Softimage or Maya running off a cloud would effectively halt all animation in South Africa as our internet is crap at best and has endless problems with international connections - which to fix - i.e. go to dedicated high speed lines etc... costs an incredible amount of $ - Internet in South Africa still sits in the stone age.
S. _____________________________ Sandy Sutherland Technical Supervisor [email protected] _____________________________ ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Tim Leydecker [[email protected]] Sent: 25 August 2012 11:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Autodesk Layoffs 7% layoffs is quite a few people. There are testable approaches to online/cloud based application options offered from Autodesk: http://www.123dapp.com/ Personally, I think that has a few catches. *Your entire business day depends completely an active and fully functional internet connection *NDAs and IP regulations are difficult to protect when storing data on something like a US based server... *Software licenses for Entertainment products like Maya/Softimage/etc probibit use of the product outside the region they where bought in, e.g. you are actually not allowed to use a german license in the US... *Licenses are handled remotely *Usage of the programm is handled remotely *Userbase management and terms of use are handled remotely *Codebases and Plug.ins are handled remotely *Available versions are handled remotely *A simple connection/app crash results in data dumped somehwere out of reach *The entire business´s activity becomes loggable remotely I don´t see the benefit over the following: *License runs on local server, usage based on amount of available licenses *Programm versions and modifications are based on project needs and local setup *Internetconnection is only required for updates and licensing setup I could be willing to see a benefit if: *There would be anything reliable in the cloud/app that gives me an added business value or creative edge without risking violation of NDAs, IP, unwanted logging of business processes etc. Cheers, tim On 25.08.2012 02:04, John Richard Sanchez wrote: > This was posted on SI Community . I am posting so you can reflect. > /Car bass said: > > The restructuring is focused primarily of the company’s shift to cloud and > mobile computing.“This action allows us to continue to invest in recruiting > and hiring people who can > bring Autodesk the skills and experience that are critical for achieving our > mid and long-term goals, says Bass. “As part of the ongoing platform shift, > it’s clear to us that > design and engineering software will move to cloud and mobile platforms. > Cloud and mobile has been a major investment area for Autodesk over the past > couple of years and this > restructuring will accelerate our progress as we intend to further invest in > employees with expertise and skill sets essential to this transition./ > > Stephen on cgtalk brought up an interesting quote from awhile back. > > > /According to a recent interview with Autodesk's CEO Carl Bass, in a few > years the company's software would be running online ("cloud-based" only). > Quoting from the interview > (2m26sec): "I'd say 2 to 3 years from now every one of our products will be > used online. The only way to use them will be online."*/ > / > / > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Stefan Andersson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I doubt there will be any official statement. Let's hope they (who ever > it will be) will find a safe harbor somewhere. Unemployment isn't good for > anyone > Media division was apparently down 10% this year, let's "hope" it will > mostly effect 3dsmax. > > Regards > Stefan > > > On Friday, August 24, 2012, Greg Punchatz wrote: > > Not wanting to start a doom and gloom thread, just wanted to know if > this is going to affect us sooner than later, and whether or not we have lost > any of our friends at soft to this. > > http://mashable.com/2012/08/23/autodesk-lays-off-7-of-entire-staff/ > > ( > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Greg Punchatz* > *Sr. Creative Director* > Janimation > 214.823.7760 <tel:214.823.7760> > www.janimation.com <http://www.janimation.com> > > > > -- > stefan andersson - digital janitor - http://sanders3d.wordpress.com > > > > > -- > www.johnrichardsanchez.com <http://www.johnrichardsanchez.com> >
