[Hidden-tech] DSL & Voip

[RA Cohen]

I've got to add my 2 cents to this conversation. Please, read the fine 
print on all the cloud agreements. There are no guarantees about 
anything, nor will there be any unless one is willing to pay up 
big-time. IT and the operation of data centers (where the cloud is 
located) are not cheap no matter what. The free consumer services some 
of you are thrilled to be receiving will one day bite you big-time... 
regardless, make sure you have good off-line backups for that 
unfortunate situation that is just waiting to occur.

Permit me to tell a true story - I had the opportunity to attend a 
recent event "Getting started with IBM software on Amazon Web Services 
featuring WebSphere sMash and DB2" - and I received extremely 
personalized, one-to-one training during this event. But guess what? At 
IBM's lab in Burlington, Mass, we were having connectivity problems that 
day - connectivity problems - at IBM can you imagine? - it was laughable 
at times. The application we finally got running was, believe it or not, 
an app designed to run a number of banks - yes banks. When we finally 
got everything together no one, not even the instructors, was impressed. 
And if I operated a number of banks I would have demanded a refund.

The tech business thrives on the latest buzz terminology. 
"Virtualization" and "the cloud" are nothing but manifestations of this 
marketing hype.  Some of it has a place in the real world, but much of 
it doesn't and won't stand the test of time.

Finally, the less my data is exposed to the public, to third parties, to 
whoever, the better, and for all kinds of reasons. One very important 
one: I sleep better because I know exactly where data is or isn't. 'Nuff 
said.

-Roy

Jeff Rutherford wrote:
>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>   
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The cloud is the future. Conspiracy theorists will abound, but the 
> cloud is the future.
>
> I use hosted apps all over the place - not just Google - and by far 
> I'm very happy.
>
> Google's rights grabs for books was bone-headed. But, it's not in 
> their interest to piss off customers by screwing with your data. If I 
> have to view ads in order to access free tools and services, I'll 
> gladly do that. I use a variety of Firefox plug-ins anyway to block ads.
>
> The second that they launch G-Drive - the service-app that has been 
> rumored for years now - I'll gladly back up every single piece of 
> digital data I have to Google's servers - and I'll probably continue 
> to use another competing back-up service too - just to be safe.
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeff Rutherford
> 413 475-0087
> www.jeffrutherford.com <http://www.jeffrutherford.com>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net
> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
>
> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.
> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members   
> page on the Hidden Tech Web site.
> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members

-- 
Roy A Cohen
Network Advantage LLC
www.net-vantage.com
413.223.9007 option 1
--------------------------------------------------
"Bringing Cost-Saving, State-of-the-Art Technology
Solutions to Small and Mid-Size Organizations"

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20091029/bfd8dbf5/attachment-0001.html