February 10, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Data Platform Vision
February 11, 2014 at 3:21 am
Even if everything ends up in the cloud it would not happen for a considerable amount of time. Rushing everyone to a future that may not occur and even if it did then not for some time does not make business sense to me. Microsoft need to accept that it is not going to happen overnight, if at all, so the abandonment on on-premises solutions is very premature.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
February 11, 2014 at 4:16 am
They need to remember that many of their enterprise level customers such as government agencies, civil service, banks etc. will be bound by security restrictions that prevent them using cloud storage, as data has to be kept very much inside the corporate firewall. Even wireless connectivity is banned as insecure in many government departments.
February 11, 2014 at 4:43 am
I'm in the financial industry. We've purchased a data warehouse solution that allows us to maintain critical and sensitive data on-site. If MS continues their push to the cloud, I'll have to adopt a non-Microsoft database technology. And believe me, I won't be alone.
February 11, 2014 at 6:18 am
It appears that we (collectively) are being dragged kicking and screaming into the cloud, whether we want it or not. I agree with many of the other replies, that security is a big issue and expect to see some major hacks in the near future with data, much like the credit card hacks at many of the retailers.
I don't think we can avoid the cloud, as this seems to be a natural progression for most of the software companies, and like all the others, Microsoft does not want to be left behind. I do think this needs more thought and consideration before putting all your eggs into the cloud basket.
February 11, 2014 at 7:59 am
I believe Microsoft's new CEO is solidifying the cloud only stance with this quote from a recent interview.
Microsoft has no SQL Server developers. We have only Azure developers.
While he does say that they go back every 12-18 months and refactor into something that can be sold, their focus is a cloud first vision.
Jason Carter
Tampa, Florida
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young" - Henry Ford
February 11, 2014 at 8:02 am
Jason Carter (2/11/2014)
I believe Microsoft's new CEO is solidifying the cloud only stance with this quote from a recent interview.Microsoft has no SQL Server developers. We have only Azure developers.
While he does say that they go back every 12-18 months and refactor into something that can be sold, their focus is a cloud first vision.
...but is that just posturing or a technical reality from Microsoft? Only time will tell.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
February 11, 2014 at 1:41 pm
I'm not aware of Microsoft ever meeting a revenue stream it didn't like and abandoning it. 'Bob' maybe? Or whatever that OS abomination was called. Anyway, the monolithic company with the monolithic marketing message needs to be careful it doesn't spook an entire segment of lucrative customers away. We plan some of the these purchases years in advance and if they sound like they are going in a different direction then we are, then we won't follow. Personally, I've also thought whoever does the marketing at Microsoft (at least post 2000) really should be doing something else. They are their own worst enemy.
February 11, 2014 at 1:49 pm
ccd3000 (2/11/2014)
Anyway, the monolithic company with the monolithic marketing message needs to be careful it doesn't spook an entire segment of lucrative customers away. We plan some of the these purchases years in advance and if they sound like they are going in a different direction then we are, then we won't follow. Personally, I've also thought whoever does the marketing at Microsoft (at least post 2000) really should be doing something else. They are their own worst enemy.
The perpetual item put on the Novell Christmas wish list by the sys admins was a really good marketing team. They never got one. See what happens? . . .
----------------
Jim P.
A little bit of this and a little byte of that can cause bloatware.
February 11, 2014 at 6:34 pm
🙂
February 11, 2014 at 7:26 pm
phegedusich (2/11/2014)
I'm in the financial industry. We've purchased a data warehouse solution that allows us to maintain critical and sensitive data on-site. If MS continues their push to the cloud, I'll have to adopt a non-Microsoft database technology. And believe me, I won't be alone.
I have a client that is in the same boat.
IMHO - they need to tread very cautiously toward the cloud. That said, the cloud is an acceptable solution for many situations - just not all.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
February 11, 2014 at 7:55 pm
SQLRNNR (2/11/2014)
I have a client that is in the same boat.IMHO - they need to tread very cautiously toward the cloud. That said, the cloud is an acceptable solution for many situations - just not all.
Whenever I hear of depending on the cloud I think of this Stargate Episode. Then there is the Outer Limits. Let alone any of the rest of the similar SF stories.
I can't find it but I seem to remember an Outer Limits where the data is always changing in the memories of every body. But one guy grabbed every non-fiction book from the library so he knew the truth. And he started teaching others not to belive the computer.
----------------
Jim P.
A little bit of this and a little byte of that can cause bloatware.
February 12, 2014 at 4:46 am
Jim P. (2/11/2014)
SQLRNNR (2/11/2014)
I have a client that is in the same boat.IMHO - they need to tread very cautiously toward the cloud. That said, the cloud is an acceptable solution for many situations - just not all.
Whenever I hear of depending on the cloud I think of this Stargate Episode. Then there is the Outer Limits. Let alone any of the rest of the similar SF stories.
I can't find it but I seem to remember an Outer Limits where the data is always changing in the memories of every body. But one guy grabbed every non-fiction book from the library so he knew the truth. And he started teaching others not to belive the computer.
A technological spin on an Orwellian dystopia.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
February 12, 2014 at 5:21 am
crazyEmu (2/11/2014)
@Jason Carter Can you post a URL to the interview...
Sure here it is.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/02/07/what-satya-nadella-told-me-before-he-got-the-job/
Jason Carter
Tampa, Florida
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young" - Henry Ford
Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 (of 15 total)
You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply