Cloud computing: Don’t get caught without an exit strategy
A assocate here at Quest sent this article to me that discusses some of the challenges around Cloud Computer aka Software as a Service. Issues identifyed in the article are typical of any new technology specifically: fear of vendor lock-in and lack of standards. Essentially the author, Mary Brandel suggests that Cloud computing is more marketing than technology at this point.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=19&articleId=9128665&intsrc=hm_topic
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Isn’t all new technology hype before reality? The biggest advantage I can see is the cost savings, i.e. paying from an operational budget not a capital one. And in this economy, that’s big. That having been said, moving critical data offsite has its risks. My fear is that one of these SaaS companies will have a major security breach and will severly limit the Cloud’s staying power – or at least uptake.