[Bio-linux-dev] Taking data hostage

Kaput, James James.Kaput at fda.hhs.gov
Tue Sep 15 08:55:18 EDT 2009


Tony

Thanks for the alert

The irony of course is that Google allows one to store photos,
documents, and the like and is releasing Google WAVE
(http://wave.google.com/) for collaborations (along with Google Health)

So they are in fact arguing against something that they do - pretty
slick :-)

Jim 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Travis [mailto:a.travis at abdn.ac.uk] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:36 AM
To: nbx-dev+owner at googlegroups.com; bio-linux-dev at envgen.nox.ac.uk
Cc: Kaput, James
Subject: Taking data hostage

Hello,

As you know, I'm not a big fan of 'cloud' computing. I thought you might

like to know that Google has now rejected the "data as hostage" business

model used by commerical 'cloud' computing providers:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/09/google-liberates-data-ma
kes-it-easier-to-leave-the-cloud.ars

There are several reasons why I'm opposed to buying computing resources 
from commerical 'cloud' (i.e. computer bureau) companies, and this is 
one of them. I think a more rational approach for NuGO/NTC is to use 
'disruptive' p2p technology to aggregate the computing resources that we

already own into a private 'cloud'...

Bye,

   Tony.
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