SuzSQL (11/14/2012)
I still think cloud is super buzzy. Private cloud is the top of buzz. Hosting, distributed processing, cycle sharing, VM....whatever you want to call it have all have been around for a long while. Most companies don't need this technology as it is presented today(except VM) and most won't use it. I think we can talk about it until we are blue but generally it is not going to effect our jobs as DBAs. The issue has always been the connection from here to there and there to wherever. Really let's stop jumping on the buzzwagon. I just want to get Hadoop data into my PDW in the cloud from my surface. 😎
Yes and no. Lots of buzz, hype, and a lack of definition, but it's not the same. We've had distributed processing and VMs for a long time, decades, but not with the same ease, and at the extremely low cost we have now.
I'm not sure I'd agree most don't need it. I think there are lots of things we do that don't require us to build our own data centers, and the data doesn't need the security of on premises.
I think it will affect some of our jobs, and in some ways. You can disagree, but I think as more companies look to future investments, or start new projects, it makes sense to think about letting someone else manage the really low level stuff, like hardware.