Does cloud computing cause a dilemma for application developers? Does it present problems that devs would not face in building software for earth-bound applications? Developers face common problems regardless of where their program’s data is stored. However, the cloud environment presents a set of drawbacks that cloud application developers sometimes ignore to the detriment of users, according to Javier Soltero, CEO of Hyperic. His company provides monitoring and management software for all types of Web applications, whether cloud-hosted or on-premise.
Using familiar interfaces is key to exploiting the cloud. We don't need new standards or APIs in security, performance, etc. as discussed in this article as "developer dilemmas." With our Enterprise Cloud Services offering, Micro Focus is providing the same interfaces for enterprise business applications as in our on-premises products. ECS maps from these familiar APIs to cloud APIs and features. Provisioning, security (encryption of data while in motion or at rest), authentication is mapped to the underlying cloud platform. Plus, we're "cloud agnostic" so the same enterprise apps can be moved between Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure seamlessly.
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The Developer's Cloud Conundrum
Posted by: Jack M. Germain April 6, 2009 06:00 AMDoes cloud computing cause a dilemma for application developers? Does it present problems that devs would not face in building software for earth-bound applications? Developers face common problems regardless of where their program’s data is stored. However, the cloud environment presents a set of drawbacks that cloud application developers sometimes ignore to the detriment of users, according to Javier Soltero, CEO of Hyperic. His company provides monitoring and management software for all types of Web applications, whether cloud-hosted or on-premise.