{"id":1956,"date":"2009-12-13T08:49:09","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T08:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/all-about-the-cloud-an-interview-with-dell%e2%80%99s-cloud-evangelist\/"},"modified":"2009-12-13T08:49:09","modified_gmt":"2009-12-13T08:49:09","slug":"all-about-the-cloud-an-interview-with-dell%e2%80%99s-cloud-evangelist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/planetology\/all-about-the-cloud-an-interview-with-dell%e2%80%99s-cloud-evangelist.php","title":{"rendered":"All About the Cloud: An Interview with Dell\u2019s Cloud Evangelist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"profile\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/eddd7_khazard.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Hazard\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\">While navigating the expo hall of the 2009 Cloud Computing Conference, Dell&rsquo;s Cloud Evangelist <a href=\"http:\/\/bartongeorge.net\/\">Barton George<\/a> snagged <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/author\/rwalters\/\">Rob Walters<\/a> for a quick interview to learn more about how The Planet is taking advantage of the cloud. Rob tackles some big questions about the market&rsquo;s perception of pure cloud computing and its hesitance to immediately adopt the seemingly Utopian platform. If you have about six minutes and forty-two seconds to spare, head to Dell&rsquo;s Inside Enterprise IT blog and watch the video: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.community.dell.com\/blogs\/insideit\/archive\/2009\/11\/16\/the-planet-from-hoster-to-hoster-amp-cloud-provider.aspx\">The Planet, from Hoster to Hoster &amp; Cloud Provider<\/a>.<\/p><p>As soon as they wrapped up the interview, I turned the camera to Barton. What does Dell&rsquo;s Cloud Evangelist think about <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/11\/04\/why-no-one-will-talk-about-cloud-computing-in-10-years\/\">the future of cloud computing<\/a>? Can private clouds and virtualization survive the hype of the public cloud? How is Dell approaching the cloud behemoth? His answers may surprise you:<\/p><div><\/div><p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Dell has invested about $450 million in software in the past two years to provide niche public cloud services.<\/li><li>Similar to Rob&rsquo;s sentiment, Dell sees virtualization as the &ldquo;building block&rdquo; of the cloud &ndash; a necessary step in getting hardware-minded customers comfortable with the platform.<\/li><li>The private cloud isn&rsquo;t necessarily doomed, and it&rsquo;s more than just a stepping stone.<\/li><li>Traditional IT isn&rsquo;t going anywhere.<\/li><li>In the future, a company&rsquo;s infrastructure may involve a mixture of traditional IT, virtualization, private clouds and the public cloud.<\/li><\/ul><p>-Kevin<\/p><div><h4>Related Posts:<\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/11\/04\/why-no-one-will-talk-about-cloud-computing-in-10-years\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why No One Will Talk About \"Cloud Computing\" in 10 Years<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/11\/13\/we-love-server-huggers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">We Love 'Server Huggers'<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/04\/22\/dell-the-poweredge710-and-nehalem\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dell, The PowerEdge710 and Nehalem<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/06\/23\/discussing-the-benefits-of-cloud-storage\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Discussing the Benefits of Cloud Storage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.theplanet.com\/2009\/05\/19\/cloud-computing-and-cloud-storage-what-you-need-to-know\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cloud Computing and Cloud Storage: What You Need to Know<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.theplanet.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fall-about-the-cloud-an-interview-with-dells-cloud-evangelist%2F&amp;title=All%20About%20the%20Cloud%3A%20An%20Interview%20with%20Dell%27s%20Cloud%20Evangelist\" title=\"StumbleUpon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/eddd7_stumbleupon.png\" title=\"StumbleUpon\" alt=\"StumbleUpon\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" style=\"padding-left:10px; 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