Michael Crandell. Taking Advantage of a Multi-Cloud World: Issues, Opportunities, and Practical Advice

Cloud Computing Conference - Cloud Slam 2009.
Abstract. We live in a multi-cloud world. Rackspace, Go Grid, Flexiscale, Microsoft and others have all joined Amazon in offering public cloud infrastructure services. And several vendors have announced support for private, enterprise clouds. As a customer, you have more choice than ever about when, where and how you consume IT resources. That's exciting news, because being able to easily move your applications across multiple clouds offers many benefits including:
• relief from vendor lock-in
• support for full-scale disaster recovery
• access to cloud services geographically closest to the point of demand
• greater freedom to choose the best combination of pricing, features, SLAs, and security compliance for your needs

Of course, with these advantages comes complexity. What are the issues that should be considered when you can choose between cloud providers? What does a multi-cloud world mean for application design, systems architecture, and overall administration?

Michael Crandell, Founder & CEO of RightScale, will discuss the evolving cloud landscape, the new issues it raises, and approaches and solutions that yield practical results for those considering leveraging the multi-cloud world today.

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