Cloud Computing

[JohnnySavage]

It's the next big thing and Johnny is enamored.

 

[Saint Peter]

Get a fucking job.

 

[Adsila]

I'm happy for you.

I don't understand any of it...

 

[phrodeau]

Another Global Warming thread?

 

[off2bed]

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at cloud computing that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things i would have done but cloud computing got in my way.

I've looked at cloud computing from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions i recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

 

[phrodeau]

I used to work at a data processing center. There we had Loud Computing.

 

[NeverEndingMe]

It's the next big thing and Johnny is enamored.

god, you are over 5 years late to that party. but hey, your in government so maybe your 5 years early?

 

[piccicatopolka]

So data center virtualization really pave the way for a true cloud-optimized network?

 

[Byron In Exile]

I used to work at a data processing center. There we had Loud Computing.

http://raggio5.smugmug.com/History/Computer/P1010213a/59218749_YL7Gt-L.jpg

Came with a complimentary set of earplugs.

 

[koalabear]

It's the next big thing and Johnny is enamored.

Stop sniffing finger-nail polish.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I do all my company banking and manage brokerage accounts on line now, which is like a mini-cloud. But I still have to go to the office for the tax accounting stuff, which is about half of the time I spend at work (tax accounting is a pain in the ass). If all my accounting programs were accessible through the interwebs, I wouldn't really need an office - or at least I wouldn't have to go in.

Plus, the never-ending upgrades and license fees on the work computers are a pain.

 

[trysail]

It's the next big thing and Johnny is enamored.

Yee, gods.


It just goes to prove that there's nothing new under the sun. If you wait around long enough, the marketeers will eventually recycle the old and label it "new."


Ever heard of distributed data? Datapoint? Dumb terminals? Snore.

 

[KRCummings]

I usually find it difficult to get anything done because it's difficult to see, cold, wet, planes keep flying through and I'm afraid of heights. Otherwise it's awesome.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Yee, gods.


It just goes to prove that there's nothing new under the sun. If you wait around long enough, the marketeers will eventually recycle the old and label it "new."


Ever heard of distributed data? Datapoint? Dumb terminals? Snore.

Dumb terminals have been renamed "thin clients."

It's official.

Get with the program!

 

[Sonny Limatina]

Yee, gods.


It just goes to prove that there's nothing new under the sun. If you wait around long enough, the marketeers will eventually recycle the old and label it "new."


Ever heard of distributed data? Datapoint? Dumb terminals? Snore.

That's not what the 'cloud' refers to.

 

[Byron In Exile]

That's not what the 'cloud' refers to.

"Cloud" means "I don't know where it went or how it got processed and I don't care."

 

[islandman]

I could bore you with my massive knowledge of cloud computing, but I don't have that kind of time. Instead, get this and read it: http://techbargains.tradepub.com/free/w_vmwa18/prgm.cgi

 

[off2bed]

Trusting your data and software to people and machines you have no control over is just silly.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I could bore you with my massive knowledge of cloud computing, but I don't have that kind of time. Instead, get this and read it: http://techbargains.tradepub.com/free/w_vmwa18/prgm.cgi

Learn the basic concepts of cloud computing and define what makes up a cloud, explore the different service and deployment models, detail the benefits, and outline the foundational technologies.

Cloud computing concept has captured the IT industry's attention, becoming one of the most talked-about technology opportunities of recent times. Because of its dynamic nature, cloud computing offers the promise of increasing IT agility while streamlining operations, improving efficiencies and, potentially, lowering costs.

For these reasons, cloud computing will likely prove one of the most strategic technologies for 2011 and beyond. Interest and use of public cloud services and cloud-related infrastructure purchases are increasing and will continue to do so for years to come.

Actually, you lost me at, "I could bore you..."

 

[Byron In Exile]

Trusting your data and software to people and machines you have no control over is just silly.

Who cares when it's "one of the most talked-about technology opportunities of recent times"??

 

[off2bed]

Actually, you lost me at, "I could bore you..."

LOL!

All anyone really wants to know is, does it save a business money?

 

[JohnnySavage]

Trusting your data and software to people and machines you have no control over is just silly.

I do a daily back up of all my data to an off-site server now.

I also trust my accounts to banks and brokerage houses that I have no control over.

Sometimes I even give my credit card to a 17 year old waiter who disappears with it for a few minutes.

 

[islandman]

Actually, you lost me at, "I could bore you..."

Irony indeed.

 

[phrodeau]

Your desktop computer might go on strike to protest offshoring.

 

[off2bed]

I do a daily back up of all my data to an off-site server now.

I also trust my accounts to banks and brokerage houses that I have no control over.

Sometimes I even give my credit card to a 17 year old waiter who disappears with it for a few minutes.

Gasp!