Beth Cohen

Beth Cohen is a cloud strategist for Verizon, helping to develop cutting-edge products for the next generation. Previously, Beth was president of Luth Computer Specialists, an independent consultancy specializing in cloud-focused solutions to help enterprises leverage the efficiencies of cloud architectures and technologies, a senior cloud architect with Cloud Technology Partners, and the director of engineering IT for BBN Corporation, where she was involved with the initial development of the Internet and worked on some of the hottest networking and web technology protocols in their infancy.

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The Case of the Proliferating OpenStack Distros

It seems that a growing number of companies are not sticking with the main OpenStack program and deciding to fork off their own distributions for sale to their customers. If OpenStack follows the same development path as Linux, there will be hundreds of distributions with subtly different features.

Merging IaaS and PaaS Platforms—Why We Should Care

Until recently, the OpenStack community was mostly concerned with building stable infrastructure platform functionality and viability. Now that it is robust enough for production, it is time to invest effort into integration with PaaS tools. Beth Cohen examines the options for integrated solutions.

Superstorm Sandy Uncovers the Downside of Cloud Computing

While one can argue all day whether Superstorm Sandy was caused by global climate change or not, there is little doubt that the storm again uncovered the lack of real high availability for most online companies and supposedly outage-proof cloud systems.

OpenStack Has Finally Arrived

After two years, 550,000 lines of code, 320 contributors, and 180 companies, the OpenStack cloud infrastructure project has finally arrived as a major player in the IaaS space. Beth Cohen explores the latest news from the world of OpenStack.

Geolocation and the Cloud—An Oxymoron?

As cloud computing services become more widely accepted, the regulatory compliance, geolocation, and corporate governance issues have global companies expressing a need to know where their data is actually located.

Can Amazon Be a Viable Cloud Standard?

Cloud users are asking when cloud computing standards will be mature enough so that more companies will feel comfortable implementing cloud architectures and using cloud services without feeling vendor lock-in. Beth Cohen ponders whether or not Amazon is a viable cloud standard.

The Complex Web of Cloud Pricing

On the surface the OpEx payment model is appealing because it allows organizations to purchase the right amount of services to fit fluctuating needs over time. When you dig deeper, you will find a complex web of pricing and feature sets that makes it almost impossible to compare vendor offerings.

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