On Sep 16, 2011, at 4:05 AM, Allen wrote:
> Can this also mean on your own server and not giving up data to the likes of
> google?
Of course - that's one of the main goals of OpenStack: a free and open
cloud solution that anyone can deploy on their own hardware. Fear of lock-in is
probably the biggest barrier to companies adopting cloud strategies now.
You certainly can't run it on your own "server" (singular) - the
"cloudiness" means that you don't have a single point of failure, so you'd need
several servers in order to get any sort of benefit. Which means you need a
server room at a minimum, or a small data center. And that means making sure
you have redundant, filtered power, sufficient cooling, redundant network
connectivity, replacement parts, hardware monitoring, etc. And that's why many
companies prefer to outsource the handling of those physical servers to
companies such as Rackspace. You can either use our public cloud, or, if you
don't need that sort of scalability, or have concerns, as you seem to, about
your data's security, you can choose to have a set of servers dedicated to you
with OpenStack running on them - what we call "private cloud". Either way, you
can focus on your business rather than running your own data center.
-- Ed Leafe
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