The Tenets of the Cloud

1. The 4 Key Tenets I want to quickly recap the definition of Cloud Computing. It is all about outsourcing your infrastructure and applications to run on a remote resource. The ‘remote resource’ phrase in the definition can be misleading and creates an illusion that running your web app on a server hosted abroad is Cloud Computing. So, what qualifies the ‘remote resource’ to be called as...

Defining The Cloud

1. Evolution of Cloud Computing 1.1 Evolution of ISP There are multiple factors that led to the evolution of Cloud Computing. One of the key factors is the way Internet Service Providers (ISP) matured over a period of time. I am borrowing this analogy from Forrester Research. Fig. 1 Evolution of ISP From the initial days of offering basic internet connectivity to offering software as a service,...

The Cloud9 Show – Defining the Cloud

Here comes the very first episode of  TheCloud9Show.net – Defining the Cloud. This is part 1 of 6 of the ‘Demystifying The Cloud’ series. I discuss the evolution of Cloud Computing, the world of services and what does Cloud mean to IT Pros, developers and consumers. I believe that this is one of the comprehensive introductions to Cloud Computing  for developers. Defining The...

Business Technology Summit 09 – Trip Report

Today I delivered my talk on Cloud Computing and Open Source at the Business Technology Summit 09. I reached the venue just before my session. JN Tata Auditorium at Indian Institute of Science is my favorite venue to present. I delivered many of my talks here in the last 10 years. Particularly, Hall-1 is very special to me as I happened to deliver some of my best sessions including the talk on...