Cloud computing is the backbone of Web-scale IT
December 30, 2014
Grazed from RISCNetworks. Author: Jesse Frye.
Cloud computing is the foundation of many operations, including Web-scale IT. Cameron Haight, research vice president at Gartner, recently explained the term was founded by the likes of Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix and Rackspace. The tech model improves service delivery capabilities, enabling smaller businesses to directly compete with larger enterprises.
"Gartner has identified six elements to Web-scale IT: industrially-designed data centers, Web-oriented (or microservices) architectures, programmable management, velocity-focused processes, a collaborative organization style, and an innovation-centric and learning culture," Haight said…
Companies with Web-scale hardware can take advantage of affordable solutions that offer more computing power and storage capacity compared to other options. Haight added this equipment is also effective at addressing infrastructure failure, since businesses can replace nodes if one breaks…
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