Day 108 - Do You Have Your Head in ‘The Cloud’?

What is ‘Cloud Computing’?
Cloud computing is an internet-based computing model. This is in stark contrast to the traditional model for computing where almost all processes take place on the user’s system. The cloud, a euphemism for the internet, will provide all the software used by your computer. Users will no longer be the owners of software but rather tenants paying a subscription to use them. In addition, all processing and related data will take place in ‘the cloud’ and not on the users personal computer.

Accolades have been building into a unanimous chorus and the general perception is that this new model for computing will save money on capital expenditures for hardware, software and services because users will only pay for what they use.

via beforeitsnews.com

There are real issues at stake here.

Not only are there questions about security. When we put all this data "out there somewhere" we no longer have to worry just about our personal computers and bank's databases being hacked but we also now have to be concerned about all our rights to privacy being dissolved at the whim of a bureaucrat.

Scary stuff but sad though it is, it is likely inevitable too. I already subscribed to at least one Cloud based software solution. Do you? Read the rest of this article if you don't have a clue what I am talking about, or even if you do.