Everything you just said applies to any software construct. There is a mindset that the cloud is insecure and OUR infrastructure is safe but I don't buy it 9 times out of 10. <br><br>Companies are drowning in the cost of infrastructure and licensing. IT services are NOT the core business of most businesses so it makes sense to license that out to companies that DO have that as their core business. SaaS companies are making leaps and bounds on security, HIPAA and the like but we IT people keep parroting the same old mantra.<br>
<br>Blah blah blah lock in, blah blah blah security. Its happening, better figure out how to make it work.<br><br><br clear="all">Jim Asbille, MSM<br>registered Linux user number 388067 <br><br>"Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential." -- Barack Obama<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Nathan C. Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nathan.smith@ipmvs.com">nathan.smith@ipmvs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">My argument against is fanatical, er financial.
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I like to compare it to Novell and Microsoft in the early
90s. Novell Netware was the leader and Microsoft NT had just come on the
scene. There was an expensive per-seat licensing scheme for Novell
and Microsoft had a one license, everybody in licensing scheme. This got
MS into companies and made them dominant and pretty much killed Novell even
though the NT server product at the time was not as stable as Novell. Now
you have to buy MS Client Access licenses in addition to server licenses
for every client that connects.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">So right now SaaS and the cloud is cheap but as soon as
everyone is on there will be rising subscription pricing and endless revenue
streams for providers.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">My advice to anyone getting on, is to make sure they have
an exit strategy and understand the requirements to get
off/out.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">And I didn't even get into my security and
privacy concerns, particularly with Google.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial">-Nate</font></span></div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org" target="_blank">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:cialug-bounces@cialug.org" target="_blank">cialug-bounces@cialug.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim
Asbille<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 16, 2010 4:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Central
Iowa Linux Users Group<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cialug] "Going
Google"<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
<div></div>Is going Google such a bad idea? Cloud computing can be very
beneficial for companies.<br><br><br clear="all">Jim Asbille, MSM<br>registered
Linux user number 388067 <br><br>"Focusing your life solely on making a buck
shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because
it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you
realize your true potential." -- Barack Obama<br><br><br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Todd Walton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tdwalton@gmail.com" target="_blank">tdwalton@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><a href="http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2wq4ihfovDQMjFjZDFiY2MtODE2Ni00OTYxLTk2NjktOWUxMWE2NTFlYTgz&hl=en" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2wq4ihfovDQMjFjZDFiY2MtODE2Ni00OTYxLTk2NjktOWUxMWE2NTFlYTgz&hl=en</a><br>
<br>"Going
Google" means switching your business to Google Apps. C'mon<br>guys!
Let's spread the word!<br><br>...I found this groan-worthy ad on the
back side of this week's Economist.<br><font color="#888888"><br>--<br>Todd<br>_______________________________________________<br>Cialug
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