The Cloud is a Trendy Mainframe

“Workers in the field of computers are now becoming increasingly excited

about the birth of a remarkable new method for the distribution and

utilization of computer power. This method has been given a variety of names including 'computer utility'.”

Douglas ParkhillThe Challenge of the Computer Utility

1966

Hard Drives: Then

$23,000 / month for 4.17 MB

Hard Drives: Now

$0.10 / month for 1 GB

Backup: Then

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gemstone/406866312/

Backup: Now

I/O Systems: Then

I/O Systems: Now

CPUs: Then

CPUs: Now

Distribution: Then

http://dominicfallows.co.uk

Distribution: Now

Hardware: Then

Hardware: Now

You can cost-effectively make it someone else’s problem.

CPU: 1MHz RAM: 4K Cost: $2,782

Price: Then

CPU: 1 GHz RAM: 1.7 GB Cost: 9.5₵ / hr

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Price: Now

Application Deployment: Then

Application Deployment: Now

Erica Brescia

erica@bitrock.com

@ericabrescia