Cloud comouting
Started by Cassius
on 8/26/2010
Cassius
8/26/2010 10:44 pm
Rather reminds me of dumb terminals and mainframes.
Daly de Gagne
8/27/2010 1:29 pm
True, except there are many more points of access to the cloud - virtually any computer anywhere which is connected to the net.
Cassius wrote:
Cassius wrote:
Rather reminds me of dumb terminals and mainframes.
Cassius
8/27/2010 2:30 pm
Daly de Gagne wrote:
True, except there are many more points of access to the cloud - virtually any computer
anywhere which is connected to the net.
Ah, yes. Giving so many, many more hackers golden opportunities, not to mention security foul-ups by the cloud storage providers.
Alexander Deliyannis
8/27/2010 3:11 pm
I have been weary of trusting my info to the cloud, but I can see clearly specific advantages:
For the users:
- No need to bother with installing software
- Less reliance on costly hardware
- Much more free stuff, as companies try different business models
For the developers:
- Much more rapid development cycle
- No need to test each and every piece of hardware that will use their product
The disadvantages are also there, and these are mostly felt by experienced users.
- Reliance on third parties for data security
- Being at the mercy of the service provider's business: recently Twine.com was closed down, and user contributions discarded
However, I do not see it as an either/or issue. That is why I use products such as Evernote and Nomadesk which allow me to have my data both locally and on the cloud.
For the users:
- No need to bother with installing software
- Less reliance on costly hardware
- Much more free stuff, as companies try different business models
For the developers:
- Much more rapid development cycle
- No need to test each and every piece of hardware that will use their product
The disadvantages are also there, and these are mostly felt by experienced users.
- Reliance on third parties for data security
- Being at the mercy of the service provider's business: recently Twine.com was closed down, and user contributions discarded
However, I do not see it as an either/or issue. That is why I use products such as Evernote and Nomadesk which allow me to have my data both locally and on the cloud.