Cloud computing

Like most things, it has its pros and it has its cons. Depending on what you need it for and whether the pros outweigh the cons in your opinion or visa versa, could mean that its a brilliant thing.
Some companies will like the idea of having off site server hostings and not having the environmental strain, space, man power as its less for them to worry about.

There are also cloud security options, in the sense that having cloud server virus protection means that the security risks are off site at the first point of call and could be picked up before they even reach your physical LAN

However, there may be those who are quite happy with the way things are and have no problem in having there own on site servers.

there is also the side of the trust and security risk. With the hacks of google (possibly by china) would you want your data being hosted by them or any other cloud service provider? The growing risk of cyber terrorism porbably might put you off the idea.

So basically whether its a good way to go or not largely will depend on your opinion.

Theres an article here that talk a bit more in depth of cloud computing and what it means.
dated Thursday 2nd September 2010

http://www.macnamara.it/news.html
 
Macnamara_Jack said:
Like most things, it has its pros and it has its cons. Depending on what you need it for and whether the pros outweigh the cons in your opinion or visa versa, could mean that its a brilliant thing.
Some companies will like the idea of having off site server hostings and not having the environmental strain, space, man power as its less for them to worry about.

There are also cloud security options, in the sense that having cloud server virus protection means that the security risks are off site at the first point of call and could be picked up before they even reach your physical LAN

However, there may be those who are quite happy with the way things are and have no problem in having there own on site servers.

there is also the side of the trust and security risk. With the hacks of google (possibly by china) would you want your data being hosted by them or any other cloud service provider? The growing risk of cyber terrorism porbably might put you off the idea.

So basically whether its a good way to go or not largely will depend on your opinion.

Theres an article here that talk a bit more in depth of cloud computing and what it means.
dated Thursday 2nd September 2010

http://www.macnamara.it/news.html
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I hate cloud computing. I do not trust getting my whole life plugged into what I call "the system." It seems as we get more and more plugged into the Internet the easier it will be to control us.

Having my private files on a server somewhere rather than on my own hard drive bothers me. I will resist cloud computing as long as I can.
 
I suppose it's OK if you are careful what you put there. Some rules are universal whether it's a cloud, your ISP or companies you buy from. It only takes one disgruntled or greedy employee to sell or use the information that is passing through. One. It could be anything from insider trading information to selling your kids pictures to porno rings. There have been some appalling breaches of security in recent years, and that's only the ones we know about.

In Western countries we take security as a given except in unusual circumstances. You only have to look at countries from the Congo to Egypt to China to realize how information could be used against you when the regime in power sees you as a threat. You can't take it back once access is blocked.

For those with little interest in computing clouds may be very useful. On the flip side, data storage is so cheap these days. I won't be putting anything on a cloud.
 
Nanobyte said:
... data storage is so cheap these days. I won't be putting anything on a cloud.
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Yes, hard drives have rapidly grown in capacity and declined in price. And, I read the other concerns about cloud computing here. But, if you are going to rely on on-site storage such as an external hard drive or DVD, you should keep in mind that, unless you periodically move that valuable data to an off-site location, you still have some risk of fire, theft, etc. For that reason, I think I'm going to use one of the online storage services and upload photos and other personal files (Word, Excel, etc).

Edit: I also like the advantage of being able to use some of the online data storage services like another hard drive which can be accessed from multiple computers.
 
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