Reborn 2005: The Internet Myth

In another ten years, when the era of information explosion begins, cloud computing has become a common term among the public.

Most people who follow the technology industry can talk about it for a long time, let alone practitioners like Wang Zheng.

Public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Goose Factory, Yunju Factory Cloud, well-known domestic companies seem to be going out of business if they don't engage in cloud computing, so they are swarming into this market.

Not only is it a life-and-death battle in the public cloud field for enterprise customers, but it is also a bloody battle in the private cloud field in the government industry, highlighting a prosperous market.

No matter what kind of cloud it is, its purpose is ultimately to serve applications. This thing is bought for the convenience of management, not for pretense.

Some people don’t know anything about it. I heard that cloud services are the cutting-edge technology of the times. A small unit with a dozen or so people has to spend 18 million to build a private cloud. In the end, only three people are using it.

, it’s purely a brain disease.

Isn’t it better to just spend a million and just use a physical machine?

The reason why I can't help but complain is that this is how the private cloud platform of Juchang in Wang Zheng's hands came about.

Although it is a private cloud, it does not lack all the functions it should have.

There are three most typical services in cloud computing. The most popular one is cloud server. This kind of server is virtualized through virtualization software. Its performance, configuration and operating system can all be customized.

Users can choose according to their needs, complete the payment, and have a server of their own in less than two minutes. Of course, they must remember to renew.

The second is cloud storage and cloud database. As the names suggest, one is specially used to store files, and the other is specially used to store databases.

The combination of these three is the so-called SaaS service.

A very simple example is the Meta community. The one that provides web page access is called the server, and the one that stores pictures, videos and texts is called storage. Usernames, passwords, what content was posted at what time, etc. must be put into the database.

Combined, after opening the Meta community, it is equivalent to connecting to the server. When the user logs in, he needs to connect to the database. The newly published content will be placed in the storage, and then a piece of data will be added to the database, roughly indicating when the user posted it.

What content is it and where is it stored?

This is the most basic web application.

Some websites have fewer users and less content, so the database and storage can be smaller. In contrast, the server performance and network bandwidth do not need to be very high, so they will not be used.

A community like Meta needs to spend at least several million a month. As time goes by and data becomes more and more, the cost will definitely increase.

Of course, technology is advancing, computing power and storage are getting cheaper and cheaper, and this growth will not reach an exaggerated level.

Why doesn’t Meta dare to allow everyone to upload videos?

First, it is an important tool for shooting videos now. Mobile phones have not yet come out, shooting videos is still a relatively professional thing, and there are still relatively few excellent videos.

The second is that if there are too many videos, more money will be spent on storage. This revenue ratio is too low and the effort is thankless.

Wang Zheng's personal server has already installed the "FusionCloud" cloud platform.

Because this software is originally the Hongmeng version, it does not require the Cangjie compiler to convert it, so he has no way to obtain the code.

Therefore, this requires Wang Zheng to learn the principle of its function implementation and reproduce it again. Of course, the possibility of the replica being exactly the same as the original version is zero.

Either it could be zero or it could be zero.

Wang Zheng has not been idle these past few months. In addition to participating in the development of the operating system, he has also started to copy many practical tools and software on the win system, with the purpose of enhancing the usability of the operating system.

He is already very proficient in Cangjie language and programming, but due to his poor mathematical foundation, he is still unable to do independent programming.

We still have to go through a curve to save the country, which involves the "container technology engine" used by this cloud platform.

No matter what kind of cloud computing platform, its core foundation is virtualization technology.

This technology, which has appeared since the 1970s, has grown with the growth of computers, and eventually became an indispensable part of computer technology, eventually evolving into cloud computing technology.

When it comes to virtualization, we have to mention a company called VMware. This company, established in 1998, has always been outstanding in virtualization technology. The VMware virtual machine software it developed has been the most popular for a long time.

The king of virtualization.

I mentioned this company because its headquarters is very close to Meta, about ten kilometers.

The future value of this company is 50 billion! US dollars!

This company currently belongs to EMC, a well-known storage manufacturer in Midland. It was acquired by Dell in 2015 at a cost of US$67 billion.

It would be a big loss if I don't vote for him.

The strategy for this type of company cannot be like dealing with Facebook, which is to do it first and then acquire it. It's impossible.

VMware itself has a lot of intellectual property rights in virtualization technology, which have become increasingly valuable with the advent of the cloud computing era.

However, at present, VMware has not yet formed technical barriers in virtualization technology, especially in cloud computing, which is still just a younger brother.

The value of this Juchang private cloud platform from the future is revealed, because it is based on the container (docker) technology engine.

Container technology is the next generation of virtualization technology. With it, the concept of a real "data resource pool" will be created. The "software-defined world" proposed by Juchang in the future is also based on this technology.

Its function is to connect N servers into one through the network, like a huge container.

In the resource pool composed of these N servers, users can divide the containers at will.

User A needs more computing power resources, so all the computing power of 10 servers should be allocated to A. User B needs more storage resources, and the storage resources of 5 servers can also be directly allocated to B.

It is because of this technology that the concept of "software-defined world" can emerge.

What it means is that hardware resources are shared, and who uses more and who uses less is defined through software.

There are two models for this thing. Cloud computing is the first model, which is the mainstream at this stage. Manufacturers provide resources and users purchase them on demand.

There is also one that is shared by all - as long as your device is connected to the Internet, it will provide computing power or storage to the world by default. Of course, you are also enjoying the resources provided to you by the world.

Technically speaking, the second mode is entirely possible, but whether it can be realized is difficult to say.

What Wang Zheng has to do now is to peel off the "container engine" and quickly develop cloud computing technology that transcends the times on this basis, seize the high ground of the cloud computing market, develop himself, and at the same time curb the influence of the three giants.

Development speed.

To master this technology, it is really not much easier than stripping off the Pangu core of the Hongmeng system.

However, he is no longer the confused programmer he was last year, and he can still do the same job with ease.

After more than a month of hard work, the container engine has now been basically processed. The remaining work is to write the patent application documents according to the characteristics of the container engine. When the country starts to apply for relevant patents, this engine can be obtained by the company.

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