tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post5773525843951273136..comments2023-09-21T01:30:11.389-07:00Comments on Data Center Dialog: Sorry, VMware: you don't need virtualization for cloud computingJay Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07528519479694492302noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-89112315873698126872009-03-30T11:08:00.000-07:002009-03-30T11:08:00.000-07:00well, it's true that you don't need virtualization...well, it's true that you don't need virtualization going to the cloud but it's also true that getting to the virtualization certainly makes your life of moving to the cloud much easier.Kenthttp://www.kjctech.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-67433998585422083952009-03-17T09:26:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:26:00.000-07:00mikhailp-Yeah, agreed, virtualization is certainly...mikhailp-<BR/>Yeah, agreed, virtualization is certainly nothing new. Cloud computing, though, has the possibility to do the things you mention, but also make a serious, fundamental change to how IT is run. That's what I think makes it so interesting. <BR/><BR/>More on this topic is intertwined with the notes I took on Nicholas Carr's IDC Directions keynote recently if you're interested: http:/Jay Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528519479694492302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-81570288888906813392009-03-11T12:18:00.000-07:002009-03-11T12:18:00.000-07:00Virtualization is one of ancient technologies whic...Virtualization is one of ancient technologies which been invented to solve some very narrow and specific problems (the debugging of OS on IBM mainframes in this particular case). The reason for the current blooming of virtualization is just indication that software development folks do not adequately catch up with hardware performance growth. Thus the truth is the cloud computing does not equal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-81449775150796694542009-02-26T10:33:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:33:00.000-08:00Agreed. Not having to change an organization's ex...Agreed. Not having to change an organization's existing environment is very attractive. It's one of the design points we've always kept in mind here at Cassatt: if you are disruptive/destructive to what is already going on in IT, it'll be a non-starter. When we talk about internal clouds with folks, as I mentioned in the blog, it's always in context of using what they already have in their Jay Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528519479694492302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750610775394937780.post-62419629237231232422009-02-25T13:51:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:51:00.000-08:00Great post, so thanks!Part of the appeal to me of ...Great post, so thanks!<BR/><BR/>Part of the appeal to me of the private cloud vision (as per VMware, myself and others) is the damn attractive part of not having to touch most legacy apps in any way.<BR/><BR/>Also, the fact that it's a natural progression of what most enteprise IT orgs are doing today (virtualizing) is attractive as well.<BR/><BR/>The inevitable "are you trading one proprietary Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com