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Apple Stores iCloud Data With Google (crn.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Alphabet's Google has quietly scored a major coup in its campaign to become an enterprise cloud computing powerhouse, landing Apple as a customer for the Google Cloud Platform, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter told CRN this week. Previously, Apple had acknowledge using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure's rival cloud computing platforms in addition to its own data centers. None of the services would have access to iCloud users' records. "The iCloud information is not at risk of being breached or otherwise observed by the ultimate owners of the platforms it resides on because of the very heavy encryption and partitioning technologies used," commended Chris Green, a tech expert at the consultancy Lewis. CRN has mentioned the agreement between the two companies was done late last year.
The data is encrypted with a key only Apple knows. Maybe in the future it will be encrypted with a key only YOU know- but the point is that Amazon or Google can't get the data.
I think I just went back in time 15 years, a 'first post" post attempt and slashdot actually listening to users these days. If only my hairline would go back that far in time as well.
I like OS X as a desktop operating system... but I've never seen the point of having it on a server, even when Apple sold them.
It's Unix, and who wants a GUI on a Unix server? And without the GUI, why bother with OS X? Heck, for system stuff I'm using the command line more and more even on my Mac laptop.
#DeleteChrome
It appears that Apple is adapting iCloud so that it can use any of the "storage as a service" providers. My guess is that they are on a quest to "partner" with anyone and everyone that rents space on hard drives.
In addition to being able to scale up and down rapidly, it also improves their ability to rapidly abandon any providers that don't play the game according to Apple's whims.