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Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » Getting off the CloudAugust 16th, 2013 by Susan Smith
A recent article in Wired profiled some companies that have decided to move off the cloud and instead move most of their computing to some basic computers they can manage themselves. MemSQL, a Silicon Valley company founded by Eric Frenkiel, did exactly that about two years after it was founded, taking the company assets off the Amazon cloud, and saving money on managing their own computers. ‘I’m not a big believer in the public cloud. It’s just not effective in the long run,” said Frenkiel. While the cloud is great for many tasks, including launching a startup or running a small website, it may not sense for all applications. Zynga’s online gaming empire grew to monumental sizes in 2012, and promptly shifted a large portion of its operation off the Amazon cloud into its own data center.
Even smaller companies are doing the same. Uber, a ride-sharing startup, recently chose Peak Hosting to house its physical servers, shifting most of its computing off the Amazon cloud. Mixpanel, an analytics firm also has done the same kind of thing. Some industry spokesmen say that the public clouds can get more costly as time goes on, depending upon the scale of usage and size of the company. For launching a startup, it can be very cost effective. Tags: AEC, Amazon, Big Data, cloud computing, MemSQL, Mixpanel, Peak Hosting, Silicon Valley, small companies, Wired, Zynga Categories: AEC, Cloud, consumerization |
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