On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ok, I understand what you are saying, but what you actually describe is an > organizational issue, while I was having in mind a little bit more technical > aspect. No, what I'm describing is a situation. That situation developed over time. Now, there are new technologies (many of which fall under some definitions of the word "cloud") which form a new, more efficient solution to an old problem. It all depends on your definition of the term "cloud computing" or the "cloud". From RedHat's Cloud 101 paper: "Conceptually, cloud computing can be thought of as building resource abstraction and control on top of the hardware abstraction provided by virtualization." > Am I running a cloud environment on my laptop? The point is - it doesn't matter. There is no definitive definition of Cloud Computing. But that doesn't mean that when NASA or RedHat or Microsoft talk about Cloud Computing its all BS. A lot of what's being said is very interesting and will be very relevant to lots of people. Maybe you're one of them. Maybe you're not. > I want to know what is the difference between a "set of virtual machines" and a > "cloud" from a technical perspective, ie. from the point of view of > *implementation*, not organization. For some definitions of cloud, the difference between a set of virtual machines and a cloud is that the cloud is accessed through an API, the power (in terms of CPU cycles or storage) scale linearly and indefinitely. > OTOH, if it also has an implementation aspect, I would like to know what extra > software implements it, what is its purpose, and what benefits does it bring. There is no definitive definition of cloud, but if I had to point to an open source package or project that implements a cloud, I would point to OpenStack. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
