One of the more hyped use-case examples for hybrid cloud is cloud bursting. And why not? It’s truly the have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario. During normal business operations, your systems run in-house on private cloud infrastructure, and during unforeseen or unpredictable peaks, your services burst to excess capacity at your public cloud provider(s) of choice. It’s IT utopia, right? It’s the comfort of maintaining your own systems with the insurance of endless available capacity for the unknown. To see the full post visit: http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/232300065.
Chargeback/Trackback: Yes You Need It
You can’t fix, manage or justify what you don’t understand. IT chargeback/trackback not only helps end users understand their service utilization, but it also helps IT justify and prioritize spend. Measured service is a requirement of NIST’s cloud definition… To read the full article visit: http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/240003313 Related posts: Thought Experiment…
The Reality of Cloud Bursting
Recently while researching the concept of ‘Cloud Bursting‘ I received a history lesson in Cloud Computing after a misguided tweet at Chris Hoff (@Beaker.) My snarky comment suggested Chris needed a lesson in Cloud history, but as it turns out I received the lesson. My reference turned out to be…
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Your Technology Sunk Cost is KILLING you
I recently bought a Nest Hello to replace my perfectly good, near new, Ring Video Doorbell. The experience got me thinking about sunk cost in IT and how significantly it strangles the business and costs companies ridiculous amounts of money. When I first saw the Nest Hello, I had no…
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