[vcf-midatlantic] OT: modern cloud services

Laura S. Reinhard laurakid7 at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 1 15:30:01 EST 2018


Agree with what you say, but the dig at the end “perhaps the. ONLY smart things” was unnecessary and hurtful.

- a person with feelings ;)
On Dec 1, 2018, 11:41 AM -0500, David Riley via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>, wrote:
> Strong agree. Cloud computing is a *real* thing that has strong similarities *and* differences from traditional server methodology, as well as significant benefits and drawbacks. Anyone who touts it as either a universal evil or a panacea is vastly oversimplifying things, and is probably trying to sell you something.
>
> I will be glad to discuss at Festivus, but this thread seems both off-topic and unnecessarily contentious for the list.
>
> - A Guy Who Does This For A Living
>
> > On Nov 30, 2018, at 16:30, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > This:
> >
> > > On 11/30/18 3:26 PM, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > > Don't trust the hype. Understand your requirements and heavily
> > > scrutinize any potential offerings.
> >
> > And this:
> >
> > > On 11/30/18 4:26 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > > I wouldn't touch this conversation with a 10 foot pole.
> >
> > ...are the two smartest things said by any participant in any message
> > in this thread.
> >
> > Perhaps the ONLY smart things.
> >
> > -Dave
> >
> > --
> > Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
> > New Kensington, PA


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