Re: Cloud computing (was Re: [Snorkack] Help with finding a Fic
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I've been in IT for 35 years, and the increase in reliance on "the cloud" dismays me.
I have a mug at work that reads?
"There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer"
I'm also not in the US - and the complete disregard US government agencies seem to take with other people's data - even if they're not US citizens - gives me very little trust in the sovereignty of cloud data storage.
DaZZa
While it has its usage, I think the way Cloud Storage is being pushed
only benefits the companies that are pushing it, to the detriment of the
users.
Yes, it has its uses, as a backup location, but it should almost never
be your primary storage.
If it is your primary storage, such as somebody sharing a computer with
other people, there should be a backup somewhere more local. Having an
on-site server your company owned would be far smarter.
On 4/29/2022 9:55 PM, Icemanau wrote:
> My biggest concern with the Cloud is location.
>
> I'm in Aus and if the cloud servers are in the US, and what I'm working
> on is considered to be against the export laws of the US, I could very
> well loose all access to it.
>
> That's on top of all the other problems l can see.
>
> If you are working from the cloud and your internet goes down due to
> some idiot digging up the cables, your screwed until they get fixed.
> Tasmania had this happen. Both cables got cut in separate instances on
> the same day. End result, Tassie basically shut down until it was up again.
>
> Ease of access for anyone and everyone with the know how to hack in to
> the cloud server.
>
> What happens if the server location is taken over by hostile forces
> (Ukraine anyone?).
>
> I'm sure that there are lots of other problems with using the cloud that
> I haven't listed as well.
>
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