Comments on: Why cloud services rock http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Deans @ BTR http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-331443 David Deans @ BTR Sat, 09 May 2009 16:23:38 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-331443 Hello Matt, I just did a keyword search for "IT cloud services," and apparently Google still ranks this 2008 blog post very highly -- your proven SEO skills at work, no doubt :-) Anyway, 2009 seems to be the year when IT managed cloud services truly evolves to the next level -- both for consumer applications, and within the SMB or enterprise. Perhaps the basic back-up application will be the one that exposes the inherent value proposition to the mainstream user. Then, many more people discover all the other related applications. David Deans <a href="http://business-technology-roundtable.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Business Technology Roundtable</a> Hello Matt,

I just did a keyword search for “IT cloud services,” and apparently Google still ranks this 2008 blog post very highly — your proven SEO skills at work, no doubt :-)

Anyway, 2009 seems to be the year when IT managed cloud services truly evolves to the next level — both for consumer applications, and within the SMB or enterprise. Perhaps the basic back-up application will be the one that exposes the inherent value proposition to the mainstream user. Then, many more people discover all the other related applications.

David Deans
Business Technology Roundtable

]]> By: cyberdelic http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-122787 cyberdelic Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:21:17 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-122787 Hi Matt - Are there plans to allow PDF's to be stored and searched in GoogleDocs? This would be a great addition and allow users to use GoogleDocs as a virtual filing cabinet and store all their paper docs in the cloud. Hi Matt – Are there plans to allow PDF’s to be stored and searched in GoogleDocs? This would be a great addition and allow users to use GoogleDocs as a virtual filing cabinet and store all their paper docs in the cloud.

]]> By: Ken Hanscom http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121935 Ken Hanscom Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:47:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121935 This is a topic that I have personally struggled with -- especially photos. Should I be self-reliant, possibly risking my precious pictures during a hard drive crash and implement an annual backup process (http://www.somelifeblog.com/2008/01/annual-digital-photo-backup-process.html) or should I rely on a system such as Flickr or Google's Picasa to do it for me. Thus far, I have elected to go with a self-reliant system for two reasons. 1) I know those DVDs I burn will still be in a safe 5 years from now and 2) I have no idea (no offense Matt) if Google or a relatively free storage service that honors my privacy and rights will still be in business or have such an offering. This is a topic that I have personally struggled with — especially photos. Should I be self-reliant, possibly risking my precious pictures during a hard drive crash and implement an annual backup process (http://www.somelifeblog.com/2008/01/annual-digital-photo-backup-process.html) or should I rely on a system such as Flickr or Google’s Picasa to do it for me.

Thus far, I have elected to go with a self-reliant system for two reasons. 1) I know those DVDs I burn will still be in a safe 5 years from now and 2) I have no idea (no offense Matt) if Google or a relatively free storage service that honors my privacy and rights will still be in business or have such an offering.

]]> By: wheel http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121729 wheel Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:23:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121729 Matt, I'd like to buy that dead hard drive from you. :) Matt, I’d like to buy that dead hard drive from you. :)

]]> By: Emmanuel http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121569 Emmanuel Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:46:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121569 I could not agree more Matt, I am using Google Documents, Gmail and Google Calendar for work and personal life and I never lost any data that way, I do backups of the documents time to time though (in case "the big crash" happen!) In the past, I used to lose several days of work because of hardware failure or virus ... This issue is gone now thanks to the cloud services P.S. a backup feature (save all docs from one account into a zip file) of google documents and even Gmail would be simply a GREAT feature. I could not agree more Matt,

I am using Google Documents, Gmail and Google Calendar for work and personal life and I never lost any data that way, I do backups of the documents time to time though (in case “the big crash” happen!)

In the past, I used to lose several days of work because of hardware failure or virus … This issue is gone now thanks to the cloud services

P.S. a backup feature (save all docs from one account into a zip file) of google documents and even Gmail would be simply a GREAT feature.

