I’m a bit confused and hoping for some clarity.
What’s this business about “the cloud”… and why should anyone care?
I keep hearing this gibberish about cloud this and cloud that…
Isn’t “putting your data in the cloud” simply a back up server off site?
Or a remote server where you store data for retrieval from any location?
I thought “cloud computing” simply means I run a software pkg from a remote location, rather than having it loaded locally?
And if so… why all the big deal about “the cloud”?
Haven’t we been able to do all those things for years?
There must be something more to it but I’m not getting it.
Any help?
Thanks!
Technically you are correct.
As I understand things. ‘Cloud’ is a modern marketing term.
The cloud symbol was used to represent the Internet way back and I guess it’s some interpretation of that…
Of course you are correct. Most of the time using such buzz words means trying to hide from the uninitiated that there is nothing new there. And this is already the case for years and for many of those terms.
On 2013-10-30, hcvv <hcvv@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
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> SomeSuSEUser;2594375 Wrote:
>> <SNIP>
>> Isn’t “putting your data in the cloud” simply a back up server off site?
>> <SNIP>
> Of course you are correct. Most of the time using such buzz words means
> trying to hide from the uninitiated that there is nothing new there. And
> this is already the case for years and for many of those terms.
For fun, I’ll disagree :). I think the term `cloud’ is perfect for a few reasons…
Reliability: your data access is as trustworthy as weather forecasts.
Privacy: your data is no less public then the water droplets in the air we breath.
Security: it isn’t difficult for your data to be seen by others looking the right direction.
Robustness: your data storage is about as water-tight as a rain-cloud.
… consequently, I think any statement that includes both data backup' and cloud’ without a `not’ or something
similar richly deserves any thunder and lightening coming its way.
I’m seeing blather about the 13.x release having some feature added ref: “open stack”
It sounded to me like a software function that “enables” cloud functions.
Again with the smoke & mirrors?
I wonder why anyone would spend time and effort programming such a tool if it isn’t another money-making scam and really not required.
Or is there something more to this that I’m still not getting.
Thanks everyone!
The opensuse forums are a part of what’s kept me using SuSE / openSuSE since vers. 8.something all those years ago. (which I actually bought a boxed copy of as I was learning and wanted the manuals)
On 10/30/2013 02:36 PM, SomeSuSEUser wrote:
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> Ok then that being confirmed I have to ask…
>
> I’m seeing blather about the 13.x release having some feature added
> ref: “open stack”
> It sounded to me like a software function that “enables” cloud
> functions.
>
> Again with the smoke & mirrors?
> I wonder why anyone would spend time and effort programming such a tool
> if it isn’t another money-making scam and really not required.
> Or is there something more to this that I’m still not getting.
>
> Thanks everyone!
> The opensuse forums are a part of what’s kept me using SuSE / openSuSE
> since vers. 8.something all those years ago. (which I actually bought a
> boxed copy of as I was learning and wanted the manuals)
>
> G’day to all!
You mean OpenStack (www.openstack.org). It is a project to develop open-source
cloud software. It is more than storage, but you will need to see their description.
In openSUSE 13.1, the Havana release of OpenStack is implemented.