Friday, April 22, 2011

Amazon's Cloud Computers Encounter Stormy Weather

For the second consecutive day, Amazon's vaunted cloud computing opus has experienced a major snafu. The breakdown continues to affect social networking sites such as Reddit. Amazon, according to the LA Times, has stonewalled any inquiry into the cloud's flop. All the Seattle-based firm could muster to the public has been minimal statements that appear online.

This episode, ironically occurring in the midst of Amazon opening up its Kindle reader to public library users, points out the rather obvious dangers of the cloud computing concept. Why anyone would trust their files to a rented computer space is very puzzling. Perhaps the graphic on the left provides some answers.

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