No doubt. And what's all the big fuss. Sites go down more than most people think. And that is in the cloud. Having hosted web sites for twelve years or more I've seen my share of service outages and that's datacenters that claim to have all the latest and greatest. There's just so many variables to operating a server. Power, CPU life expectancy, constant wear on hardrives, memory etc.
It's a shame that we've turned in to a society that can't stand not being able to access something RIGHT NOW! Geeze -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Barry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:39 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: is it just me? or maybe not,,, Don't worry. I'm sure all the complainers here will gladly chip in a little extra. Kevin At 10:32 AM 7/9/2013, Aaron Smith wrote: >There's no doubt about it; putting content in the cloud significantly >increases uptime. It also increases costs. Right now, it's essentially >free for us to host our own server infrastructure (with all the caveats >that "free" >implies). Moving content, and services, offsite will undoubtedly >increase costs, and those costs will get passed on through price >increases in our software and services. So while we've researched third >party outlets for content hosting, we're not ready to start changing >extra for them just yet. > >Aaron > >On 7/9/2013 10:19 AM, Sam Bushman wrote: >>That's only if your email list server is on the local isp. >>If you have the server in the cloud then this doesn't happen. >>Let's not play games of what items are where . putting these servers >>in the cloud so as not to be on a local unreliable isp is what I am >>talking about. >>Wht if FB was on a local isp for example? >>Sam >> >> >>From: Chris G >>[<mailto:[email protected]>mailto:jedikent@mysticaccess >>podcast.com] >> >>Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 8:09 AM >>To: Sandra Fouts >>Cc: >>'<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]'; >><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>Subject: Re: is it just me? or maybe not,,, >> >>Sandra, >>Think about it. If the GW-Micro domain is down, they cannot send >>email to the mailing list, however they can post to facebook and >>Twitter. >> >>Chris >>On 7/9/2013 10:04 AM, Sandra Fouts wrote: >>Uh But Aaron, if you can do facebook, then >>you should be able to do email. You need the >>internet for facebook. Even I know that. >> >>From: Aaron Smith [<mailto:[email protected]>mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 8:51 AM >>Cc: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>Subject: Re: is it just me? or maybe not,,, >> >>On 7/9/2013 9:33 AM, Sam Bushman wrote: >> >> >>Why use a local unreliable ISP when you can use a stable service in >>the cloud some where? >> >>There is no cloud if you can't connect to the Internet. :) >> >> >> >>Why release details via facebook and not on your email lists? >> >>Because we didn't have access to the Internet, meaning we had no >>email. I can, however, use my phone to connect to Facebook, and update >>people in real time about our current status. >> >> >> >>The email lists have been the GW way to release info for years. >>Why replace the lists with facebook? >> >>We're not replacing anything. We're >>supplementing. We also provide updates via Twitter. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Aaron >> >> >> >> >>-- >>Aaron Smith >>Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist >>GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 >>260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com >> >>To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past >>correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information >>pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW >>Micro Technical Support Team. >> >> >> >>-- >>Mystic Access >>Where the magic is in learning. >>733 Delaware Rd 341 >>Buffalo, NY 14223 >>Phone: 888-678-1433 Ext 101 >>Fax: 888-766-7985 >>Direct: (716) 965-5717 >>web: <http://www.mysticaccess.com>www.mysticaccess.com >>Podcast: <http://www.mysticaccesspodcast.com>www.mysticaccesspodcast.com >>Twitter: MysticAccess >>Twitter: JediKent > > >-- >Aaron Smith >Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist >GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 >260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com > >To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past >correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information >pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the GW >Micro Technical Support Team. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
