Comments on: “That Cloudamajigger Thing” http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/ A Behind the Scenes Look at the Best Hosting Provider in the World Thu, 23 May 2013 19:20:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Karen http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-47055 Karen Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:30:21 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-47055 With the Cloud, anything will be accessible at anytime. It's definitely a sure fire way to ensure you can upload and handle anything you'd like for more self gratuitous purposes. With the Cloud, anything will be accessible at anytime. It’s definitely a sure fire way to ensure you can upload and handle anything you’d like for more self gratuitous purposes.

]]> By: jscott http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37591 jscott Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:28:07 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37591 Skinman, I'd like to know who your editor was on this post. I know for a fact the word "loquacious" is not part of your vocabulary, nor do you know how to use it correctly in a sentence. :P Skinman, I’d like to know who your editor was on this post. I know for a fact the word “loquacious” is not part of your vocabulary, nor do you know how to use it correctly in a sentence. :P

]]> By: Bill http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37163 Bill Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:07:36 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37163 "The Cloud" is a little more than what "we've been using for years". It's nebulous for certain, but it is much much more than just some hardware. For example, if done properly with a Cloud Server if the hardware crashes/fails you can have the server back up and running in a few minutes. If the same server were hosted entirely on dedicated hardware it could be hours/days before the server is back up. The key component to any Cloud ____ is a nebulous storage repository for the data that allows you to access the data from any(with limits in some cases) hardware node. This provides data redundancy and reliability without the overhead of extra SAN/RAID/server storage. It's not perfect to be sure, but if the difference means that you have an extra layer of loss security vs having none wouldn't it be worth it? That being said, as a good admin, you should ALWAYS have a working backup of anything that is imperative to your (or your clients) business. “The Cloud” is a little more than what “we’ve been using for years”. It’s nebulous for certain, but it is much much more than just some hardware.

For example, if done properly with a Cloud Server if the hardware crashes/fails you can have the server back up and running in a few minutes. If the same server were hosted entirely on dedicated hardware it could be hours/days before the server is back up.

The key component to any Cloud ____ is a nebulous storage repository for the data that allows you to access the data from any(with limits in some cases) hardware node. This provides data redundancy and reliability without the overhead of extra SAN/RAID/server storage. It’s not perfect to be sure, but if the difference means that you have an extra layer of loss security vs having none wouldn’t it be worth it?

That being said, as a good admin, you should ALWAYS have a working backup of anything that is imperative to your (or your clients) business.

]]> By: Dani http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37154 Dani Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:32:22 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37154 "I think he makes monitors" - indeed! “I think he makes monitors” – indeed!

]]> By: Jim http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37105 Jim Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:01:21 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37105 As parents, I would imagine you would want to tell them the truth. And that is The Cloud is simply a marketing term coined by Hosting companies out of desparation I'm order to sell consumers services they either don't need or already have. Cloud backup (online backup), Virtualization (load balancing), SAS (Webmail) are all things we've been using for a long, long time. But because it is now "The Cloud," unintelligent and uninformed consumers feel they need to get it (and pay more for it). Companies are soaking it up, migrating their mission critical data to remote locations. The problem is, that Internet connection linking their office and their data is slow & unreliable. Thus, all the money they think the saved by outsourcing their storage needs, has put them in the red due to employee inefficiency. I can't wait for 911 to go the Cloud...can you imagine when the network goes down and the can't pull up any information to respond? Sad. Bravo to the marketers, but very shameful for companies to actually push this garbage. As parents, I would imagine you would want to tell them the truth. And that is The Cloud is simply a marketing term coined by Hosting companies out of desparation I’m order to sell consumers services they either don’t need or already have. Cloud backup (online backup), Virtualization (load balancing), SAS (Webmail) are all things we’ve been using for a long, long time. But because it is now “The Cloud,” unintelligent and uninformed consumers feel they need to get it (and pay more for it). Companies are soaking it up, migrating their mission critical data to remote locations. The problem is, that Internet connection linking their office and their data is slow & unreliable. Thus, all the money they think the saved by outsourcing their storage needs, has put them in the red due to employee inefficiency. I can’t wait for 911 to go the Cloud…can you imagine when the network goes down and the can’t pull up any information to respond? Sad. Bravo to the marketers, but very shameful for companies to actually push this garbage.

]]> By: Matt H http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37057 Matt H Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:31:23 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37057 Kids say the darndest things. Kids say the darndest things.

]]> By: Sajal http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/that-cloudamajigger-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-37042 Sajal Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:56:29 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/?p=7411#comment-37042 I think this is the best description of cloud : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQlMm39xr0 ;) I think this is the best description of cloud : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQlMm39xr0 ;)

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