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 ·Shaw
| Stop calling it the cloud! Basically the cloud is a synonym for the internet. Save it to the cloud means save it online (via the internet).
I'm not really sure why they decided to call it the "cloud". People were saving files and data to the internet before someone tried to coin is as the "cloud". |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | said by zod5000:Basically the cloud is a synonym for the internet. Save it to the cloud means save it online (via the internet).
I'm not really sure why they decided to call it the "cloud". People were saving files and data to the internet before someone tried to coin is as the "cloud".
And the "cloud" implies that it isn't just the data stored there, but the processing is done there as well.
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| And the "cloud" implies that it isn't just the data stored there, but the processing is done there as well. |
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 japPremium
join:2003-08-10
038xx | bad terminology annoys me Can't blame them. It's a nondescriptive term meant to sex-up 'distributed computing' and represents backend solutions most endusers do not want or need to comprehend. What they need to grasp is local vs. remote dependencies.
For shortness there was 'grid' but that's overly representative (keep them mystified) and decidedly less cuddly. |
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| Well maybe... Stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing if you have satellite internet... |
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amungusPremium
join:2004-11-26
America | not the least bit surprised... This is kind of funny, but I'm honestly not surprised that people have no clue about this.
Personally, I find the description ("cloud computing") very generic. |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Albert71292
Re: Well maybe... you woudn't be using the cloud with satellite with the extremely low caps they have. |
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| But it IS disrupted by rain - if it's hard enough See US-East-1 |
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 caffeinatorComing soon to a cup near you..Premium
join:2005-01-16
WA, USA
kudos:4
 ·CenturyLink
| cloud = that internets stuff It's simple really, look at any network diagram...
oh look, the cloud...
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| hmm Seems like everything is going as planned.
1.) Offer unlimited internet.
2.) Get consumers use to it.
3.) Give cloud/streaming services for everything.
4) Change the definition of unlimited.
5.) Charge users per use
6.) Win for carriers |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | dumb terminal Why not call it what it is, a dumb terminal. |
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 Killa200Premium
join:2005-12-02
Southeast TN | Other's thoughts. "Some of the other verbatim responses include:.... oh goody a hacker’s dream...."
I'm more in line with that statement. |
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| Visual representation... Networks when visualized are usually represented in a circle. Many networks (circles) overlayed on top of each other (as the internet is many smaller networks) when represented visually begin to look like a cloud.
It's that simple. |
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| Case in point... »Setting up Personal Cloud |
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mikefxu
join:2004-10-05
Titusville, FL | said by Oedipus:http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27441456-Setting-up-Personal-Cloud
It is a way for those in IT to differentiate between US and THEM.
Instead of looking under your hood and calling a alternator what it is a person calls it a thing-a-ma-bob.
Also when someone calls a magazine a clip. |
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| reply to axiomatic
Re: Visual representation... Not, that's not it at all.
For the last 15 years I've been in the ISP industry, when you draw a network diagram, you draw your own network, then draw links to an actual drawing of a cloud that represents the rest of the Internet.
Somewhere in the last few years, someone took that cloud in a drawing to mean where stuff goes to be stored on the Internet. |
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| reply to zod5000
Re: Stop calling it the cloud! said by zod5000:I'm not really sure why they decided to call it the "cloud". People were saving files and data to the internet before someone tried to coin is as the "cloud".
Probably some dumbass marketing exec came started calling it that, so everyone followed. See also: X-as-a-service. |
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| reply to zod5000
Actually if you want to be technical about it...weather..specifically heavy rain and snow can affect your access to "The Cloud".
If you have a microwave link set up to serve a location...and you have a "fade event"...the link can go down, cutting you off from access. Most capable engineers build in enough fade margin for this to be a non-event, but it does happen.
Can't really fault a Microwave antenna/dish for getting ripped off a tower in hurricane force winds!
So while it's true "The Cloud" won't go down, it gives the appearance that it's down. |
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·Comcast
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Re: Case in point... said by mikefxu:said by Oedipus:http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r27441456-Setting-up-Personal-Cloud
It is a way for those in IT to differentiate between US and THEM. Instead of looking under your hood and calling a alternator what it is a person calls it a thing-a-ma-bob. Also when someone calls a magazine a clip. This is more like someone walking into an auto parts store and asking for an alternator even though they have no idea what that is or why they need it. |
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 SnakeoilIgnore Button. The coward's feature.Premium
join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
kudos:1 | reply to Linklist
Re: Stop calling it the cloud! Of which one of the early examples I can think of [for cloud computing] is Seti and folding/gnome at home. |
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