tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post4712536660334727146..comments2024-03-16T18:42:21.178-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: Stored safe in the CloudDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-34646144057397852332014-05-21T03:43:31.963-07:002014-05-21T03:43:31.963-07:00The UK National Archives have published Guidance o...The UK National Archives have published <a href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/digital-collections.htm#cloud-storage" rel="nofollow">Guidance on Cloud Storage and Digital Preservation</a> by Neal Beagrie, Andrew Charlesworth and Paul Miller. I expect to write more about this document but at first glance the tables describing the legal issues look really useful, while the discussion of costs and risks looks insufficiently critical of the industry hype.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-4043913593674171792014-05-18T13:13:06.947-07:002014-05-18T13:13:06.947-07:00Jack Clark at The Register has an interesting anal...Jack Clark at <i>The Register</i> has an interesting analysis of the <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/17/cloud_computing_doom_analysis/" rel="nofollow">forces driving the lemming-like rush to the cloud</a> despite the risks, and its effect on traditional enterprise IT companies.<br /><br />"What do all ailing enterprise IT companies have in common? Trouble in their core businesses due to the rise of cloud computing.<br /><br />The repercussions that the technology is having on the IT business are all around us, and its effects on the industry are as inevitable as gravity on a dropped bowling ball. Cloud computing's rise spells trouble for any traditional Western IT company you care to name, and has already started to bite into them."David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-39911570785215795512014-05-16T13:34:01.297-07:002014-05-16T13:34:01.297-07:00Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing points to another cau...Cory Doctorow at <i>Boing Boing</i> points to another <a href="http://boingboing.net/2014/05/16/timely-reminder-cloud-compute.html" rel="nofollow">cautionary tale for cloud enthusiasts</a>:<br /><br />"As Adobe Creative Suite struggles with its license-server outage, stranding creative professionals around the world without a way of earning their living, a timely reminder: a cloud computer is a computer you're only allowed to use if the phone company and a DRM-peddling giant like Adobe gives you permission, and they can withdraw that permission at any time."<br /><br />Details at <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/15/graphics_pros_left_hanging_as_adobe_creative_cloud_outage_nears_24_hours/" rel="nofollow"><i>The Register</i></a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com