What Does Cloud Computing 2.0 Look Like?
July 31, 2013
Grazed from DataCenter Knowledge. Author: Pete Johnson.
There’s been a lot of coverage in the tech press lately about “per minute” billing of cloud services, which pushes the envelope of flexibility and the method may be putting pressure on Amazon to do the same. But what’s next? It’s fair to say that, after seven years of cloud computing, we’ve seen what Cloud Computing 1.0 is about. While better than traditional hosting, it’s still not all it could be. Not by a long shot.
What does Cloud Computing 2.0 look like? Here are some ideas:
1: Choose # of CPU cores, RAM, and amount of disk space independently
How cloudy is it really when your IaaS provider makes you pick from a list of cookie cutter sizes that makes life easier for them instead of more flexible for you? Really, think about it. How can a service provider force you to pick what is right for your app or database? For most IaaS providers now, it’s like buying a car — when you want to get the leather seats but they are only available in the package that also has a sunroof that you don’t want. Why use an IaaS platform that makes you pay for resources you don’t need? How very 1.0!…
If you’re using a public cloud provider today, go through the following experiment:
Pick one of your larger servers and look at the CPU utilization. Then look at the memory utilization. Finally, look at how much ephemeral (temporary) disk space you are actually using and divide it by the amount you had to pay for when you selected the instance size you did. Add up the percentages and divide by 3, one for each of the 3 dimensions of your server. That’s the percentage of your money that you’re wasting on that VM. Cloud Computing 2.0 allows you to embrace flexibility and pay for exactly what you use…
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