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Data Reduction for Cloud Storage
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sun, 03/07/2010 - 04:06
One of the most important factors to consider when using cloud storage is the cost of transport. Most cloud storage providers charge you not only for data storage, but also for transporting the data (upload/download) as well. It is these charges which often form the vast majority of cloud storage cost.
To minimize these costs, it is vital to remember the three techniques of data reduction; compression, incrementalization, and deduplication. Let's take a brief look at all three of these valuable techniques.
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Does size matter ?
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sat, 03/06/2010 - 15:25
Does size really matter?
This age-old question has been applied to many topics, but in this case I am talking about Cloud Providers. Everyone knows the usual suspects; Amazon, Microsoft, Google and SalesForce head the lists of Iaas, PaaS and SaaS providers. As in the golden days of the Internet, the idea of First Market Move still seems valid. Once your name is established as the “leader” in any activity, there is a clear advantage in being thought of first when it comes to evaluating solutions.
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NCOIC Analyses Cloud Computing With SCOPE
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sat, 02/27/2010 - 14:31
Last week, the Network Centric Operations Consortium (NCOIC) Cloud Computing Working Group (CCWG) started it's work on cloud interoperability in earnest. The first step in their process is the completion of a Systems, Capabilities, Operations, Programs and Enterprises (SCOPE) model. As an analysis tool, SCOPE is used to characterize interoperability-relevant aspects of a system or capability in terms of a set of dimensions.
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This week in Cloud Security Headlines
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sat, 02/27/2010 - 11:25
Court order help Microsoft tear down Waledoc botnet
In this case, Microsoft used a legal take down order for 277 .com domains. These domains were managing a peculiar form of Application-As-A-Service, or if you prefer, SPAM-As-A-Service. Believe me, I think this is wonderful, but it points out a particular weakness in cloud-based services ...
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Cloud from both sides
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Wed, 02/24/2010 - 08:21
One of the most interesting aspects of Cloud Computing I have noticed over the past couple of years is the dichotomy that exists between Cloud USERS and Cloud PROVIDERS.
From the user perspective Cloud Computing is a means of abstracting all (or most of) the complexities inherent in the delivery of IT. From the provider’s perspective it is entirely the opposite.
Where the end user is no longer concerned with Real Estate, Power and Cooling, Depreciation of Capital Equipment, High Availability, OS patching and maintenance etc., the provider needs to consider these aspects in spades.
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Bots in the Cloud
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Tue, 02/23/2010 - 16:47
With all the recent attention to the Kneber bot net, I am reminded that we must consider how we would detect bot infections in the cloud. Most bot infections are well-hidden from local security tools and like Kneber only reveal themselves via detection of suspicious network activity. Most cloud providers do not allow tenants to monitor the network. How will cloud tenants detect when their cloud based systems are compromised?
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What the heck is an m1.small anyway?
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sat, 02/20/2010 - 14:13
A lot of us in the cloud community enjoy reading what I refer to as "cloud trivia." Cloud trivia encompasses metrics of measured speed or throughput, potentially across cloud providers. A special favorite of mine is the Rackspace post [1] showing how much faster their 1.5c/hr server is than ec2's 8.5c/hr m1.small. There must be a way to use this data to make cloud offerings more relevant to application or budget requirements.
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What's happening in compute cloud abstraction APIs
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Wed, 02/17/2010 - 21:18
This blog presents a status update of 5 popular open source projects supporting compute cloud portability.
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Cloud=Internet ? I don't think so.
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Wed, 02/17/2010 - 08:23
I have recently seen several blog posts bemoaning the prominence of Cloud Computing on the “hype-o-meter.” More than a few times, I have read suggestions that the very term “Cloud” be replaced with “Internet” to mitigate the cheapening effect of over-use (or inappropriate use by those looking to profit by the association.)
Whenever the discussion of “defining” Cloud Computing arises, I turn to the canonical source, the NIST v15 (currently.) I was surprised, but not shocked, that the word “Internet” did not appear among the 790 that comprise the document.
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Flash Memory and the Cloud
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sun, 02/14/2010 - 15:58
There is certainly a lot of articles being published nowadays on flash memory, its impact on data storage and the way we compute. However, there is not much being written (or talked about) on its impact on cloud storage. While it's clear to most how flash memory and other solid state storage impact us as individuals for compute - in fact I am using a laptop with a flash SSD as I type - it's not clear at all on how users of cloud storage would or could utilize flash memory effectively.
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Cloud Slam Event Blog - Fri, 02/12/2010 - 14:02
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Compute Cloud Abstraction APIs ... who needs 'em?
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Fri, 02/12/2010 - 00:18
This blog is about open source cloud computing libraries. Specifically, this is about libraries that abstract away differences between compute clouds such as EC2 and Rackspace. In the following blog, you'll find opinions from consultants, business founders, users of the cloud and even those who run a cloud themselves. They will tell you their opinion on the value proposition of cloud aggregation and abstraction libraries. Some mention their expectations for the future. In a follow-up, I'll discuss some of the tools these leaders mention.
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Brother, can you spare a paradigm?
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Thu, 02/11/2010 - 15:48
If there is one phrase that I find annoyingly overused in describing Cloud Computing, it is the cliché “paradigm shift.” I have even heard “new paradigm” combined with it to create the redundant phrase “NEW paradigm shift!!”
The most common synonyms for “paradigm” include “example, model, pattern, and archetype.” In other words, a paradigm means “business as usual.” A paradigm SHIFT then, would be a disruption in the normal, a radical change, or a new pattern.
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Cloud Slam Event - Helping To Lower CO2 Emmissions
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Mon, 02/08/2010 - 09:17
While we don't know exactly how many CO2 are emitted into the air as part of a physical conference, we are pretty sure our virtual event stacks up pretty well. However, CO2 savings are not the only measures virtual events can stack up against.
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Build vs. Buy becomes SaaS vs. PaaS
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Thu, 02/04/2010 - 09:41
In the nascent years of Distributed Computing, a whole industry emerged; COTS. Off-the-shelf applications, or "commodity" programs became available. Due in large part to the ubiquitous nature of the x86 platform, sales of “shrink-wrapped” programs saw a volume large enough to support the creation of thousands of new businesses.
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Legal Implications of Cloud Computing: Relationships in the Cloud
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:59
While there is much debate on the IT side as to whether Cloud computing is revolutionary, evolutionary or “more of the same” with a snazzy marketing label, in the legal context, Cloud computing does have a potential significant impact on legal risk. This post explores the relationships in the Cloud, and the potential legal implications and impacts suggested by them.
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Economics of Cloud Storage
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Sat, 01/30/2010 - 16:02
In his recent blog, my friend Jan Klincewicz wrote this: "To many, the exchange of CAPEX to OPEX is the real driver behind going to a Cloud model."
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Re-thinking Private Clouds
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Fri, 01/29/2010 - 10:57
In a previous blog entitled "Of Lamb's Tails and Private Clouds" I discussed what I considered the misuse of the term "Private Cloud." To summarize, adopting the trappings and techniques of Cloud Computing while still maintaining ownership and costs related to infrastructure and the real estate that houses it seems disingenuous to me.
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Haiti Relief Fund
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:19
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Data Integrity and Evidence in the Cloud
Cloud Slam Event Blog - Fri, 01/22/2010 - 19:26
Data integrity is a potential challenge in cloud computing, with implications for both operational efficiency and legal evidence. Vendors should consider a standards-based approach to assuring data integrity, and customers should address the issue in due diligence and in contracting.
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