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Why Corporate Cloud Storage Doesn't Add Up

Posted by Soulskill on from the put-your-data-in-the-buzzword dept.

snydeq writes "Deep End's Paul Venezia sees few business IT situations that could make good use of full cloud storage services, outside of startups. 'As IT continues in a zigzag path of figuring out what to do with this "cloud" stuff, it seems that some companies are getting ahead of themselves. In particular, the concept of outsourcing storage to a cloud provider puzzles me. I can see some benefits in other cloud services (though I still find the trust aspect difficult to reconcile), but full-on cloud storage offerings don't make sense outside of some rare circumstances.'"

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  1. yiff yiff yiff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I keep all my furry pr0nz in the clowd

  2. Burn the heretic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The cloud is the answer to EVERYTHING.

    Despite data crystallization, sync, security and all of the usual complaints, it will solve everything and make toast, too!

  3. Re:Use a Mac in Enterprise by Osgeld · · Score: 3, Funny

    obviously the solution is to move the shares to an offsite location on a much thinner pipe

  4. Re:Private cloud by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    so others can say "but, ah! your cloud is not the real cloud, mine is".

    Nobody takes them cirrusly.

    --
    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."