Living in The Cloud
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Hm mm. For those of us who include Blackberries in their messaging diet, today is leaving a bad taste. RIM is not answering calls to their support center, and as of this posting, has not announced any outage. But, they are definitely off-line, and early reports cite a North American blackout.
Hm mm. For those of us who include Blackberries in their messaging diet, today is leaving a bad taste. RIM is not answering calls to their support center, and as of this posting, has not announced any outage. But, they are definitely off-line, and early reports cite a North American blackout.
- For your future reference, you might want to check DataOutages.com
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- “Even in the future, nothing works.”
- Dark Helmet, Spaceballs
While you're waiting for your Blackberry to light back up with e-mail, take a moment and consider the downside of living in The Cloud. The remote, off-site storage and processing of systems transactions being “The Cloud.”
It doesn't really matter if we are examining SAAS, SOA or simple out-sourced system hosting. When the line is cut, the power is down, or the system update fails--then The Cloud vanishes. It's like a Wiley Coyote cartoon character that chases the Roadrunner right off the road edge and is suspended in air. Blink twice and drop to Earth.
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Comments
Let's just say, the Lotus Traveler might be looking very attractive.
Posted by Jack Dausman At 06:46:37 AM On 02/13/2008 | - Website - |
Posted by Charles Robinson At 08:30:22 AM On 02/12/2008 | - Website - |