Bill Bauman

IBM Session at Cloud Expo Cloud computing is a concept. It is an architectural framework by which one or many organizations can deploy, manage and retract any workload, public or private. Cloud computing addresses business needs from a workload perspective. The concept collectively addresses all the aspects of modern computing from components (SAN, network, servers, software) to implementations (virtual desktops, hosted applications, e-mail, etc.) in a comprehensive, cohesive solution. What It Is The industry has evolved from implementing disparate individual systems to sharing workloads and the cost of those workloads (grids), to offering software and solutions as services (service-oriented architecture [SOA]). Cloud is the next step in the evolution of the industry; it is the step that meets business requirements with a dynamic approach. "My business, my user, n... (more)

Hybrid Clouds – More Hype Than Happen, More Talk Than Tech

Cloud Computing on Ulitzer I had a great conversation with a well-respected colleague of mine today. We discussed what it will take to deliver on the promise of hybrid clouds. We both agreed that a significant amount of intelligence needs to be added to the current architecture of Cloud Computing in order to even begin to deliver on the promise of making a hybrid cloud a reality. My colleague seems to think it will take the industry another decade to really make these technologies as ubiquitous as IP and the Internet itself. I'm of the opinion that we can get there faster if the... (more)

Web Hosting Providers Are Cloud Pioneers

Web Hosting Session at Cloud Expo In the 1990s and early 2000s, web hosting was just that, web hosting. Web hosting services were extremely simple or extremely complex. There wasn't much in-between for the average end user. Modern web hosting providers, like DreamHost, have been offering Cloud-like services for some time. It could even be argued that some of these "otherwise simple" web hosting providers are actually the pioneers of public Cloud Computing - driven by a utility computing model. Register Today and Save $550 ! Explore Sponsorship Opportunities ! The Similarities Pu... (more)