With all of the hype around private clouds and manufacturer private cloud infrastructure stacks I thought I’d take some time to differentiate between ‘private-cloud’ and ‘converged-infrastructure.’ For some background on Private Cloud see two of my previous posts: http://www.definethecloud.net/building-a-private-cloud and http://www.definethecloud.net/is-private-cloud-a-unicorn. Private clouds typically consist of four architectural stages (I…
Tag: Private Cloud
Is Private Cloud a Unicorn?
With all of the discussion, adoption, and expansion of cloud offerings there is a constant debate that continues to rear its head: Public vs. Private or more bluntly ‘Is there even such thing as a private cloud?’ You typically have two sides of this debate coming from two different camps:…
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…
Cisco Unified Computing System Value: A Customer’s Perspective
For those who do not know me, I’ve been blogging since April 2010. My primary subject has been Cisco UCS and everything around it. Now, when I say “everything around itâ€, I really mean “everything around it as it pertains to my organizationâ€. If you want to read a lot,…
Dell, Backing the Right Horse in the Wrong Race
With Dell’s announced acquisition of 3par I’ve been pondering the question of what it is they’re thinking. I’ve been scouring the blogs looking for an answer and there is none that resonates well with me. Most of what I find states they picked a good horse and that the business…
SMT, Matrix and Vblock: Architectures for Private Cloud
Cloud computing environments provide enhanced scalability and flexibility to IT organizations. Many options exist for building cloud strategies, public, private etc. For many companies private cloud is an attractive option because it allows them to maintain full visibility and control of their IT systems. Private clouds can also be further…
Why You’re Ready to Create a Private Cloud
I’m catching up on my reading and ran into David Linthicum’s ‘Why you’re not ready to create a private cloud’ (http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/why-youre-not-ready-create-private-cloud-458.) It’s a great article and points out a major issue with private-cloud adoption – internal expertise. The majority of data center teams don’t have the internal expertise required to…
Building a Hybrid Cloud
At a recent Data Center Architect summit I attended cloud computing was a key focus. Of the concepts that were discussed one that was a recurring theme was Hybrid Clouds. Conceptually a Hybird-Cloud is a mix of any two cloud types, typically thought of as a mix of a Private…
Building a Private Cloud
Private clouds are currently one of the most popular concepts in cloud computing. They promise the flexibility of cloud infrastructures without sacrificing the control of owning and maintaining your own data center. For a definition of cloud architectures see my previous blog on Cloud Types (http://www.definethecloud.net/?p=109.) Private clouds are an…
Cloud Types
Within the discussion of cloud computing there are several concepts that get tossed around and mixed up. Part of the reason for this is that there are several cloud architecture types. While there are tons of types and sub-types discussed I’ll focus on four major deployment models here: Public Cloud,…