What do you want from cloud computing? A conversation with Zenoss
January 4, 2013
Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Dan Kuznetsky.
Floyd Strimling, VP Community, Technical Evangelist for Zenoss, stopped by a while ago to speak about his opinions on the topics of OpenStack, Google App Engine versus Amazon Web Service, and different approaches to open source projects he’s seen companies adopt. Our conversation started by focusing on cloud computing frameworks and the approaches organizations are using to deploy their applications. I’m not going to attempt to capture all of the thoughts that were discussed. Here is a short summary:
1. Often cloud computing services are being selected based upon the the expected costs rather than what the service will do for the organization. These perceptions often are developed by business decision makers without the help of IT support…
2. Organizations would be best advised to engage the IT organization early on in a project to make sure that what appear to be simple choices about a cloud service don’t turn into major impediments later.
3. It is really wise to understand the features; functions; frameworks; terms and conditions; and other attributes of a cloud service offering before making a commitment. This also includes having the answers to questions about management, security, reliability, usage restrictions and the like before making a move…
Read more from the source @ http://www.zdnet.com/what-do-you-want-from-cloud-computing-a-conversation-with-zenoss-7000009383/