Comments on: 'Cloud' computing's reliability gap

By: F. Andy Seidl, Ann Arbor, MI

F. Andy Seidl, Ann Arbor, MI — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:38:51 +0000

Despite what many pundits have to say, reliability issues will not be the downfall of cloud computing. Using cloud computing does not mean neglecting to architect solutions that meet their business requirements, including reliability requirements.

I wrote more about this idea here:

Cloud Computing and Reliability

http://faseidl.com/public/item/212584

By: howardtoronto

howardtoronto — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:07:59 +0000

We resell a private branded Exchange Online and SharePoint Online through groupSPARK ((http://www.groupspark.com/)) and get great 24/7 service for our client’s mission critical data.

If you want to be in the clouds you had better have a pilot or at least be

By: Harald Felgner, Zurich, Switzerland

Harald Felgner, Zurich, Switzerland — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:15:32 +0000

Just be a little patient. I am sure that electric power service outage notifications from early 1896 were comparable to what you state. Do we doubt central electricity supply today? http://www.felgner.ch/2007/12/time_to_switch_to_the_cloud.html

By: Jack Singleton, Malibu, CA

Jack Singleton, Malibu, CA — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:48:39 +0000

We're all supposed to know what 'Cloud' is? You use it as the tile

and then is no longer mentioned.

From Jon Fortt: It's mentioned again in the sixth graf. But I can see how it would be confusing.

By: Sri, Fremont, CA

Sri, Fremont, CA — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:33:40 +0000

I am not sure what point author is trying to make here. These services are far more reliable and effective than what i get from internally managed and designed systems.

As a consumer, it is a small inconvenience to pay if i can't access the service for few hours vs the quality, ease of use, effectiveness as well as faster improvement.

By: Jeff, Boston MA

Jeff, Boston MA — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:15:36 +0000

As a long-time salesforce user, I lived through that outage described in the article. Yes, it was frustrating, but to this day I have not had a single problem related to the application. I can't say the same for other applications I use to run by business.

Apps will crash, data will be lost, and people will nash their teeth. To me, it's about usability, accessability, and a reasonable level of dependability mixed with some integrity and honesty.

By: Mike S., St. Louis, MO

Mike S., St. Louis, MO — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:15:00 +0000

Years ago it was, "the mainframe is down" and no one could work. Then the PC came along and we all had our own version of the software. That didn't last long before they moved the software to a server and then it was "the server is down" or "the network is down". Now we've moved the software to another site altogether and it's "the Internet connection is down". No wonder economists claim they can't measure how computers have increased productivity.