Jeff Moden (2/5/2014)
I wonder when the terms "Internet" and "Cloud" would eventually come to mean the same thing to many people.You're correct. I fascinated that if I can get to a computer that has an internet connection, I can get to my email no matter where I am in the world. Same goes for looking things up. If that's what you define the "Cloud" as, then I'm a "Cloud Lover".
But that's not what the term "Cloud" has come to mean to me. Somehow, when the term first came out, it meant a place to store databases to me. If that's what you define as the "Cloud", then I'm still a "Cloud" distruster and would never willingly put my company's data there.
Will I someday?
Heh... "It Depends". 😛
I have come to the view that it's not really too far different than what many companies currently do. How many businesses have their servers hosted by some hosting service or CoLo. Sure there are some differences, but at the base level it is your server / system at somebody else's facility.
Is the Cloud right for everything? No way. Is it ok for some stuff? Sure.
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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