Hello,
There is an article about the "10 Benefits of Cloud computing for
Mauritian companies" (
http://ict.io/10-benefits-of-cloud-computing-for-mauritian-companies/ ).
"The origin of the expression cloud computing is obscure, but it
appears to derive from the practice of using drawings of stylized
clouds to denote networks in diagrams of computing and communications
systems" [1][2]. "Cloud computing"is not required to set up a
virtual office. The first paragraph of the article talks about
"social media". There isn't any (direct) relation between social
media and the topic.
The article mentions that there is a rather small market in
Mauritius. It then states that companies "needs more capabilities
than usual". The paragraph about "flexibility" mixes different
things. "Cloud computing" could be described as "you don't know
where the important data is". It can be a problem for disaster
recovery as there is an assumption that the data can easily be
recovered. "Cloud computer" can offer some benefits such as not
worrying about software updates and reducing capital expenditure.
The article states that "with optical fiber developing on the island
it is now possible to work from home". Although the existing
internet infrastructure in Mauritius allows work from home, there is
still the bandwidth limitation and the high cost of a decent internet
connection. The article states that "cloud has a number of other
security benefits". It does not take into account that the data can
be retrieved by some agencies without the owner of the data being
informed about that.
Cloud computing is like fog computing.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
1.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1483678/cloud-computing
2. There are other opinions about the origin of the express.
Received on Thu Apr 02 2015 - 07:53:12 PST