Hmm - really? I thought "cloud computing" or "cloud services" was more about buying a utility service, or a certain amount of CPU, and how it was delivered is transparent to you. It's up to the vendor to make it work somehow.
That seems completely different to paying for a co-lo server, where you are a buying a specific piece of kit and it's up to you to ensure that you sized it correctly, manage it correctly and if not, you it's entirely up to you to fix it/buy something else. Cheers Ken -----Original Message----- From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2011 11:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm - is this a "cloud" thing? > > I mean, people have been paying for shared web hosting for years. "cloud" is just a new name for any off-site computing services. Ever dial into an IBM mainframe at 110 baud from an ASR-33 teletype for remote job entry? That was the cloud, too. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
