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- NathanielJ, on 08/08/2008, -1/+12You have your head in the clouds if you think that will be even remotely commonplace within 3-5 years.
- ControlcChris, on 08/08/2008, -2/+13Come with me if you want to live.
- huff51, on 08/08/2008, -2/+13only years after the segway replaced our flying cars!
- NathanielJ, on 08/08/2008, -0/+10BLOGS
If you spam yours on Digg, you probably have a small dick. - phore, on 08/08/2008, -0/+8Another big issue would be bandwidth. We are still way behind here in America.
- HotSaucePanCake, on 08/08/2008, -0/+7Look this is getting really anoying its like pogs or beanie babies .... It's all in the cloud!!! give me a break this has been happening since before i was born... OLD NEWS
- TheRealJMX, on 08/07/2008, -4/+11Skynet?
- NathanielJ, on 08/08/2008, -0/+6Other companies have been doing that exact same thing for at least 5 years.
- Duncan3, on 08/08/2008, -0/+6Good thing we've been doing this since the 1970s, so we know there is no privacy, complete vendor lock-in, and all kinds of security issues - why do you think we stopped doing it the last 5 times this tech got hyped?
- inactive, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5Is google going to pay me for the electricity?
- MvTCracker, on 08/08/2008, -1/+6for some companies and people yes
but would you want your bank to do this? or a hospital? or the government?
cloud computing is great but there are issues and privacy/security concerns - bipolarruledout, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4New Rule: You don't get to use the term "cloud computing" unless you have stepped foot into an actual data center at some point in the last decade. It's not invisible and it doesn't float in the air despite how many network diagrams you have looked at.
- trollick, on 08/08/2008, -1/+5Will this "cloud" of yours play Crysis?
- Qposter, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4DO NOT CLICK Scipyo's link
it is a popup SPAM. - demonicume, on 08/08/2008, -1/+5what happens when ISPs start charging by the byte?
- PainToad, on 08/08/2008, -4/+8It's a good time to be a Web Developer
- inactive, on 08/08/2008, -3/+6Vapour much like clouds.
- netownage, on 08/09/2008, -0/+3Instead of "cloud computing," can we just say "internets" and avoid the confusion?
- fkaniwa, on 08/08/2008, -1/+4Dumb terminals again, Phew!!! Give me a break
- HonoredMule, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2All we've done is made the browser a new layer to our operating system. As we do less and less intensive work outside the browser, we merely shift the resource usage to the browser itself. Sure, SOME work gets offloaded to remote servers, but any attempt to provide a rich UI brings the workload back to the local machine, and even the workload being handled remotely is ultimately NOT free for the end user. The primary benefit of "cloud computing" has not been computing at all, but merely storage, and convenient remote accessibility of that storage. Perhaps fewer people will need more than a dirt-cheap ultra-portable laptop, but real desktop work and play will still be done locally on personal computers for the foreseeable future.
- MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Not to mention reliability and control over backup procedures that many companies are very serious about.
- WardOnTheWeb, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2In my mind, reliability isn't the chief concern of cloud computing, even if old-school tech officers say it is. Their real concern is not having direct, physical control over their data.
The fact is, though, local storage can be just as unreliable, if not more so. Absolute physical control over your data, then, is just as much an illusion of control as cloud data. Personally, I trust Google to secure my data more than I'd ever trust an in-house solution; they're smarter and they have a heck of a lot more to lose by screwing up. - stack3r, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Agreed, Cloud computer is not gonna be around for a long ass time. Do you know what happens when internet goes out for businesses these days? its panic stations .. imagine if they couldnt even get to workstation data because of an outage..
I really doubt Cloud computing (or basically, terminal services over the web) is going to be used by companies, possibly non-gaming/non-multimedia home users, but thats about it. - bipolarruledout, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Yes but I'm sick of people talking about it who have no context for it's actual use. It's like cloud computing is the new web 2.0. Really this is network computing all over again and smells like stale oracle press releases.
- MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Agreed.
Some work will be in the cloud, of course.
But the other trend is to use client side scripting to offload some server overhead onto the clients mostly underutilized machine. - jeffness, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3fluff article paid for and placed as a quasi-advertisement. you can tell because it is written by a woman. women do sales and marketing in IT; not write real articles that have any meaning.
no offense ladies, i love you, no doubts, but i have been reading trade industry mags for years and if a female has written an article it is almost always, in the end, about enriching corporate overlords. - Topher06, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3Sorry, I don't see the world changing because of this. Maybe an IT guy's world is going to change, but the average Joe would never know the difference between a world with cloud computing or one without it (unless the computers started to rise up and hunt him down).
- inactive, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3businessweek + tech = as useful as a kick in the box.
