tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post5499922154179833364..comments2023-09-21T01:30:11.389-07:00Comments on Data Center Dialog: Why it pays to be early -- especially with this much cloud choiceJay Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07528519479694492302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-33275404254202188842011-08-23T17:47:20.401-07:002011-08-23T17:47:20.401-07:00The idea behind SMI is to have some very straightf...The idea behind SMI is to have some very straightforward, business-level metrics that are easy to understand. Complex reports certainly aren't going to help, as you said, but you do want a way to weight the things that are important to your enterprise. The balance between simple and useful is the hard part. CA's participating with a bunch of orgs alongside Carnegie Mellon to try to findJay Fryhttp://datacenterdialog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-44783082518317220942011-08-15T14:21:34.380-07:002011-08-15T14:21:34.380-07:00Thanks Jay
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I'll have to read up on Servic...Thanks Jay<br /><br />--<br /><br />I'll have to read up on Service Measurement Index but it does sound interesting...but complex off the cuff. I wonder if someone is going to have to read a lengthy report to truly understand how one cloud type is different from another. A number / metric means little without understanding what it stands for - your thoughts?<br /><br />I look forward to Shivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-2524255531067713782011-08-11T16:21:20.607-07:002011-08-11T16:21:20.607-07:00Thanks for the comment, Shivan.
Differentiation ...Thanks for the comment, Shivan. <br /><br />Differentiation is definitely the key, especially with the big guys like Amazon continuing to move up the stack, as you said. Service providers have to find a unique value prop -- and a way to deliver that without constantly being in red. Investors aren't fond of that red ink stuff.<br /><br />One thing CA is working on to help describe some of Jay Fryhttp://datacenterdialog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-86793182339557671862011-08-10T15:58:24.380-07:002011-08-10T15:58:24.380-07:00Interesting stuff and excited to see what else com...Interesting stuff and excited to see what else comes up at CA.<br /><br />I think what resonates in this article the most for me is the point you make about choice with cloud. There truly are a maze of cloud providers coming out of the woodwork. A key challenge these guys will have is in differentiating themselves from one another. Price and performance are only a piece of the pie. Amazon hasShivannoreply@blogger.com