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Industry News Desk Cloud Computing Is Two Things: Encapsulation and Abstraction
Barry X Lynn presents a general session at the First Annual Government IT Conference & Expo
By: GovIT News
Oct. 22, 2009 02:15 PM
"Cloud Computing is two things: encapsulation and abstraction," noted Barry X Lynn, Chairman and CEO of 3Tera, at the First Annual Government IT Conference & Expo. That is the main thing to remember he emphasized. There are three questions you should ask about Cloud Computing: What is Cloud Computing? Why do we need Cloud Computing? How should we use Cloud Computing?
What is Cloud Computing? There are numerous definitions, Lynn noted. After providing several definitions of Cloud Computing, including Wikipedia's, Gartner Group's, and the U.S. State Department of Commerce, he then provided 3Tera's definition - encapsulating applications into single entities and then abstracting them Why do we need Cloud Computing? You should use Cloud Computing because it provides a reduction of CapEx. There are also operational savings. In many companies now you can find one administrator managing numerous servers, which is a big savings Time-to-value is one reason why you need cloud computing. If you don't have to configure hardware, time-to-value decreases 80 percent.
How should we use Cloud Computing? First you have to understand the principles. Virtualizing VMs is not the answer, he said. If you encapsulate an application, then the platform knows all about the application. You should also take great pains to run Cloud Computing right. 3Tera's product, AppLogic, starts with a basic computing process and also has a patented process called ADL. Once an application is encapsulated, you have the ability to scale out applications and not pay for stuff that you are not using. You can also implement one application at a time and it doesn't entail redoing the IT infrastructure.
Cloud Computing is the future of information technology, Lynn noted. When you are doing Cloud Computing right, it doesn't entail redoing the IT infrastructure. He ended with this final thought - think about Cloud Computing not as a destination but as a journey. Think about new ways that you can use Cloud Computing. The 4th International Cloud Computing Expo is co-located at the Santa Clara Convention Center with the 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo. Sponsors and Exhibitors:
Sponsorship Opportunities: Register Today and Save ! Keynote & Breakout Session Speakers at the combined event at the Santa Clara Convention Center include:
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