Comments on: Forecast: Cloudy, Chance of Rain http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/ Notes on people, information & learning Sat, 28 May 2011 07:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve LaMotta, HCS http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Steve LaMotta, HCS Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:02:30 +0000 http://www.netdimensions.com/blog2/?p=1#comment-6 Interesting view and one that Frank Sinatra might suggest "Fly Me To The Moon"...cause if I don't make it, I'll at least land on a cloud. Not really, and I'm not a techie - but since you're dating yourself with the Stones (whom I grew up on too), I prefer to stay grounded with the basic SAAS model before stepping up to see how this all plays out and look for longer developed standardized Cloud formations that are time tested secure. The Human Capital Institute exists to advance the new business science of Strategic Talent Management but who will advance the definition and delivery of Cloud Computing versus Cloudwariness will be huge, once the business community can depend on the security of it all. Interesting view and one that Frank Sinatra might suggest “Fly Me To The Moon”…cause if I don’t make it, I’ll at least land on a cloud. Not really, and I’m not a techie – but since you’re dating yourself with the Stones (whom I grew up on too), I prefer to stay grounded with the basic SAAS model before stepping up to see how this all plays out and look for longer developed standardized Cloud formations that are time tested secure.

The Human Capital Institute exists to advance the new business science of Strategic Talent Management but who will advance the definition and delivery of Cloud Computing versus Cloudwariness will be huge, once the business community can depend on the security of it all.

]]> By: DavidH http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-5 DavidH Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:21:04 +0000 http://www.netdimensions.com/blog2/?p=1#comment-5 While Neil may have wrote that lyric - Joanie Mitchell does it justice! You may be right regarding "Clouds" - it may be great marketing in order to carve out differentiation in the highly competitive s/w space. Not sure where I stand on this either. Seems to be that many thought SaaS was a fad and it seems to be on solid footing. Marketers will keep trying to "move the ball" and get customers to be on the cutting edge. While Neil may have wrote that lyric – Joanie Mitchell does it justice!

You may be right regarding “Clouds” – it may be great marketing in order to carve out differentiation in the highly competitive s/w space. Not sure where I stand on this either. Seems to be that many thought SaaS was a fad and it seems to be on solid footing.

Marketers will keep trying to “move the ball” and get customers to be on the cutting edge.

]]> By: Alexandros Poulos http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Alexandros Poulos Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:57:22 +0000 http://www.netdimensions.com/blog2/?p=1#comment-4 Jay, Nice post! Although it’s obvious that the “cloud” is not a black or white issue (i.e. depending on the needs an organization has, services over the cloud may be more or less attractive), there are a number of factors that still need to fleshed out for cloud computing to become a new paradigm. A few that come in mind involve serious SLAs (tied to business metrics maybe) and data privacy (which may end up requiring explicit regulations). Actually, here’s a very relevant post on potential Fourth Amendment protections of data stored in the cloud that I think is interesting with respect to the points you bring up: http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/167796 Cheers, -Alex Jay,

Nice post! Although it’s obvious that the “cloud” is not a black or white issue (i.e. depending on the needs an organization has, services over the cloud may be more or less attractive), there are a number of factors that still need to fleshed out for cloud computing to become a new paradigm. A few that come in mind involve serious SLAs (tied to business metrics maybe) and data privacy (which may end up requiring explicit regulations). Actually, here’s a very relevant post on potential Fourth Amendment protections of data stored in the cloud that I think is interesting with respect to the points you bring up: http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/167796

Cheers,

-Alex

]]> By: Jay Shaw http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Jay Shaw Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:53:51 +0000 http://www.netdimensions.com/blog2/?p=1#comment-3 Salim -- thanks for the comment. You are right. Cloud security is untested as of now, thus the prediction. Salim — thanks for the comment. You are right. Cloud security is untested as of now, thus the prediction.

]]> By: Salim http://www.netdimensions.com/blog/2010/01/27/cloudy/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Salim Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:29:17 +0000 http://www.netdimensions.com/blog2/?p=1#comment-2 A very good blog. People who use these services may not have had a problem, but there are plenty of security issues that arise. I am no technical expert, but data centres that are open to the general public must be easily accessible, so that people can use the services. Does that make them easily accessible to hackers as well? Unless the service providers have the right level of ISO security certification, they are clear about what they do with the data we store on there and the data is stored in a stable and recoverable way, can these services be trusted? I might want to store my family photos on there (and I can't see who would be interested in those!), but can I trust sensitive commercial data to be immune from hackers? Information that my business depends upon? A very good blog. People who use these services may not have had a problem, but there are plenty of security issues that arise. I am no technical expert, but data centres that are open to the general public must be easily accessible, so that people can use the services. Does that make them easily accessible to hackers as well? Unless the service providers have the right level of ISO security certification, they are clear about what they do with the data we store on there and the data is stored in a stable and recoverable way, can these services be trusted? I might want to store my family photos on there (and I can’t see who would be interested in those!), but can I trust sensitive commercial data to be immune from hackers? Information that my business depends upon?

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