> > No, I incorrectly typed it. > > http://www.acs-ids.com > > Interesting stuff ... no TS CALs eh? Sweet. > -- > Alan Bourke
This is a very interesting product/service! It may be premature to think this company will take this idea all way by themselves, but it looks another genie popping out of a bottle that wouldn't go back in. Sounds to me like they're talking about a virtual equivilent of the traditional centralized mainframe proposition, only done with PC's. Clever. Wish I would have thought of it. The centralized mainframe concept is well established. Mainframes have long been virtuous for what they do, but way too expensive for folks like us and our small business customers. But now, with this particular genie, it seems we have a way of achieving the centralized mainframe model for an affordable price. Just one angle alone, security, puts a lot of wind in this concepts sails (and sales!). With centralized control, it's possible to have highly sophisticated security system, such as IBM's RACF, which is unwieldy for a PC owner/operator, but comes with the centralized mainframe territory, where the operation can afford specialized skills. I cite IBM's RACF as a perfect example because it has complete control of the environment, but at a cost of specialized training and time to administer. But people today are hungry - starving - for a solution to the security problem that's getting worse all the time. As the attacks worsen, the more this is true. Interesting - they don't represent their solution as a 'cloud computing offer' - yet. [I know, someone is thinking "there he goes again with that 'cloud' stuff - but watch and see how it catches on. It was all about getting the name right. Now that's done, it's going to be a Big Thing for some time to come] I'm looking forward to my hosting company offering me a chinese menu of "cloud computing services" with items ranging from remote equipment hosting to support for Second Life style virtual meetings, and (now) mainframe style centralized applications. The menu, it seems, is growing by the day. Added bonus for folks with VFP applications is that we get to offer our products for what they are worth in their own right, with less or no concern about the languages we use or don't use. It follows that this paradigm will extend the useful life of our VFP applications, and thus be all the more reason for MS to be obliged to continue supporting (by not breaking) our applications. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I can definitely see something like this coming. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cdb4e9c88ab94344a163d7c74a05f...@bills ** 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.
