The Cloud, the System, and the Art of Thinking
Full disclosure: I am not credentialed by any institution.
Of course, nothing is ever that simple. I will be presenting thoughts that are still unfiltered and evolving.
Everyone is migrating to "the Cloud" — something far larger than the mainframes of the last century.
-- Sysadmin note: Larger, yes. More reliable? Debatable. I've seen EC2 instances go down harder than a 1980s tape drive. But let him cook.
The word cloud creates associations in my mind, and from those associations my imagination begins constructing ideas.
I see the Cloud as a kind of mini-universe recreated by humanity.
-- Sysadmin note: Mini-universe with a billing dashboard. And IAM policies that make no sense. But fine — mini-universe.
Human beings are creators. We made gods, religions, and similar constructs to help our ancestors navigate the perilous journey of life.
-- Sysadmin note: And now we make Kubernetes. Same impulse. More YAML.
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