Cloud computing

JDtech · 07-18-2010, 06:33 PM

How do you understand the term "cloud computing"?

Are you using the "cloud"?

kellycat · 07-18-2010, 07:06 PM

Great question Jay! It would be great if there was a generally accepted answer (who know, maybe there is). I guess, as you suggest, the answer depends on the particular expectations of the one giving the answer. I tend to think of cloud computing as a consumption and delivery construct for IT services over the Internet.

Bodryn · 07-18-2010, 07:27 PM

One of the aspects of what I guess is cloud-computing fascinates me endlessly: going on Google maps and seeing street views of various locations. After seeing full screen views of various places, such as my brother's house, our own apartment building, and our condo, I started virtual visits of places like Scotland, Italy, Australia, and others. Amazingly, after seeing full screen street views of such places, I tend to feel as though I have been there in person! I have also gotten to pre-inspect roads and highways to see if they will give us a reasonably pleasant driving experience. These are nice substitutes for vacations, and save lots of time and money! Well, perhaps a slight exaggeration.

Recently we planned a shop in Winnipeg where we seldom go - a map would help a lot, but pre-inspecting actual photos of the shopping centres made it a breeze to drive there and know exactly where to go without maps at all. Visual familiarity made it a breeze! Especially when you can enter the names of various businesses, and they are found for you!

jcjacob · 07-18-2010, 09:13 PM

Very relevent topic, Jay.

Personally, I have a difficult time fully embracing 'cloud computing', the primary reason being availability of applications and/or data.

With all my applications and data stored locally on my PC, I can, anytime I wish run any application and create or modify any of my file. If those applications were accessed via the 'cloud', I would not be able to run them if for any reason I could not access the internet.

Until I can be guaranteeed 99.9% uptime by my ISP AND sites hosting applications I might want to run, I will continue to run my applications locally.

LGPhotography · 07-18-2010, 09:58 PM

I like the idea of cloud computing but trust nothing. I DO use dropbox.com (pleasepleaseplease if you look into it and decide to use it, let me email you a link so I get more free storage!)

I have several (yeah, lots) of computers and it's great for getting important files to and from work. It seems much faster than my ftp server as well as when I work on an image on any of the computers I have it set up on, it changes so the file is the same on the other.

Okay, I think I need to give an example because I can't understand what I just wrote.

1. I have a session at the studio and load the images into dropbox. I go home and my dropbox folder (in mydocuments) has those files in it.

2. I work on the files, convert them, do retouching, etc. I save them again in the dropbox folder and when I return to work, there they are.

3. At work, I have my serious color calibrated monitor and work on the files again, again saving them to the dropbox folder.

4. I'm off on my laptop in the sales room, open up my laptop for the slide show I prepared and tada! there are the files! When the order is placed by the customer, how ever I do it, those changes are reflected in the same folder and then I can access it on any of my other computers.

5. I come to your studio/house/place of business and I can log on and see all my files, share with you, whatever on your computer.

I like dropbox and the possibilities it shows me the cloud may have to offer in the near future.

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07-18-2010, 07:06 PM	#2
kellycat Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 23	Great question Jay! It would be great if there was a generally accepted answer (who know, maybe there is). I guess, as you suggest, the answer depends on the particular expectations of the one giving the answer. I tend to think of cloud computing as a consumption and delivery construct for IT services over the Internet. __________________ Kellycat

07-18-2010, 07:27 PM	#3
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 90	Example of Cloud computing, I think... One of the aspects of what I guess is cloud-computing fascinates me endlessly: going on Google maps and seeing street views of various locations. After seeing full screen views of various places, such as my brother's house, our own apartment building, and our condo, I started virtual visits of places like Scotland, Italy, Australia, and others. Amazingly, after seeing full screen street views of such places, I tend to feel as though I have been there in person! I have also gotten to pre-inspect roads and highways to see if they will give us a reasonably pleasant driving experience. These are nice substitutes for vacations, and save lots of time and money! Well, perhaps a slight exaggeration. Recently we planned a shop in Winnipeg where we seldom go - a map would help a lot, but pre-inspecting actual photos of the shopping centres made it a breeze to drive there and know exactly where to go without maps at all. Visual familiarity made it a breeze! Especially when you can enter the names of various businesses, and they are found for you! __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

07-18-2010, 09:13 PM	#4
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 159	Very relevent topic, Jay. Personally, I have a difficult time fully embracing 'cloud computing', the primary reason being availability of applications and/or data. With all my applications and data stored locally on my PC, I can, anytime I wish run any application and create or modify any of my file. If those applications were accessed via the 'cloud', I would not be able to run them if for any reason I could not access the internet. Until I can be guaranteeed 99.9% uptime by my ISP AND sites hosting applications I might want to run, I will continue to run my applications locally. __________________ -John

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07-18-2010, 09:58 PM	#5
LGPhotography Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	I like the idea of cloud computing but trust nothing. I DO use dropbox.com (pleasepleaseplease if you look into it and decide to use it, let me email you a link so I get more free storage!) I have several (yeah, lots) of computers and it's great for getting important files to and from work. It seems much faster than my ftp server as well as when I work on an image on any of the computers I have it set up on, it changes so the file is the same on the other. Okay, I think I need to give an example because I can't understand what I just wrote. 1. I have a session at the studio and load the images into dropbox. I go home and my dropbox folder (in mydocuments) has those files in it. 2. I work on the files, convert them, do retouching, etc. I save them again in the dropbox folder and when I return to work, there they are. 3. At work, I have my serious color calibrated monitor and work on the files again, again saving them to the dropbox folder. 4. I'm off on my laptop in the sales room, open up my laptop for the slide show I prepared and tada! there are the files! When the order is placed by the customer, how ever I do it, those changes are reflected in the same folder and then I can access it on any of my other computers. 5. I come to your studio/house/place of business and I can log on and see all my files, share with you, whatever on your computer. I like dropbox and the possibilities it shows me the cloud may have to offer in the near future.