The Cloud is a Trendy Mainframe
History of Computing Presentation
May 08, 2015
An Ignite-style talk on the history of computing, including how cloud computing has opened up new opportunities.
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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
From devcentral.com
Price: Now
Application Deployment: Then
Application Deployment: Now
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