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I've attended a number of CloudCamps around the world, and the question as to whether systems administrators are relevant in the post-cloud world always seems to come up. Let's put this silly question to bed: your cloud needs a sys admin. A mature IT ecosystem has both systems administrators and developers. The cloud has a nasty habit of deluding programmers into thinking they no longer need sys admins.

George Reese I've attended a number of CloudCamps around the world, and the question as to whether systems administrators are relevant in the post-cloud world always seems to come up. Let's put this silly question to bed: your cloud needs a sys admin. A mature IT ecosystem has both systems administrators and developers. The cloud has a nasty habit of deluding programmers into thinking they no longer need sys admins. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.38092 2009-10-03T22:36:34Z 2009-10-05T14:05:51Z

You moved into the cloud to save some money. Now it's the first of the month and you're looking at your latest cloud provider bill. It's not at all what you planned. How can than be? You probably did a solid ROI analysis and it clearly indicated that a cloud infrastructure was going to save you money. Welcome to the dark side of cloud computing--the world of VM sprawl. Newcomers to the cloud generally find it very easy to start up servers but very hard to shut them down. The result is a cloud infrastructure with an unfortunate number of pointless servers.

George Reese You moved into the cloud to save some money. Now it's the first of the month and you're looking at your latest cloud provider bill. It's not at all what you planned. How can than be? You probably did a solid ROI analysis and it clearly indicated that a cloud infrastructure was going to save you money. Welcome to the dark side of cloud computing--the world of VM sprawl. Newcomers to the cloud generally find it very easy to start up servers but very hard to shut them down. The result is a cloud infrastructure with an unfortunate number of pointless servers. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.37740 2009-08-15T15:36:03Z 2009-08-17T14:56:39Z

The Dasein Cloud API is the next step in the drive towards Open cloud programming standards. If you want to support multiple clouds or if you simply want to support the possibility of switching cloud providers, you are faced with supporting different programming models. This Open Source API enables programmers to write cloud management applications in Java against a single API that supports multiple clouds.

George Reese The Dasein Cloud API is the next step in the drive towards Open cloud programming standards. If you want to support multiple clouds or if you simply want to support the possibility of switching cloud providers, you are faced with supporting different programming models. This Open Source API enables programmers to write cloud management applications in Java against a single API that supports multiple clouds. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.37404 2009-07-05T19:21:13Z 2009-07-06T14:41:20Z

Social networking sites face a unique economic challenge when it comes to monetizing the value they create. Any attempt to capture a piece of the value they create inevitably damages that value.

George Reese Social networking sites face a unique economic challenge when it comes to monetizing the value they create. Any attempt to capture a piece of the value they create inevitably damages that value. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.37277 2009-06-24T01:22:58Z 2009-06-24T15:51:43Z

A key to successfully integrating the public cloud into your IT infrastructure is identifying a first application that will provide you with measurable results and learnings that can apply to future deployments without putting your business at risk. IT annoyances make the ideal first cloud projects.

George Reese A key to successfully integrating the public cloud into your IT infrastructure is identifying a first application that will provide you with measurable results and learnings that can apply to future deployments without putting your business at risk. IT annoyances make the ideal first cloud projects. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.36393 2009-06-01T18:11:15Z 2009-06-02T15:02:49Z

Amazon recently made available to the public three new services that will have a huge impact on the way people architect systems to be deployed in the Amazon cloud. I have put together my first look thoughts on these new offerings. . All three pieces significantly enhance what you can do with an infrastructure deployed in AWS, but they have their limitations.

George Reese Amazon recently made available to the public three new services that will have a huge impact on the way people architect systems to be deployed in the Amazon cloud. I have put together my first look thoughts on these new offerings. . All three pieces significantly enhance what you can do with an infrastructure deployed in AWS, but they have their limitations. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.36278 2009-05-20T00:50:13Z 2009-05-20T14:26:39Z

So, you're implementing a new software system that requires user authentication and management? Personally, I'm tired of seeing web sites fail to include a number of basic elements in their user management schemes. These Laws for Authentication Systems should not be violated regardless of how important or unimportant security is for you. If you decide to write your own solution or pick a packaged solution, make sure that system does not violate these laws.

George Reese So, you're implementing a new software system that requires user authentication and management? Personally, I'm tired of seeing web sites fail to include a number of basic elements in their user management schemes. These Laws for Authentication Systems should not be violated regardless of how important or unimportant security is for you. If you decide to write your own solution or pick a packaged solution, make sure that system does not violate these laws. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.36247 2009-05-16T17:06:13Z 2009-05-19T18:48:07Z

Every time an individual cloud vendor suffers a failure like last week's networking issues with Google, mindless bloggers rush out to suggest the failures of one company represent failures of cloud computing in general. It's time to hold this logical fallacy up to the light and learn what we really can learn from any given incident.

