tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post1848678677401859471..comments2024-03-11T13:27:26.632-07:00Comments on Fountainhead: An early analysis of VMware vCloud and VDC-OSKen Oestreichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530514227192850735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-76628711234665176602008-09-17T17:49:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:49:00.000-07:00James' asks a great question - and what of OVF? I...James' asks a great question - and what of OVF? It speaks to VM portability... which I'm dubious about 'cause not all vendors always play by the rules. But if they did, that would make Cassatt's job even easier.<BR/><BR/>My 'lock-in' reference was more about VMware's story implying that to get the interesting dynamic properties they spoke of, *everything* had to be on VMware VMs first. I don't think that's tennable long-term. The industry still needs an "out-of-band" VM-vendor-neutral management tool to adjust resources of all physical and virtual types. <BR/><BR/>BTW, OVF speaks only to portability, and does not embody things like SLA management policies. But others are addressing that....Ken Oestreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530514227192850735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-33186576468229696492008-09-15T23:47:00.000-07:002008-09-15T23:47:00.000-07:00Good Analysis.Few more comments :* Would VMWARE bu...Good Analysis.<BR/>Few more comments :<BR/><BR/>* Would VMWARE build a cloud of its own or just provide cloud "products" ?<BR/><BR/>* Virtual Center has lots of scaling issues for a cloud based solution where change is much more frequent. Are those solved or is VC just not used here ?<BR/><BR/>* Building a true multi-tenant cloud based offering to handle networking and storage for IT data center is a lot more challenging than running Ruby-on-Rails the Amazon style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-51152671482384235862008-09-15T13:34:00.000-07:002008-09-15T13:34:00.000-07:00Ken,Excellent analysis. I updated my own post on ...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Excellent analysis. I updated my own post on the three cloud OS announcements today (VMWare, Citrix and Virtual Iron) to make sure people see this.<BR/><BR/>However, I'm still concerned that you kind of brushed over OVF, and the effect that portable appliances will have on the whole "VMWare lock-in" story. Is OVF a no-op? What is Cassatt's position relative to this burgeoning VM portability story, and the OVF standard in particular?James Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07869296024524739031noreply@blogger.com