wanted to change something we would have to first inform amazon and then change it and increase our bill. They decided to host local as even though the upfront was more after 1-2 years the costs would be regained, things could be updated on the fly and we had more control/security on them.
4. Cloud will be taken into consideration but it was bound to come sooner or later.
5. Most home users benefit from the "cloud" aka internet, look at netflix, pandora, gmail, and iCloud/mesh. Home users benefit greatly from this, although some of the older generations might not follow.
6. Open Source has allowed many people to learn faster, experiment freely, code better, and do more that they aren't constrained by with licensed software. This doesn't mean it is the solution to everything and you shouldn't just support Open Source because it is Open Source, best tool for the job always. Kinda don't understand what you are asking here.
[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;34521008]EC2 Fills the gap where businesses are big enough to need high uptime, but too small to afford a server room and all the maintenance that goes along with it.[/QUOTE]
uh just rent a real dedi from somewhere or perhaps colo
[QUOTE=swift and shift;34524394]uh just rent a real dedi from somewhere or perhaps colo[/QUOTE]
Yeah but a lot of small businesses don't understand the difference EC2 looks the same as any other VPS just a little cheaper
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