Cloud Computing – A Blessing or a Curse?

Posted by ttblogger on 07/31 at 04:01 PM Permalink
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There’s no doubt that cloud computing has made a huge splash in our technologically ubiquitous society. Its benefits help businesses with productivity and give consumers more convenience about back-ups and data storage. Still, there are a few issues that should be addressed for anyone, whether a business owner or average Joe computer user, before making the jump to any cloud computing solution.

Reduced Control
The popular concept of cloud computing involves offloading and archiving pertinent files and data to an off-site 3rd party company which guarantees virtually 100% uptime and secure access anytime anywhere. The problem is that you’re basically having another entity hang on to your confidential information which reduces the amount of control you have over that information. In addition, you have no idea where your information is being stored.

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    Posted by Gringott  on  07/31  at  06:46 AM

  1. Rarely is it mentioned about the cost of cloud computing - bandwidth and storage fees. For example, I have 42 TBs of online storage in my system - ready 24/7 for access. Not one bit of bandwidth is used to access that data, and I don’t need an internet connection to access it either. What are the bandwidth costs to upload and maintain 42 TBs of data? I priced google and amazon, for example, to see if I was stupid to purchase storage rather than rent it. Guess what? All paid for in the first year [of the three years warranty on drives] factoring in electricity etc, the next two years are all “profit” for me, plus I have local control.

    My point? Private cloud, say yes. For rent online cloud, for me, I say no way.

    2. Posted by Randy L.  on  07/31  at  07:23 AM

  2. Cloud Computing - Only for the mentally deficient and the insane.

    A person has to be brain damaged or insane to even consider putting all of your data in the cloud. NOTHING is secure. Nothing ever has been. Nothing ever will be. In EVERY instance, social networking, cloud computing, what ever, security is continuously breached on a dangerous, massive scale, then they “resolve” the issue. But it’s too late. The irreversible damage has already been done. Then it happens again.

    Don’t even consider it. You might as well publish your bank account and credit card numbers, PIN numbers and Social Security number on line and in all the major newspapers as well as radio and TV spots.

    3. Posted by Fitzroy Williams  on  07/31  at  08:51 AM

  3. Cloud computing is certainly a blessing and a curse if you will. One must approach this new technology with care like you say. My small company chose to host our own cloud storage in-house using a new product from iomega. The iomega storcenter cloud edition. This is a network drive that has the smarts built into it to do cloud computing right out of the box. Anyone can set it up in minutes. Our data is stored in-house and we maintain full control and can access from anywhere even with our PDA devices.

    4. Posted by agatha joseph  on  07/31  at  02:25 PM

  4. I am thankful for being kept abreast with computer geeks. While I may not have purchased any of the items yet It is my intention to open an account to be able to purchase any of the more fascinating ones For example I am hoping that the scanner will be available in the near future. Had it not been for computer geek I would not be aware of the many tech -devices available.

    5. Posted by Walt Clayton  on  07/31  at  06:10 PM

  5. Cloud Computing… its not ‘blessing’ or ‘curse’ its “inevitable.”

    6. Posted by Ken  on  08/01  at  05:47 AM

  6. While it does have technical benefits the cloud is more about protecting software revenue streams and reducing software costs than helping individuals or advancing technology.
    Looking at Microsoft they established a type of licensing scheme that guarantees revenue flows and reduces the potential for pirating.  These are the benefits the software companies receive not the consumers - the pricing model certainly doesn’t look like its going to save any money over the long haul.  Additionally, it allows the companies to mine the data for their own purposes more potential revenue.  i expect all the big companies would like to follow this approach to tighten up their revenue models.

    So what’s really in it for the customer?  This is the question that the software giants and content providers always fail on.

    7. Posted by Steven Henderson  on  08/01  at  06:52 AM

  7. Thanks for a great article.  It contains mostly the same info I recommend to my customers.

    What I tell my customers, as did you in a roundabout way, that the “cloud” is a great place for backups but not as primary storage.  If this becomes primary storage, then generaly, there is no organized backup plan as most think this data cannot be compromised and will always be accessible.

    Security issues in the “cloud” notwithstanding, all data should always be accessible locally or remotely on your local server.  The data is then backed up to the “cloud” or offsite location to protect data from local failure.

    8. Posted by Computer Repair Aylesbury  on  08/01  at  07:21 AM

  8. I like this article.  I think that cloud computing is the way forward.  No more upgrading HDD’s! for storage

    9. Posted by Rudy  on  08/03  at  10:36 AM

  9. Many of you may not know this but cloud computing has been around a very long time. In fact a friend of mine owned and managed a “cloud” computer back in the early 1980’s. It wasnt called that back in the day but all the same. Of course this was in the days of 8086 computers and Windows had not yet been invented

    10. Posted by Jay Graham  on  08/03  at  12:57 PM

  10. I currently have 4 Cloud accounts.  Each one gets a portion of my personal data so not everything is in one place.

    After reading your article, I will now encrypt my data before uploading to the Cloud.

    Great article, good information, have shared on FaceBook and will forward the e-mail to family, friends and clients.

    Thanks for providing this information.

    11. Posted by madeleineparizeau  on  12/09  at  10:52 AM

  11. Great article. I love finding computer hardware information online.

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