Abstract: Cloud Brokerage is an emerging trend in the broader cloud
computing industry. Opinions differ widely about what it means to be a
broker and the significance brokers will have on the future of the industry
as a whole. The reality is that the brokerage model signals the real
potential to commoditize the compute utility, which will climax with the
genesis of compute as a tradable commodity like soybeans, oil or minerals.
In this four part series we will take a deep dive into the concept of cloud
brokerage and connect the dots between the key trends and market demands that
will shape a force few in the industry see coming and fewer still are
prepared to accept.
Part I: The Analysts Weigh In
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a
working paper on the subject of cloud brokerage, signaling the importance of
a movement... (more)
I just watched Google’s Jeff Ragusa’s video clip explaining the Google
Apps reseller model. If I didn’t know any better I would have thought the
Just for Laughs Festival I attend every year started early. Here is the big
joke: Google is offering a whopping 20% of the Google Apps revenue generated
by the Channel for directing their customers to Google’s coffers. For those
of you that don’t know yet, let me give you the math: Google charges $50
per year per user for access to Google Apps. Gee Goog, you shouldn’t have.
I mean really! A cool $10 per year for every user I hand over? W... (more)
Cloud Computing is the next great land rush and it is happening now. All
the major technology companies have their offerings. And it seems like
everyone is entering the market – even the hosting companies want in on the
land rush.
In theory, migration to the Cloud makes business sense; you’re enabling
companies to rent computing power that would cost them too much to buy. I
won’t bore you with yet another blog post on the ‘what is it’ topic.
There is a great synopsis of Cloud Computing published by Mache Creeger and I
recommend checking it out. In our model, we’re allowing ... (more)
Larry Walsh, of Channel Insider, recently tackled the sensitive subject of
the role of the IT service Channel in the burgeoning market for cloud
computing services and then subsequently posted a follow up. Since 6fusion is
the only 100% Channel focused cloud computing provider in the market that I
know of, I naturally read Larry’s piece with an extra amount of attention.
Walsh makes a couple of very poignant observations about what is happening in
the market regarding Cloud computing and the impact it has on the thousands
of IT intermediaries we often call Resellers or Managed Ser... (more)
The long awaited Microsoft Azure pricnig model was announced recently. For a
while I really thought Microsoft would use its fashionably late arrival to
Cloud Computing to build upon the short comings of other vendors and maybe
take advantage of the opportunity to establish a leadership position in Cloud
Pricing. Alas, yesterday I discovered that Microsoft will instead add to the
confusion when it comes to Cloud Pricing. Here is a snippet of what they
announced:
Azure pricing is a disappointment on three counts:
It isn’t true utility or consumption computing pricing because the c... (more)
John Cowan is co-founder and CEO of 6fusion. John is credited as 6fusion's business model visionary, bridging concepts and services behind cloud computing to the IT Service channel. In 2008, he along with his 6fusion collaborators successfully launched the industry's first single unit of meausurement for x86 computing, known as the Workload Allocation Cube (WAC). John is a 12 year veteran of business and product development within the IT and Telecommunications sectors and a graduate of Queen's University at Kingston.
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