Posted on 01/06/2011 10:48:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Unfortunately for many organizations security is a significant weakness of cloud computing.
Cloud computing is real handy for me, especially because I’m working off at leat 3 separate computers and my Droid, but using some server in the sky for backup (Carbonite, etc.), is kinda scary. I can go back in time and come up with some really big names that have come and gone. I don’t want my data on a server owned by someone who may go belly-up.
But let's pretend like it's something NEW NEW NEW.
Cloud computing = users on terminals.
Composite mainframe, anyone? LOL
Could computing is more than putting users on terminals. Its outsourcing the infrastructure of your organization.
Rather then procuring and installing a new server in an overloaded datacenter. A process which can take several weeks.
You can build a new server on Amazon in 30 mins.
The computer consulting crowd is trying to push this down our throats.
People want to spy on and censor your data, report anything "fishy" you say to The Won, disclose all your stuff to the [other] bad guys in data center breaches, and have the opportunity to charge you again later if you want to keep using your own data?
Good luck with the downtime.
yeah well I didnt say it was perfect
google has the same problem with downtime.
“The computer consulting crowd is trying to push this down our throats. “
Only because they are giving CFO’s the answer they want; cheaper IT infrastructure.
Cloud computing is going to require explosive growth in distributed databases to provide adequate security, flexibity, and speed.
Cloud computing is a great solution if you intend to share your corp info with hackers.
This is getting pushed down our throats by the IT crowd.
No weaker than client-server....
much weaker than client server.
The hosting company (amazon, Google) has access to the physical box and data. This causes problems with compliance and lack of control.
Since most of these servers are virtual you have the hypervisor level. Your server is only as secure as the least secure server on that build. Additionally your server can be targeted from those other servers.
” I don?t want my data on a server owned by someone who may go belly-up.”
I don’t think Microsoft is going belly up anytime soon according to their z-score.
In the sense that they’re talking here, cloud computing basically means outsourcing your servers. I have only one clear-cut case in my head where cloud would beat having your own datacenter. If you have a peak time of year where you need twice the computing power, it’s better to pay your cloud provider for the extra muscle for that short time rather than buy the extra hardware and keep it idle most of the time.
OTOH, the only reason Amazon got into the cloud business is that their infrastructure is set up to handle the Christmas load, so Amazon has massive idle capacity for most of the rest of the year (this is also why people recently found out it’s practically impossible to DDOS Amazon). So, if you are in this peak situation, you might as well buy the hardware and become a cloud provider yourself.
Cloud Computing ultimately results in the vanishing of personhood and individual freedom. All lives come under virtual data gathering and manipulative control in service to the controlling entity.
While not mentioned in the article, the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection totally enclosed and run by the Fed Reserve for data gathering and financial manipulation of the entire US population in partnership with the IRS and other institutions, is an example of an institution intended for cloud computing function.
I agree. The move to the cloud is being driven by financial reasons at the expense of security.
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