Over the past year, the IT world has seemingly fallen head over heels for the cloud. Cloud computing has great potential in terms of collaboration and efficiency, and it’s already delivering strong results for organizations that have leveraged the cloud model. For all the hype, though, it’s important not to overlook one of the most basic yet crucial aspects of the cloud: setting up a reliable SLA that ensures your organization’s data is as secure in the cloud as it is in your own data center.
Because without Server Load Balancers, response time can be iffy, system outages can be sporadic.
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Posted by: Dimitri McKay November 5, 2010 05:00 AMOver the past year, the IT world has seemingly fallen head over heels for the cloud. Cloud computing has great potential in terms of collaboration and efficiency, and it’s already delivering strong results for organizations that have leveraged the cloud model. For all the hype, though, it’s important not to overlook one of the most basic yet crucial aspects of the cloud: setting up a reliable SLA that ensures your organization’s data is as secure in the cloud as it is in your own data center.
Which makes business cloudier.
Here's why:
http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/macvittie/archive/2009/01/23/load-balancing-is-key-to-successful-cloud-based-dynamic-architectures.aspx