Cloud computing is the continuing evolution of infrastructure hosting, and facilitates more flexible ASP and SaaS configurations.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Providing Competitive Advantage through Effective IT Leadership* On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]>wrote: > It is outsourcing. > > I don't agree it's the same model that ASP's tried 10 years ago, or that > it's just SaaS of 5 years ago. > > -sc > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:07 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Cloud computing... your opinions > > I do agree that cloud computing is just another form of outsourcing--the > same general rules apply to choosing a cloud computing provider as to > choosing ANY outsourced service. > > As to the notion that one data breach affects only one customer, that's > not so in the information age. At the speed of light, the world can know > about that breach--and the service provider risks losing any number of > current and potential customers. > > > > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:51 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Cloud computing... your opinions > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:55 AM, John Hornbuckle > <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's no reason it has to be undefined and > > unverifiable, though. A good cloud service provider > > can provide this. > > They should be able to; they rarely do, IME. Most businesses have a > general mentality of not exposing information about their own > operations. Some of that is fear of making it easier for copy-cats; > some of it is a desire to sweep dirt under the rug. At the same time, > in order for an outside contractor[1] to be as defined and verifiable > as doing it in-house, they have to be *completely* transparent. So > there's an inherent conflict. > > [1] = In most use cases[2], "cloud computing" is just the latest > euphemism for "outside contractor". We've also seen this called > "SaaS", "ASP", "outsourcing", etc. > > [2] = There are exceptions. They are a small minority. > > > As someone else mentioned, reputable service providers > > are just as concerned about the protection of their > > customers' data as their customers are. > > I highly doubt this. For a contractor, a single-customer data > breach means you loose a customer. For the business, that same data > breach can mean anything up to going-out-of-business. Sure, the > provider has a motivation to do well, but not the same motivation. > > It's like the joke about bacon and eggs. The chicken is not as > invested as the pig. > > -- Ben > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
