[Info-vax] IE8 got me too :-( Sorry Jeff.

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 20-01-2010 09:39, AEF wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 10:00 am, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
>>> I would prefer to see the corresponence and data that
>>> my business relied on to remain under my control.
>>
>> We agree! I couldn't believe it when I first hear of putting your
>> business's data in the "cloud".
> 
> Lots of companies are outsourcing operations.
> 
> The benefit by cloud over traditional outsourcing is that
> you pay for usage - you can have 2 CPU's this week,
> 25 CPU's next week and 7 CPU's the week after - and you only
> pay for actual usage.
> 
> Sure you can not hop into an airplane, fly to India, be shown
> a computer room and have somebody point to a rack and say "THAT
> is your system", but that is not a real problem.
> 
> (making applications run functionally and secure in cloud context
> do raise some technical problems that need to be solved)
> 
> Arne

But where is the customer's data and who is making backups?  Who, 
besides you, has access to your data?

I'll keep my data on my own disks thanks!

I know it's hopelessly old fashioned but so am I!