Forbes: Cloud computing is the essence of computing upgrade

Cloud computing is perhaps the most fashionable technology concept, the other, cloud computing has long been in the business and the wider use among many of our customers. What is more surprising is that the vast majority of the use of cloud computing have not aware of this.

Cloud computing the actual function of how much » Cloud computing is a new concept » Why enterprise chief information officer for a special liking for cloud computing » With these questions, the Forbes site of Highland Capital Partners partners and the site StorageNetworks CEO Peter Bell had an exclusive interview with, the following is the interview:

Q: How new cloud computing concept?

A: Cloud computing is different from our previous use of performance computing, which is essentially an upgrade of the former. Cloud computing is not simply to move data from the mainframe data center services centre, it is the platform and applications for mobile. This is a totally different mode of operation, we are only now beginning to enter this field. Enterprise-level computing operations have not yet entered cloud level, but the number of new enterprises based on a cloud computing set up their own corporate structure. These enterprises do not think that this is an outsourcing. They believe that this is a more effective, on the scale of the operation. This is a great improvement.

Q: How is the market-computing?

A: Cloud computing market has become a hot spot of concern, a large number of cast into the wind. In clouds computing market, many will face competition. Of course, this market will also emerged in a number of outstanding businesses, and similar Web2.0. When you analysis of Facebook, MySpace or Gmail, you will find that they have substantial value, in-computing market, but also the same reason.

Q:-What does it mean for the security operation?

A: Cloud computing will have a significant impact on the security market. No one wants to internal security issues, but in fact a large number of security problems within the firewall. We see some companies to outsource application development to them do not quite understand the business, which means that their cooperation with the enterprises can access the entire enterprise database system. This is not a cloud computing, which is outsourcing of application development. In clouds computing market, I think that enterprises can provide solutions to effectively prevent access to firewall the first question. The future, there will be some enterprises, optimized for the development of computing-security programmes. Our security will not appear in a non-virtual environment. This market still exist many loopholes, we need to integrate different levels of computing package.

Q: Cloud computing market risk, whether the increase?

A: If you use GMAIL and Google Calendar, you do not know how they run their store model and how. You need to trust them. If you have more sensitive information, you in different ways to deal with. Now, enterprises need to trust third-party application developers.

Q: IBM, and other giants in the market-leading operations in other opponent?

Answer: From the perspective of treatment and support, IBM and other giants of the business environment have a different understanding. They may be the beginning of the advantages, but technical and cost perspective, they are not a big advantage. You need the support of IBM and a small business innovation balance. We can be sure, in clouds computing market, IBM will play an important role, EMC, Oracle and VMware, also will play an important role. These enterprises will become a provider of cloud computing, and software companies will become on-demand software provider, a new business-computing market will also play a role in the application. These giants have cost advantages, as a new start-ups, you can not contest in the Amazon and the cost advantages of the Amazon larger scale, a strong ability to provide services.

Q: Does the new enterprise will provide a unique service?

Answer: Yes. But in the world product, you need to know it is a function of a product or a business » Sometimes, contractors have a good ability, but its ability to focus on business development of a business model. Therefore, the characteristics and the business model is different issues.

Q: Cloud computing market, which market is a wise investment of?

A: We have for many business-computing research analysis, if the cloud computing market management capacity has been optimized, IBM customers will distinguish between such enterprises. For start-ups, cloud computing market exists great opportunities because the market needs to be further developed. At the same time, these giant is also facing some problems. China's new start-ups may be able to provide better solutions.