On November 16, 2009 in Fremont at Unitek College, HyperStratus Stratos Learning held “Workshop on Cloud Computing” with Hyperstratus CTO Jorge Noa enlightening Bill Bucci of Berico Technologies, Ron Rose of Point of Presence, John Souchak and Chris Fowler of Rightscale. I’ve now got a documentation as thick as a phone book and a 2GB flash drive full of information about cloud computing. As long as you have a browser, a good internet connection and a valid credit card, you can set up an account with Amazon Web Service (AWS).
In the back of the lab is a bank of routers and servers like most companies have. Soon companies won’t have to buy lots of hardware because the cloud doesn’t need much for interface. Today I saw Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) running on old Pentium desktops, a ThinkPad, a Dell laptop and Macbook. I thought I’d put the theory to the ultimate test and asked Chris Fowler of Rightscale if he could access it on his Motorola Verizon cell phone. Sure enough, he showed me it could be done in less than five minutes (see pictures below). John Souchak said he could do it on his Apple iPhone. They keep laptops in their car trunks as a backup. The world of cloud mobility is here.
This course will be offered again in Fremont at Unitek College from February 1, 2010 through February 4, 2010. If you are an IT professional, system administrator or just plain cloud curious I recommend this course.
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