George Reese Every time an individual cloud vendor suffers a failure like last week's networking issues with Google, mindless bloggers rush out to suggest the failures of one company represent failures of cloud computing in general. It's time to hold this logical fallacy up to the light and learn what we really can learn from any given incident. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35906 2009-04-19T20:43:09Z 2009-04-20T14:48:14Z

If your cloud provider refuses to answer any specific question about their security architecture related to your security requirements, run--don't walk--away from that vendor. Security is one of the first things businesses mention when discussing fears about cloud computing. Cloud computing represents a loss of control for customers and these fears are therefore very valid.

George Reese If your cloud provider refuses to answer any specific question about their security architecture related to your security requirements, run--don't walk--away from that vendor. Security is one of the first things businesses mention when discussing fears about cloud computing. Cloud computing represents a loss of control for customers and these fears are therefore very valid. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35847 2009-04-12T00:02:48Z 2009-04-13T04:25:27Z

Few companies have a solid disaster recovery plan and fewer companies actually verify their DR plans are working. One of the often missed benefits of cloud computing is that it makes rapid disaster recovery with minimal data loss extremely cost effective and enables the automation of those processes that can be tested often using automated tools.

George Reese Few companies have a solid disaster recovery plan and fewer companies actually verify their DR plans are working. One of the often missed benefits of cloud computing is that it makes rapid disaster recovery with minimal data loss extremely cost effective and enables the automation of those processes that can be tested often using automated tools. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35721 2009-03-27T21:42:03Z 2009-03-27T22:23:56Z

All of the vendors in the cloud space have paid lip service to the idea of Openness in the cloud; and most everyone believes that being "Open" is a "good thing". In an environment in which few people agree on the specifics of defining the term "cloud computing", what exactly does it mean to have an Open Cloud?

George Reese All of the vendors in the cloud space have paid lip service to the idea of Openness in the cloud; and most everyone believes that being "Open" is a "good thing". In an environment in which few people agree on the specifics of defining the term "cloud computing", what exactly does it mean to have an Open Cloud? tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35661 2009-03-19T18:03:09Z 2009-03-20T14:49:35Z

Though the conventional wisdom on the Internet is that the economic benefits of cloud computing fail for applications with steady usage needs, the reality is that the commodity-server to cloud-server comparisons on which this wisdom is based are flawed. The reality is that the cloud often provides compelling economic benefits even when you have an application with consistent resource demands.

George Reese Though the conventional wisdom on the Internet is that the economic benefits of cloud computing fail for applications with steady usage needs, the reality is that the commodity-server to cloud-server comparisons on which this wisdom is based are flawed. The reality is that the cloud often provides compelling economic benefits even when you have an application with consistent resource demands. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35442 2009-02-26T16:05:42Z 2009-02-26T21:09:27Z

Compliance is the most significant issue confronting organizations looking at a move into the cloud. Here are a number of recommended architectures that should provide PCI compliance for pure-cloud infrastructures.

George Reese Compliance is the most significant issue confronting organizations looking at a move into the cloud. Here are a number of recommended architectures that should provide PCI compliance for pure-cloud infrastructures. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35034 2009-01-18T17:40:35Z 2009-01-21T19:29:37Z

Twitter is the only social media tool that has proven itself in the business arena. While some tools have serviced niche uses for specific industries, Twitter's global appeal to business and the amount of value it adds are unmatched. The irony of this situation is that any attempt to recapture that value necessarily destroys it.

George Reese Twitter is the only social media tool that has proven itself in the business arena. While some tools have serviced niche uses for specific industries, Twitter's global appeal to business and the amount of value it adds are unmatched. The irony of this situation is that any attempt to recapture that value necessarily destroys it. tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35022 2009-01-16T18:32:04Z 2009-01-16T19:03:03Z

Many email systems mark email coming from an SMTP server in the Amazon cloud as spam. As a result, you can't use traditional mail delivery techniques for sending out form submissions or program alerts from the cloud. In this cloud tip, I describe how you can successfully send legitimate email from an Amazon EC2 instance.

George Reese Many email systems mark email coming from an SMTP server in the Amazon cloud as spam. As a result, you can't use traditional mail delivery techniques for sending out form submissions or program alerts from the cloud. In this cloud tip, I describe how you can successfully send legitimate email from an Amazon EC2 instance.