AMEN... Problem is, most are like lemmings and following those that don't over the cliff.
Don't get me wrong. I live Netflix, vudu, etc... But other than time and money for the things that I've purchased, and left stored there, I lose nothing. My biggest problem with the cloud from an IT perspective is that we are using it as the "engine" of our newly developed systems, and if the engine fails, your whole system fails. But, we all know that. It is those in the media that are touting the cloud to those that don't know no better that I worry about -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] cloud On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Virgil Bierschwale <[email protected]>wrote: > > By that, I wondered how long it would be before a cloud company went > under leaving their customers hanging. > Why would they, alone, be exempt from the laws of physics? Everything dies. Lehman Brothers left people high and dry. AIG collapsed. Detroit deflated. Nash no longer makes the Metropolitan. Stuff happens. Just two weeks ago, the FDIC closed The Community's Bank, of Bridgeport, CT, and was unable to find an assuming institution to take over the accounts. They'll be sending people checks, up to the amount they were insured. Stuff fails. It is the responsibility of every IT professional to anticipate and prepare contingency plans to manage the loss of every key supplier of the resources they consume, as much as practicable. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