- MvTCracker, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2there is value but there is risk and privacy concerns so I think there will always be some offline aspect to computing
- MvTCracker, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2we say ***** YOU and tell them to spend the money they are making on new hardware and standards
- NomadicOne, on 08/08/2008, -2/+3I see this as similar to how, in past generations, it was discovered that electricity was more productive coming from a centralized location (power station), instead of individual companies supplying their own power. The same is true today. Why keep a rack full of servers when it is more efficient to let Amazon do it for you.
- NoozeHound, on 02/10/2009, -0/+1It's nearly 10 years old.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Fluffy_Clouds - PainToad, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2What so cause it isn't boobs or a latest game it shouldn't be on front page? Digg was originally meant to be a tech site.
- MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Or the subsequent climate control you have to pay for to offset the heat generation by the equipment?
Or the fact that your computers fan will run more than if your computer is idle, thus causing more noise during otherwise quiet times, and more wear/tear on your fans?
Or the increased utilization of your bandwidth, which may be capped depending on who you're with?
Sounds like some companies are getting better and better at getting something for nothing. - inactive, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1let me tell you about broadband in ireland: i have seen faster in mozambique, 10 years ago on dial-up
yes, they still use dial up over here
cloud computing is interesting. but who do you talk to when your data suddenly disapears? for example, my gf had her photos on ringo, they closed their doors, photos gone - MvTCracker, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1no really you would know that if you attended the server 2008 launch event read Steve Clayton's blog or listened to vmware pod casts.....
- MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Um, learn normal computer science terms?
A WAN (in this case, the internet in general) has been referred to as "the cloud" for a lot longer than most of us have been using it. Additionally, if you look at the graphical representation of "the internet" in nearly all diagrams...what do you see? A cloud. - MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1"...Cloud computing (or basically, terminal services over the web)..."
AKA: Thin Client. And the concept has been around for quite a while. The obvious disadvantages of the typical intranet "thin client" set up are only going to be amplified by the normally anemic bandwidth limitations of the majority of internet connections.
In short: You think your companies thin client setup is slow...try extending that to Sioux Falls, SD and see if it gets any more responsive. - DrSalonen, on 08/26/2008, -0/+1My company is doing interviews around the world and it is obvious that cloud computing is here to stay. People do not want to deal with internal hardware related stuff.... It is happening, no question about it.
- clsslc, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1McCain is old, that's what.
- treelovinhippie, on 08/12/2008, -0/+1Yeah -8 diggs atm lol. I've written quite lengthy posts about this idea on various sites on the Intertubes (and I'm not lying when I say this is from about 3 years ago).
If you don't like the timeline?... hows this: Early adopters will start using what I've mentioned within 3-5 years. But as I said with all the privacy issues that I'm hoping do actually come up, then mainstream adoption will kick-in at around 7 years.
3-5 years is a long time when talking technology. But the technology is already available.
Granted some areas of the developed world won't be able to play Crysis on remote servers for a while longer (simply because of slow bandwidth), but trust me when I say you will be able to run high-end games like Crysis with all the processing done on remote servers and merely viewed graphics and input data are left on the user end.
My guess is companies like Google will start offering free or monthly subscriptions that give you space and processing power on remote servers. The end-user would never have to worry about upgrading new hardware or updating/installing software. Google will handle all the hardware and processing, whilst you choose your compact, slimline input device, and pick from any number of web apps. e.g. the norm will be instead of installing MS Word, you choose from a range of integrated online options like Writely.
Anyway, enjoy future Internet trawlers :) Should my prediction turn out to be true I expect giant e-statues of myself to be erected all across the tubes. - HotSaucePanCake, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2Mainframes where where it all began a centralized terminal to login to with dumb devices on the other end.
Same ***** , new look - inactive, on 08/08/2008, -1/+2Worst idea ever.
- MtheoryX, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1"The underlying concept dates back to 1960 when John McCarthy opined that "computation may someday be organized as a public utility" (indeed it shares characteristics with service bureaus which date back to the 1960s) and the term The Cloud was already in commercial use around the turn of the 21st century [13]. Cloud computing solutions had started to appear on the market, though most of the focus at this time was on Software as a service."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing#Histo ...
HotSaucePanCake is correct: This is all very, very old news, regardless of how uninformed you may be. - leerayIG88, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Based on your pupil dilation, skin temperature, and motor functions, I calculate an 83% probability that you will not pull the trigger.
- maydbs, on 10/29/2008, -0/+0what about WebOs? isnt it great being able to access any of your content just online? like having an online desktop? have you tried that yet?
- MvTCracker, on 08/08/2008, -1/+1I still give your comment a digg but it has only been news in the last 4 years so unless your younger than 4 your wrong....
- Symplified, on 10/06/2008, -0/+0With cloud computing, specifically SaaS, the Enterprise is going to see easier deployment and lower upfront investments compared to traditional software models.
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