I think that, except for the one in a million situation where two people needed to simulataneously edit the same report. Backing up, storing on flash drives and sending email attachments sounds infinitely simpler and safer.
On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 11:34 -0500, Matthias Johnson wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Derek J. Balling <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mar 1, 2010, at 9:54 PM, Matthias Johnson wrote: > > Cloud computing is definately something not needed IMO. > > > I'm sorry, I have to draw a line here. > > You want to say "it doesn't work for you"? Fine. I'm on board > with that sentiment. > > But don't pretend that just because it doesn't suit your needs > (or mine) that it's "not needed". :-) > > > D > > > I did say in my opinion but I agree that was a very bold and broad > statement and cloud computing may have it's purposes, I just feel it > shouldn't have many. If I was a large business what happens legally > if the cloud looses my data. If my company is heading > toward bankrupcy or has some internal scandal and our emails and > documents contain this information...can someone else potentially see > this information? What happens if the cloud shares this information > with a similar company or a company that works with you since the > cloud hosts them also? They may lose you or others as a customer but > what if that doesn't matter to them. How do you transfer your data if > you no longer require the services. Granted these all need to be > answered individualy by each provider but for a lot of companies I > would think cloud computing is a bad idea. As far as for both business > and personal computing the connectivity issue is a downer. > Loosing the ability to do any work because a trouble ticket is open > with Verizon would be bad. > > -- > Matthias A. Johnson > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration > Apr 7 - Nagios > May 5 - Android -- Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 Telephone: (845) 566-0586 Please note my new address and update your records _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 3 - Sahana and 7 Years of MHVLUG Celebration Apr 7 - Nagios May 5 - Android
