Client/server is hardly new technology! On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:35 AM, geoff <data...@adam.com.au> wrote: > Im with you. I don't get why I would want to put my data on someone else's > server and subject to the speed and availability of my internet access. Like > so many new technologies I think it is totally oversold. It has its place - > but not for many if not most businesses - once they get over the hype. > > -----Original Message----- > From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf > Of Allen > Sent: Friday, 16 September 2011 5:59 PM > To: profox@leafe.com > Subject: RE: [NF] Windows 1 vs. Windows 8 > > Am I missing something with cloud computing? I see it as a way for google, > microsoft and the like to get your data and for governments to watch what > you're up to. This is just putting all your confidential documents on a > server, someone else's server? > Al > > -----Original Message----- > > The real action for Microsoft might come from its improved Window Server > 8 OS, which should give commercial versions of Linux and Unix OS(s) like > Redhat, SUSE, and Macs running osX more competition. Window Server 8 > also targets VMware and other proprietary offerings from > hardware/software giants like IBM and HP. It will also compete with > third parties that offer cloud computing; because, it offers the cloud > within an enterprise. > > > [excessive quoting removed by server]
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