Tech watch: all aboard the public Cloud

Grazed from Arnnet.  Author: Patrick Budmar.

At Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Re:Invent conference in Las Vegas last year, senior vice-president, Andy Jassy, made the observation that, “if you’re not planning on using the public Cloud in some significant fashion, you will be at a significant competitive disadvantage.” Jassy was probably speaking to the converted, as the conference was attended by AWS partners already invested in the Cloud.

Even so, his prediction highlighted the growing influence the Cloud has in today’s IT landscape. As for whether Jassy’s statement rings true, Brennan IT Cloud and infrastructure services director, Nicholas Hollings, said the public Cloud should be a consideration in any IT strategy. At the same time, he said the workload to be deployed should suit the benefits provided in a public Cloud…


“Not all workloads are created equal, and not all businesses require infinite scalability,” he said. That is why Hollings suggests looking at the applications and their use before making the jump to the Cloud. “You will find some are best deployed on site, some work well in a hosting partner, and others are suited to a public Cloud deployment,” he said. Hollings adds the public Cloud should not be equated as the only solution to business challenges, as there is no “golden hammer”…

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