I've been in IT for 35 years, and the increase in reliance on "the cloud" dismays me.
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I have a mug at work that reads?
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"There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer"
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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.
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. >