February 6, 2014 at 8:23 am
The cloud creates some disjointed management problems. If we push "some" of our infrastructure to the cloud, I still have to instantiate the tool set in two places. I have another "troubleshooting" path that has to be identified and vetted; and the end-user education piece can be difficult to communicate. The "hybrid" model is gaining, but I'm not sure we'll be able to truly let go of all of it!
February 6, 2014 at 8:26 am
For a small or medium sized retailer wanting a database backend for their e-commerce website, cloud based database hosting is perfect. They'd be fools to invest $$$,$$$ to stand up their own server and another $$$,$$$ to hire an in-house DBA / SYSADMIN. I completely understand why a start-up would embrace a 3rd party cloud hosted database platform.
The SOAP based SOA platform is appealing to applicat ion developers, but it actually isn't as efficient as straight TCP/IP protocal and tabular data streaming.
Also paying per GB for bandwidth doesn't seem benefitial for an organization wanting to host a multi-TB sized data warehouse. Of course those details vary by provider and providers can offer several different protocol and pricing structures.
For large organizations that traditionally have had a substantial IT department, it seems to me that deploying databases to a cloud based service provider would yield a good ROI in the short term, but might ROI may decline in the long term. It could turn into something like the old in-house programmers vs. outsourced programmers dilemma, where going forward the pedulum will swing the other way whenever the organization gets a new CEO.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho
February 6, 2014 at 8:55 am
Round and round we go.
Outsource your peripheral functions (like payroll) but keep your assets close. The cloud is a natural extension of this.
For development work spinning up a temporary environment in AWS and destroying it when its not needed is of major benefit. Couple that with Dev/Ops where your personal dev environment only needs to exist when you are activity working on it.
Provision of services has major benefits for data. Subscribe to an address lookup, vehicle lookup, credit score service and you'll get data in a consistent form and at a cost that is proportional to your usage.
So the NSA watches communications (and probably GCHQ in Britain). What horrendous sin-bin task that must be. Imagine having to read every email dictated by Dilbert's boss? You should see some of the unintelligible gibberish that comes into my inbox. I defy anyone to extract accurate meaning from it let alone code to apply machine learning!
Machine intelligence? Have you seen the spam from recruitment agencies?
Anyway, I'm off to watch "Her" starring Joaqim Phoenix
February 6, 2014 at 9:31 am
One outgrowth of using cloud-based data will be the need to access and integrate it within a distributed computing environment. APIs, Web services and integration buses will become the order of the day.
I started working on IBM mainframes in the 1970s, and I can remember the days when data exchange between computers meant spinning reel-to-reel tapes. What a remarkable time in which we now live and work!
February 6, 2014 at 10:42 am
I simply execute
REPLACE(@text,"the cloud","timeshared mainframes")
when I hear people talking about the benefits of timeshared mainframes.
Quite seriously, does anyone still know of any really good references from the 60's and 70's about how to best use timeshared mainframes at a business/overall IT strategy level? I suspect much of those selection methodologies are just as good today as it was then, once costs have been updated.
Most of the rest of the items are identical, but more difficult, on timeshared mainframes than your own machines. Security? Test it. Backups? Restore them and use the restore! High Availability - cause an outage and test it. Etc. Etc.
February 7, 2014 at 2:21 am
David.Poole (2/6/2014)
...So the NSA watches communications (and probably GCHQ in Britain). What horrendous sin-bin task that must be. Imagine having to read every email dictated by Dilbert's boss? You should see some of the unintelligible gibberish that comes into my inbox. I defy anyone to extract accurate meaning from it let alone code to apply machine learning!...
GCHQ? Not probably. Definitely.
In fact I am waiting for GCHQ to contact me directly and ask why I haven't taken the option to claim those millions of $$$s from the deceased African dictator whilst getting myself some meds and a Russian bride 😉
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
February 7, 2014 at 2:23 am
Craig-315134 (2/6/2014)
O.... APIs, Web services and integration buses will become the order of the day...
Have become the order of the day from where I sit. For a good number of years now.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
February 7, 2014 at 9:17 am
Gary Varga (2/7/2014)
Craig-315134 (2/6/2014)
O.... APIs, Web services and integration buses will become the order of the day...Have become the order of the day from where I sit. For a good number of years now.
They're fairly common here where I sit, too, Gary, but I work for government, which is usually a few steps behind the real world. SOA and cloud computing are finally making significant inroads in our system designs, and so we're looking at products like those from MuleSoft to assist with our integration efforts.
February 7, 2014 at 11:59 am
Nadrek (2/6/2014)
I simply execute
REPLACE(@text,"the cloud","timeshared mainframes")
Fortunately its not that bad. Cloud based machines behave just like any other virtual machine and depending on what you rent you can choose between dedicated and multi-tenanted kit.
If you backup a could based SQL Server you get a backup file just as you would if you were backing up locally, albeit a bit slower.
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