Prelude to COFES 2010: Jon Peddie to Walk on Cloud
Jon Peddie from Jon Peddie Research (www.jonpeddie.com) shares his thoughts on cloud computing. He is scheduled to give a presentation on the same topic at the upcoming COFES 2010.
Jon Peddie from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) thinks our current way of keeping up with technology — cyclical hardware updates to make sure we can run the latest software releases — is doomed. He predicts, in the future, we would draw as much — or as little — computing power as we need from the cloud, much in the same we we draw electricity from the grid today. The basic premise of his argument makes sense to me. After all, we don’t go out and buy a new generator whenever we need more power. In fact, we don’t — well, most of us don’t, at any rate — own generators; we just pay our local provider for the volume we use. That, in essence, is his argument in favor of cloud computing.
Peddie is scheduled to give a presentation about the topic at The Congress on the Future of Engineering Software 2010 (COFES, Scottsdale, Arizona, April 15-18). He invites you to bring your own theories in favor — or against — cloud computing.
“Bring your arguments and an open mind — thinking allowed,” he said. He would like to humbly request that you refrain from bringing tomatoes and eggs to throw at him.
For more on his thoughts, listen to our conversation here (roughly 10 mins long), the first in a series of podcasts with COFES presenters.
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Tags: cloud computing, COFES, Jon Peddie, JPR
Dear Jon,
I totally agree, but the way cloud computing will work out is debatable. MS has made the leap towards Gaming via Cloud Computing, but the lag is unacceptable for use in Gaming.
Arcade style Cloud Computing might be an intermediate in the attempt to decrease lag a Server being located hundreds or thousands of Km away. If Gaming Servers works at a local plan, the nearest Server being closer than 100Km away. Local Net Cafe’s might be interested in investing the same way as the Arcades invested in the 80’s-90’s.
As for content where lag isn’t an issue, fx News Papers, E-Books, Movie Rentals, Web TV, Phone, SMS, & MMS. The future is bright, it’s here already, but if ISP’s can provide all this as a package, everybody can automatically get a piece of their cake with less administration, & support come only from the ISP so savings can be made there too.
Hardware can be made ultra cheap, ultra portable/mobile, & upgrades will be made on the Servers, NOT in the home. Lesser electricity bills at home, more security where clients have all their activities going through these Servers, there will be better ways to advertise (or avoid ads), extra money can be available & in the vested interest of ISP’s to be invested in heightened security features on Client PC’s making money transaction safer. The Wild Wild Web, might become a safer place to roam.
Best Regards, Jay
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