After seeing my eleventy-billionth "cloud" product, I've decided to make a post about what is not a cloud product.
Quite simply, to be a cloud service, it has to be big, floating around, and elastic. To put it directly,
This is not a cloud:
This is not a cloud:
This is not a cloud:
And, although very cool, this is still not a cloud:
This is a cloud:
... although probably not what you're referring to when you think of clouds these days.
Still, lets take a look at the cloud, the real cloud, and try to describe it.
It's big
Clouds are big, and generally not shaped. When you're within a cloud (fog when it's at ground level), you can't really see the boundaries.It just floats there
It's not tied down to anything, it's just up and floating around in the sky.It's elastic
It's not constrained to a certain size, and often they grow and shrink seamlessly while you're not even looking.So what is a Cloud in terms of computing?
But really, what does all this crazy talk have to do with cloud computing?Quite simply, to be a cloud service, it has to be big, floating around, and elastic. To put it directly,
The internet is not just a big truck you can dump onto... but a cloud is.
Comments
Yes, it does turn off a lot of people but equally pique a huge amount of interest by its aura of mystery and a great deal of so-called potential.
And really, who isn't amazed visualizing clouds and its strange shapes?
Thanks for continuing to write and clear stuff. We might not get everything as you've explained them but at least, we lesser mortals, are trying.
Best.
Alain
PS. I know you're a big AWS expert so I wonder if you've got time to review mcloud. See if it works for you or beginning cloud users in general. Thanks.