John Bordeaux's "Dr Fuzzy" Blog
If a user can use distant computers to process local jobs, s/he is working
with cloud computing. (Cloud computering?) As we consider the various
definitions for “cloud computing,” it may be useful to consider it as the
next logical step in moving from the cave to the hive mind.
Thinking out loud here…
Chat last night on Twitter about cloud computing, the definition having been
recently updated on Wikipedia by @bobgourley. One gentle challenge was
offered by @lewisshepherd: By the simpler definition, a print server would
be deemed cloud computing - is that what is meant?
At one level, it is not altogether useful to have such broad definitions that
the reader is unable to move from the definition to understanding what
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