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RE: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Kim)
Mon Oct 18 10:58:13 2010
From: Brandon Kim <brandon.kim@brandontek.com>
To: <matlockk@exempla.org>, <nick@foobar.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:58:05 -0400
In-Reply-To: <4288131ED5E3024C9CD4782CECCAD2C70B9A2EB2@LMC-MAIL2.exempla.org>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Has our industry ever really fundamentally defined what is "cloud computing=
"?????
Even though "MPLS" is sort of a buzzword too=2C we can define it=2C how it =
works=2C it's protocol and such...
But cloud computing?
> Subject: RE: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch
> Date: Mon=2C 18 Oct 2010 08:26:29 -0600
> From: MatlockK@exempla.org
> To: nick@foobar.org=3B brandon.kim@brandontek.com
> CC: nanog@nanog.org
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> Because 'cloud computing' is the latest buzzword=2C and their marketing
> department thought that by attaching that buzzword to it=2C that would
> increase sales? :)
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> Nevermind that clouds contain nothing but vapor.....
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> Ken Matlock
> Network Analyst
> Exempla Healthcare
> (303) 467-4671
> matlockk@exempla.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Hilliard [mailto:nick@foobar.org]=20
> Sent: Monday=2C October 18=2C 2010 8:14 AM
> To: Brandon Kim
> Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Pica8 - Open Source Cloud Switch
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> On 18/10/2010 14:27=2C Brandon Kim wrote:
> > Good question Nick=2C what is a cloud switch? Is this like VSS in cisco
> > where you have a virtual chassis?
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> The vss is virtual management software for a virtual switch. This box=20
> looks like a piece of hardware that you can plug things into=2C so I'm
> just=20
> wondering what makes this a cloud switch and some other piece of kit not
> a=20
> cloud switch.
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> Nick
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