Structure 2010: Intel vs. the Homogeneous Cloud

GigaOM (Jun 24 2010) Cloud Computing

1. Hey guys, we should really work together, was Intel’s message at the GigaOM Network’s Structure conference in San Francisco, where the company’s GM of high-density computing, Jason Waxman, correctly identified himself as the elephant in the room (something at least one panelist had called Intel earlier in the conference). Rather than the current ideal of the homogenous cloud — where uniform, consistent building blocks scale in tandem — Waxman called for a “best of breed” standardized cloud. He said this alternate kind of cloud would be good for both data centers and vendors. It would be federated, connecting virtual machines between public and private data centers. It would be automated, both for power and workflow placement. And it would be client-aware, recognizing the fast-growing ranks of connected devices (Intel projects 10 billion of them in the next five years, including phones of course but also TVs and cars. (Read Full Article)

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