Comments on: The 32 Components of a Cloud Infrastructure http://www.jackofallclouds.com/2009/09/the-32-components-of-a-cloud-infrastructure/ Cloud Computing analysis and commentary from Guy Rosen Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:52:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guy Rosen http://www.jackofallclouds.com/2009/09/the-32-components-of-a-cloud-infrastructure/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Guy Rosen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:06:16 +0000 http://www.jackofallclouds.com/?p=307#comment-123 @GPN, you're right noticing the similarities to CRM type system. The diagram's BSS layer isn't describing a SaaS CRM system IBM would offer: rather it describes business elements that would be part of IBM's CloudBurst offering. So, as e.g. a telco who wants to enter the IaaS industry and compete with Amazon, I would be buying from IBM not only the systems to provision and manage VMs etc. (the OSS layer) but also the corresponding billing, invoicing, customer interaction systems. @GPN, you’re right noticing the similarities to CRM type system. The diagram’s BSS layer isn’t describing a SaaS CRM system IBM would offer: rather it describes business elements that would be part of IBM’s CloudBurst offering.

So, as e.g. a telco who wants to enter the IaaS industry and compete with Amazon, I would be buying from IBM not only the systems to provision and manage VMs etc. (the OSS layer) but also the corresponding billing, invoicing, customer interaction systems.

]]> By: GPN http://www.jackofallclouds.com/2009/09/the-32-components-of-a-cloud-infrastructure/comment-page-1/#comment-121 GPN Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:19:19 +0000 http://www.jackofallclouds.com/?p=307#comment-121 Umm. Beg to differ. The BSS box is essentially ERP/CRM/SCM/... etc - offered as SaaS. That has now been around for nearly ten years. See OpenERP, Compierre, Netsuite, Salesforce, ... True that IBM does not have strong presence in that space. But this box was actually the "first mover" - the basis of SaaS Umm. Beg to differ. The BSS box is essentially ERP/CRM/SCM/… etc – offered as SaaS. That has now been around for nearly ten years. See OpenERP, Compierre, Netsuite, Salesforce, …

True that IBM does not have strong presence in that space. But this box was actually the “first mover” – the basis of SaaS

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