{"id":1591,"date":"2014-04-27T23:33:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-27T23:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2022-09-26T07:20:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T14:20:18","slug":"amazon-web-services-good-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/amazon-web-services-good-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Web Services &#8211; A good look.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For several years now, I have been a customer of\u00a0Amazon Web Services (AWS) using S3 (Storage) and a couple\u00a0development \/ test servers. Because of this, I thought I knew what it was all about.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks back I attended a training session on the AWS platform, and\u00a0I must say:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The more I saw, the more I realized I know so very little&#8230;<br \/>\nThis is exciting and mind-opening!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This was\u00a0one of those single and very rare\u00a0moments, where you say to yourself: &#8221; I am seeing the future, and it is already here&#8230;. \u00a0 I have been talking about this &#8216;sh&#8230;tuff&#8217; as if it was in the near future, when\u00a0in reality it is very real and in the\u00a0here and now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Wow &#8212; What an incredible platform Amazon has build,\u00a0and there is no end-in sight!<\/p>\n<p>I have been preaching &#8220;Infrastructure-as-a-Service&#8221; and &#8220;Applications -as-a-Service&#8221; for much of my\u00a0professional life. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have helped organizations move to highly virtualized infrastructures, and seen\u00a0the benefits of it along the way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2009 we ran across a company which offered a service \u00a0where you draw your desired infrastructure in a Visio-like diagram and after accepting the estimated monthly price, within a hours you will get back all of your \u00a0IP_addresses and access codes for the items you requested.<\/p>\n<p>AWS \u00a0is well beyond that. \u00a0It is the next level&#8230; \u00a0but it requires a different\u00a0mind-set&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infrastructure as SOFTWARE&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Organizations can now treat hardware in the same way in which they treat code (software) where independent dynamic components work together\u00a0\u00a0to create the desired outcome (aka service). \u00a0 \u00a0Each\u00a0complete version (hardware, software, configuration) can be version-ed, and &#8220;replicated&#8221; or recalled at any time. \u00a0 And I do not mean just single servers, but entire infrastructures with security, internal network connectivity (vLANS), scale up\/out and down depending on workflows and\u00a0rule-based logic, content \/ database replication, traffic monitoring and adjustments, etc, etc, etc..<\/p>\n<p>Literally &#8212; code!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beyond the Obvious&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cost savings are clear&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No need for organizations to initiate large capital purchase of hardware or software to cover not only the\u00a0baseline but also the demand spikes.<\/li>\n<li>Saving on related setup integration \/ testing services for the\u00a0infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Data center \/ co-hosting space and associated costs.<\/li>\n<li>Technical staff to maintain the base environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But what is not usually clear are the intangibles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security is far better than anything you could define and keep internally.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to make changes\/adjustments quickly and efficiently (agility &amp; flexibility)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to (have) feasible\u00a0back-out procedure<\/li>\n<li>Disaster Recovery handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Different\u00a0mind-set<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A different mind set is needed&#8230; Everyone in the information technology management field needs to look closely at what they do&#8230; \u00a0 \u00a0from technology consultants to technical architects, from technology managers to CIOs..<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the cost barriers for large complex systems have been shattered, allows to focus on proper component design (with security and \u00a0independence in mind)<\/p>\n<p>It is very exciting times again for the future of Technology&#8230; \u00a0We are at a cross-roads similar to when the personal-computer (1981) \u00a0or later the Internet (1991) were\u00a0introduced to the masses. \u00a0It existed in limited formats, but when out-of-the closet and mass-adopted it revolutionize the world we live in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Traditional technology infrastructure build-ups (including in-house virtual infrastructures)\u00a0are as obsolete as mainframes, mini-computers, vaccuum tubes, horse-carriages. \u00a0 \u00a0Yes they will continue to exist in limited and\/or specialized formats, but for the vast majority of enterprises, they will need to change, or forced to change.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For several years now, I have been a customer of\u00a0Amazon Web Services (AWS) using S3 (Storage) and a couple\u00a0development \/ test servers. 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