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We can be a Local Cloud Operator |
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August 2011 |
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Cloud computing is a hot term meaning having our servers somewhere in the clouds. It can refer to an Intranet or Extranet. However, people use the term Cloud Computing to indicate that they do not know where the servers are. As such Cloud Computing carries some risks and this concern is real as some Amazon users have experienced. “Amazon struggles to restore data to European cloud customers” is published on 15 August 2011 by Computerworld New Zealand. Nevertheless cloud computing is real for various reasons and we just have to be very clear of what we are committed to. In fact, some of us in New Zealand can be a cloud operator or have been doing so for a while. A cloud operator can either buy computing and storage capacity from another cloud operator or owns the real hardware. This is where our big brothers enjoy a much higher level of economies of scale than us. This does not stop us running a small cloud or local cloud for whatever reasons as long as we can achieve an optimal level of economies. Compucon supports small and local cloud operators with high density low cost servers. The current offerings come in 3 levels of computing power. Read this for detail. http://www.compucon.co.nz/content/view/1137/5/
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