Cloud computing is FAIL and here’s why

Re: Agree

"Couldn't have put it better! I wouldn't trust any of them with my data. I am paranoid when it comes to backups (having been bitten in the past). The irreplaceable stuff is backed up in 6 different places, one of which is not under my roof!"

I am in total agreement with you both. Multiple backups, off site in two different places, I do not use proprietary software that changes native format, all on encrypted (hardware encrypted) drives.

Should a server fail, I do not need to install OS, proprietary software, import data etc. ...

I do however have a cloud backup of encrypted data. Why? well because the MD of a company read about it somewhere. Do I use it? no. Will I ever use it? no. It gets checked but trying to download 400 gigs of data through a crappy Inertnet <sic> connection on a Saturday night when the pubs are open is not my idea of fun. Just go to mirror server, rename, reallocate I.P. job done. Worse case scenario take encrypted drive to pub with Interwebs, buy a round, share drive and let folks work off that as temporary measure over secure wireless in suitcase setup.

Cloud! Too many issues from: data ownership, sovereignty, bandwidth, security in general, lack of control over backups, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Thankfully the NSA's cloud was totally secure !!! Did nobody tell them about the CIA? (1)

(1) Confidentiality, Availibility, Integrity (1.1)

(1.1) Self contradicting conditions that have to be balanced and are a bit like flying a helicopter.

Re: turn chaos into clockwork

Not just any clockwork. A Clockwork Orange. For the cloud users, life is never boring.

Re: Luddite??

Or somewhat perspicacious consumer who recognises the cloud as the latest incarnation of the meme that brought us;

'the cheque is in the post'

and

'I promise I wont cum in your mouth'

Re: Could not agree more...

It's funny because the naughty version of this software circumvents it by pointing the adobe domains to localhost and upping the grace period for 'no connection'.

Re: Could not agree more...

"Although I'm a complete cloudaphobe - I run nothing, either applications or data, which is not resident on my machine or on local network drive which I control. Luddite? Perhaps - but I've never been stopped by lack of network access."

Here, it's almost nothing. I try to avoid cloudy nonsense unless I have to.

But this whole saga has reminded me of something I used to point out to people when their internet connections were down and it wasn't something I could fix. "It doesn't matter that much," I'd say, "Your computer still works. Your software still works. The lack of an internet connection means you can't check your emails, but you have other work to do..."

The more people go for this cloudy nonsense, the less true that becomes.

Re: Sorry, but you are incorrect Alistair.

The experts should go back to selling good old fashioned support contracts instead of nobbling everybody's local OSes and software and giving it a nice name.

XP's EOL came about because income from selling XP (nowadays 0) came up against the cost of providing support for it. If MS did offer support contracts for every XP owner (not just a select few enterprises), everybody would be happy. People who want to stay on XP but also want support would pay for it and people who don't want support and don't want to upgrade to something newer either would only have themselves to blame when their precious photos get cryptolockered.

Re: Sorry, but you are incorrect Alistair.

I do.. me me me me!!!!!!

Re: Cloud Wars!

Shortly afterwards they dived through the ceiling of a marketroid meeting and were nearly crushed under the weight of complete and utter advertising.

Re: Cloud Wars!

Aren't you a little short for a sysadmin?

Re: Agree 100%

What on earth makes you think anything as ambiguous as "The Cloud" lives in the good old USA when it's So Much Cheaper to stick it into a basement in Bangalore?

After all, part of the sales pitch was "Security by hiding it in an Unknown Location".

Did they actually Say it was Physically Located in the US, or did they say the Company has a "US Base"???

The Weasel Wording is all important ...

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

Journalism at it is worst? Your point, ironically, is occluded by your inability to spell.

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

"it is worst"?

Good thing you're not a journalist, then.

Edit: ah, bollocks, I've been beaten to the punch by some time.

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

Absolutely agree. Terrible piece of journalism. I think you should complain.

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

I find your counter arguement to be compelling, Neil.

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

It should have been marked with an adult rating. Coarse language, wicked humour, multitude of other sins. Glad you got out of it, and not a moment too soon.

@Neil Alexander

Neil... what are you doing, Neil?

To make a meal, Neil?

Huh. Surreal!

From totalitarian vegetables

How much does it cost, Neil?

Long live The Young Ones.

Re: "Cloud computing is shite."

Sniff, sniff... ugh. Marketdroid detected.

Re: Well, yes... What did you expect?

Yup, my rule of thumb is - if you can't get up go over and cycle its power switch within 5 minutes tops, it's a convenience, not something you should be relying on seriously.

Re: The schadenfreude has reached a new level of intensity with this

>and to pay Adobe for (AI-generated) Creative Services directly.

I think their creativity software will be too busy looking for new ways to bum their customers...

Re: The schadenfreude has reached a new level of intensity with this

The Bloomberg model, IOW.