What is this mysterious new internet phenomenon google claims to be ushering in? It sounds mysterious as hell ATM and whatever it is I think it'll flop because of the hype surrounding it. What is "the cloud" and is there any merit to saying it will transform the way we use internet?
I haven't the slightest freaking idea what you're babbling about. The only reasonable advice I can give you at this juncture is to SHUT YOUR GOD DAMN HIPSTER PIE HOLE! You slimy little popcorn tosser.
is that what you're asking about?
you could argue that email providers like yahoo are cloud computing, right? basically, its computing where the data is stored on the internet. or did i get this way incorrect haha
It's not just that the data is stored on the internet, but everything is. All programs - word processing, email, photoediting, and so on - would be on the internet.
Is it safe to have everything on the internet?
The Cloud is a series of tubes:
The cream, the clear, the cloud.
2009 called. It wants its question back.
The Cloud Computing scheme is being pushed by Google, large SW companies, and large server/storage equipment manufacturers. Keep in mind that these companies push several schemes at once to generate business. They know that not every sales pitch results in a P.O.
Cloud Computing allows a firm to offload the IT function onto a cloud service provider which is like your cell ph company or satellite TV company. The cloud provider has the servers and storage and guarantees security.
It remains to be seen if Cloud Computing will be an lower cost alternative that having your own IT department. Storage costs have dropped dramatically to a fraction with the advent of ZFS which has made expensive hardware RAID servers obsolete.
Competitive pressures from the CPU and NAND storage industry may disrupt the Cloud Computing scheme.
100-500 CORE Cpus promise to reduce the footprint of a typical server from a 19" wide by 4" high to 60" high rack, to a the size of small side desk drawer.
With these 100-500 CORE Cpus, application SW vendors will no longer ship their software for Win 7, Mac OS, Linux, etc. and will instead use their in-house OS which is normally Java/Unix/Linux. Every application will use it's own OS and dedicated CPU. Win 7, Mac Os, etc. will only be used for legacy apps and as a the GUI / display OS.
So we'll see what pans out in the next few years.
Might Happen wrote:
The Cloud Computing scheme is being pushed by Google, large SW companies, and large server/storage equipment manufacturers. Keep in mind that these companies push several schemes at once to generate business. They know that not every sales pitch results in a P.O.
Cloud Computing allows a firm to offload the IT function onto a cloud service provider which is like your cell ph company or satellite TV company. The cloud provider has the servers and storage and guarantees security.
It remains to be seen if Cloud Computing will be an lower cost alternative that having your own IT department. Storage costs have dropped dramatically to a fraction with the advent of ZFS which has made expensive hardware RAID servers obsolete.
Competitive pressures from the CPU and NAND storage industry may disrupt the Cloud Computing scheme.
100-500 CORE Cpus promise to reduce the footprint of a typical server from a 19" wide by 4" high to 60" high rack, to a the size of small side desk drawer.
With these 100-500 CORE Cpus, application SW vendors will no longer ship their software for Win 7, Mac OS, Linux, etc. and will instead use their in-house OS which is normally Java/Unix/Linux. Every application will use it's own OS and dedicated CPU. Win 7, Mac Os, etc. will only be used for legacy apps and as a the GUI / display OS.
So we'll see what pans out in the next few years.
Sounds expensive.
Foggy Cloud
Cloud computing. The worst idea ever thought up by man.
Its application would be limited to high end institutional and governmental entities, and maybe- MAYBE some homes of the ultra rich.
Anything else is just stupid. You already use cloud, for instance your email. Just imagine doing it with your entire computer's hard drive.
actually its going to be cheaper than cloud will.
One data theft, and thats it for your firm. I still think those pushing cloud are working with China. China could steal the collected U.S industrial and trade secrets of the last several decades in one fell swoop.
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Cloud computing. The worst idea ever thought up by man.
Ummm, ever heard of Jorts?
I just noticed this wrote:
Cloud computing. The worst idea ever thought up by man.
Its application would be limited to high end institutional and governmental entities, and maybe- MAYBE some homes of the ultra rich.
Anything else is just stupid. You already use cloud, for instance your email. Just imagine doing it with your entire computer's hard drive.
Umm... what? How is it super expensive?
A lot of people use it already for most things. People put their pictures on Picasa or Facebook, their videos on youtube, use google docs, google calender, and gmail for their office productivity. They also turn to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu for content, rather than buying and storing them locally. With the exception of the last two (Netflix and Hulu), they are all free, and those two are <$10 a month.... So why only high end institutions and the ultra-rich?
The Cloud is everywhere, it is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
For my ally is the Cloud, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.
The cloud is Satan.
Everytime you see a cloud commercial replace the word 'cloud' with 'Satan' in your mind. Its hiwarious!
Well, my company uses "the cloud" for our entire company. We have our entire server based elsewhere... and it is 100% encrypted, so unless you are one of three of us, you have no access to it.
It is not that complicated.
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