Comments on: The cloud computing fantasy http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/2008/12/29/the-cloud-computing-fantasy/ A member of the Gartner Blog Network Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:43:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Personal supercomputer wants to meet genetic algorithm for simulating relationship http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/2008/12/29/the-cloud-computing-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Personal supercomputer wants to meet genetic algorithm for simulating relationship Sun, 24 May 2009 07:40:42 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/?p=207#comment-1336 [...] core data centres and we’ll never see it at home. But as I’ve mentioned in other blogs I’m a cloud sceptic and I don’t think the world will evolve that way, if only because of the imbalance between [...] [...] core data centres and we’ll never see it at home. But as I’ve mentioned in other blogs I’m a cloud sceptic and I don’t think the world will evolve that way, if only because of the imbalance between [...]

]]> By: Brian Nelson http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/2008/12/29/the-cloud-computing-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Brian Nelson Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:45:57 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/?p=207#comment-241 Interesting post. I've been considering the same thing. I installed Drop.io several months ago and then promptly copied up a ton of files and yet, everything I access on a regular basis still sits on my hard drive. In fact, I'm not even sure what is and isn't up on drop.io anymore. Turns out that I like having MY files on MY computer, not somewhere else. So, sync services have become my use of the "cloud." Interesting post. I’ve been considering the same thing. I installed Drop.io several months ago and then promptly copied up a ton of files and yet, everything I access on a regular basis still sits on my hard drive. In fact, I’m not even sure what is and isn’t up on drop.io anymore.

Turns out that I like having MY files on MY computer, not somewhere else. So, sync services have become my use of the “cloud.”

]]> By: 4sysops - The ever ongoing race between cloud and on-premise computing http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/2008/12/29/the-cloud-computing-fantasy/comment-page-1/#comment-237 4sysops - The ever ongoing race between cloud and on-premise computing Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:27:32 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/nick_jones/?p=207#comment-237 [...] Analyst Nick Jones posted an interesting article in his blog with the title The cloud computing fantasy. Contrary to many analysts, he is a cloud skeptic. The argument he puts forward is my favorite one [...] [...] Analyst Nick Jones posted an interesting article in his blog with the title The cloud computing fantasy. Contrary to many analysts, he is a cloud skeptic. The argument he puts forward is my favorite one [...]

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