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We just stumbled across this nice little visual all about cloud computing and thought we’d share it with you. It gives you a very basic overview of what cloud computing is all about, as well as some interesting stats. Some of the basic advantages of being in the cloud are explained, and there are some easy-to-read visuals about the differences between traditional IT and cloud computing.
Take a look for yourself:
Source: http://wikibon.org/blog/
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Author: Kirsty coordinates the Web Marketing for We Are Cloud. She holds a BSc from Manchester Business School.
User Comments
A lot of vendors thought cloud computing means moving away from PCs. They create applications on the web (cloud) so users can use the applications online, store files online, and never need to use any locally installed applications. The PCs are relegated to dumb terminals. However, this approach will not work for the mass market. Why?
(1) PCs will not disappear; they become more and more powerful yet the price keeps falling. It is far more competitive than dumb terminals. Even the Net PCs and smart phones also become more and more powerful with every new model. Simply put, vendors will not just sell dumb terminals; and few users will buy dumb terminals.
(2) With the tremendous horse power available at the local PC, treating the PCs as dumb terminals is a dumb idea. Users are used to desktop software, such as MS office, photo editing software, video editing software, HTML authoring software, etc. they will continue using the desktop software for its more advanced features and better performance than web-based applications. Moreover, be able to work on something offline is a huge advantage over web-based applications.
(3) Many applications that require a lot of computing power and a lot of network bandwidth are not suitable for the cloud computing. (e.g. video editing, photo editing, etc.)
(4) Moving everything to the cloud means you are completely locked in by your vendor. It is extremely hard to switch vendors, not to mention that you may not be able to find another compatible vendor.
(5) Lack of control and flexibility: when you move everything to the cloud, you no longer have full control of your system and data. If the service is down, it will shut down your system; also, you cannot easily add any new services / features to your system; it is also hard to change the current services / features. Any such changes will have to go through your service vendor and at its mercy.
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