DevOps for cloud providers: Is Juju the answer?

June 5, 2012 Published by  SearchCloudProvider.com Cloud Provider Essentials Selling SaaS: Evaluating DevOps tools and models for cloud providers Tom Nolle, CIMI Corp. Most cloud service providers don't believe that the most profitable cloud strategy lies in renting cloud-based CPU cycles or platform services for pennies by the hour. Software as a Service (SaaS) may be the most compelling and lucrative of the three major cloud business models, as it displaces more technical-support costs for customers and can be sold directly to consumers. Success in SaaS isn't easy, however. Without using DevOps tools and principles, the task of building and sustaining SaaS applications can quickly create an operational nightmare for cloud providers. There are two possible models for DevOps tools: a purely script-based model and a container model. The most popular container-based tool, Juju, may hold the greatest promise for cloud providers. DEVOPS BUILDS BETTER SaaS Is private cloud really a cloud? Enterprise IT departments view public and private cloud as two different entities -- so, is private cloud really a cloud? LEARN ABOUT THE HYBRID MODEL The cloud: A tax-free zone? Taxes are one of life’s few certainties, but can they be applied in an information-driven economy? One state's back-and-forth on a "cloud computing tax" indicates uncertainty on the whether or not the cloud is a taxable entity. WILL A CLOUD TAX DETER CUSTOMERS?

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