Has our industry ever really fundamentally defined what is "cloud computing"?????
Even though "MPLS" is sort of a buzzword too, we can define it, how it works, it's protocol and such... But cloud computing? > Subject: RE: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch > Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:26:29 -0600 > From: matlo...@exempla.org > To: n...@foobar.org; brandon....@brandontek.com > CC: nanog@nanog.org > > Because 'cloud computing' is the latest buzzword, and their marketing > department thought that by attaching that buzzword to it, that would > increase sales? :) > > Nevermind that clouds contain nothing but vapor..... > > Ken Matlock > Network Analyst > Exempla Healthcare > (303) 467-4671 > matlo...@exempla.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Hilliard [mailto:n...@foobar.org] > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 8:14 AM > To: Brandon Kim > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch > > On 18/10/2010 14:27, Brandon Kim wrote: > > Good question Nick, what is a cloud switch? Is this like VSS in cisco > > where you have a virtual chassis? > > The vss is virtual management software for a virtual switch. This box > looks like a piece of hardware that you can plug things into, so I'm > just > wondering what makes this a cloud switch and some other piece of kit not > a > cloud switch. > > Nick >
