Technically, I agree with you.
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... Just because they use the word doesn't make it cloud, though... ASB (Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio> ) Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: You could be right. That's a tough one. But, that may also fall under the "hybrid" cloud category. You're using the cloud highway to get to your data stored offsite. You're still outsourcing "something" even if you own the equipment (bandwidth, space). The cloud is many things. Computing, storage, data retention, etc. Vendors are sticking the word "cloud" in front of everything and effectively making it a cloud offering. -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"... 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