]]> By: Morristown http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121352 Morristown Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:57:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121352 See, you cannot go on vacation. The year before last we went on vacation in January only to come home and find the igniter on our 2 year old boiler (Heating System) had failed and the house was down to about 40 degrees. Thankfully no pipes froze up but that first night back the outside temperatures fell into the teens so likely one more day would have brought disaster. See, you cannot go on vacation. The year before last we went on vacation in January only to come home and find the igniter on our 2 year old boiler (Heating System) had failed and the house was down to about 40 degrees. Thankfully no pipes froze up but that first night back the outside temperatures fell into the teens so likely one more day would have brought disaster.

]]> By: Frederick Gimino http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121165 Frederick Gimino Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:25:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121165 Matt Sorry, if my post didn't help with your question. I hope i didn't violate any TOS with the comment i made. I thought it was a well thought out response to your question. Please, if you get a moment I would appreciate a response as to why you trimmed my response so I can ensure in the future they meet your specs. I really enjoy your blog and find it very informative and an interesting source of information. Again, my apologies if I did something not meeting with your expectations for this blog. Matt

Sorry, if my post didn’t help with your question. I hope i didn’t violate any TOS with the comment i made. I thought it was a well thought out response to your question. Please, if you get a moment I would appreciate a response as to why you trimmed my response so I can ensure in the future they meet your specs.

I really enjoy your blog and find it very informative and an interesting source of information. Again, my apologies if I did something not meeting with your expectations for this blog.

]]> By: Lauren Weinstein http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121122 Lauren Weinstein Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:57:14 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121122 Greetings. As others have noted, there can indeed be significant potential privacy and security issues with cloud computing, however with sufficient implementation care many of these can be significantly reduced -- though in some cases this might require the cloud provider to give up or at least limit some potential monetization vectors, which could be an obvious problem in a "free" services environment. But an equally serious issue for the rise of the clouds could well be the increasingly bitter battles over network neutrality, bandwidth, and other ISP-related controversies. While there are all sorts of optimization possibilities, cloud computing (by definition) depends on having sufficient affordable bandwidth (from both ends!) to support the application mix, and the current trend with ISPs is ever more restrictions and attempts at limiting user options, not encouraging bandwidth-rich applications. Yet another reason why the network neutrality debate is so important. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren@vortex.com Greetings. As others have noted, there can indeed be significant potential privacy and security issues with cloud computing, however with sufficient implementation care many of these can be significantly reduced — though in some cases this might require the cloud provider to give up or at least limit some potential monetization vectors, which could be an obvious problem in a “free” services environment.

But an equally serious issue for the rise of the clouds could well be the increasingly bitter battles over network neutrality, bandwidth, and other ISP-related controversies. While there are all sorts of optimization possibilities, cloud computing (by definition) depends on having sufficient affordable bandwidth (from both ends!) to support the application mix, and the current trend with ISPs is ever more restrictions and attempts at limiting user options, not encouraging bandwidth-rich applications.

Yet another reason why the network neutrality debate is so important.

–Lauren–
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com

]]> By: Andrew Hitchcock http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121098 Andrew Hitchcock Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:23:15 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121098 Yeah, that was me Matt :) I've posted here in the past, but not for a number of months. You might want to check out s3sync: http://s3sync.net/wiki It is supposed to be similar to rsync, but copies to S3. Yeah, that was me Matt :) I’ve posted here in the past, but not for a number of months.

You might want to check out s3sync: http://s3sync.net/wiki It is supposed to be similar to rsync, but copies to S3.

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121020 Matt Cutts Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:35:45 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/why-cloud-storage-and-computing-rocks/#comment-121020 Jake, I found myself saying "A NAS is not a backup. A NAS is not a backup." over and over. :) I think stuff like Time Capsule is brilliant because no one is going to pay attention to backups until a) they lose data or b) it's dead simple and probably on by default. Andrew, I love the idea of S3. But I can't imagine why they haven't added a mode that makes it look just like scp. That would let S3 slot right into peoples' backup strategy. Jake, I found myself saying “A NAS is not a backup. A NAS is not a backup.” over and over. :) I think stuff like Time Capsule is brilliant because no one is going to pay attention to backups until a) they lose data or b) it’s dead simple and probably on by default.

Andrew, I love the idea of S3. But I can’t imagine why they haven’t added a mode that makes it look just like scp. That would let S3 slot right into peoples’ backup strategy.

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