Michael Crandell is the CEO and a founder of RightScale, where he provides the vision and direction for the company as it pioneers innovative ways to bring the power of cloud computing to any organization. Crandell is a frequent speaker at cloud computing industry conferences, and he has played a major role in helping establish and promote openness and transparency in the cloud market. Prior to RightScale, he served as CEO at several Internet software-as-a-service (SAAS) companies and as executive vice president at eFax.com. Crandell received his B.A. from Stanford University and completed graduate studies at Harvard University.
Like many disruptive, evolving technologies, cloud computing is going through
a phase characterized by opposites: hype and exaggeration on one side, and
fear and skepticism on the other. How do you determine what's really going to
work for your organization? Separating the myths from the facts of cloud
computing is a good place to start. Let's take a look at the top 10 cloud
computing myths as we see them, and the realities behind those myths that can
help you make intelligent decisions about the cloud.
Myth 10: My Data Center Is Virtualized So I Already Have the Cloud
Virtualization is a key component of the cloud, but cloud computing is about
much more than virtualization. The ability to deploy and scale infrastructure
rapidly and programmatically, on-demand, on a pay-as-you-go basis - that's
what really defines the cloud and what is difficult if not impossible to ... (more)
Michael Crandell is the CEO and a founder of RightScale, where he provides the vision and direction for the company as it pioneers innovative ways to bring the power of cloud computing to any organization. Crandell is a frequent speaker at cloud computing industry conferences, and he has played a major role in helping establish and promote openness and transparency in the cloud market. Prior to RightScale, he served as CEO at several Internet software-as-a-service (SAAS) companies and as executive vice president at eFax.com. Crandell received his B.A. from Stanford University and completed graduate studies at Harvard University.
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