UC Berkeley scientists define cloud computing

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My own definitions of Cloud Computing...

Cloud Computing - 1. An unnecessary return to the dinosaur client-server model which was abandoned 20+ years ago when the personal computer became popular. 2. A buzz-word the media uses to describe anything which uses a local client to do something over a network. 3. A cooked-up solution to a non-existent problem, primarily created as a marketing tool to sell more server equipment. 4. A means for companies to exert more control and maintain tighter surveillance on employees. 5. A system where all data and software travels as packets over already-congested Internet paths which are inherently insecure, and already under constant scrutiny by the NSA and other entities using high-end deep-packet inspection hardware. 6. A trend toward centralization of data and services where a single physical attack point can render an entire corporation unable to maintain simple day-to-day functional activities like typing documents.

Can you tell I think the "Cloud" is a waste of time and energy which could be better spent elsewhere?

Posted by: BillDem   Posted on: 04/01/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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