Radical Ideas from the Practice of Cloud Computing
Offered By: USENIX via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
          Explore radical ideas from cloud computing practice in this 45-minute USENIX conference talk. Delve into unconventional concepts presented by Thomas A. Limoncelli from Stack Exchange, Inc., based on "The Practice of Cloud System Administration" book. Discover why load balancers are often misused, the benefits of randomly powering off machines, and how cloud computing's decreasing costs may eliminate the need for in-house hardware. Learn about building highly reliable systems using cheap, failure-prone hardware and why system administrators should embrace new releases from developers. Gain insights into these and other thought-provoking ideas that challenge traditional approaches to cloud system administration.
        
Syllabus
LISA14 - Radical Ideas from the Practice of Cloud Computing
Taught by
USENIX
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