Part 2: The Cloud, The IoE, And You – Issues that need to be fixed to make the cloud less risky

Grazed from SemiEngineering. Author: Ernest Worthman.

No one doubts the cloud will be an important part of the Internet of Everything, but the transition from local to off-site computing will never be completely seamless or risk-free. To begin with, there is the cost of storage and bandwidth. Running applications using on-site hardware with power delivered over a wire always will be faster and cheaper than remote access.

That’s especially true if the application is complex and requires a lot of I/O. In fact, one of the more difficult tradeoffs that mobile device makers are wrestling with today is whether to do computing locally or remotely, comparing the battery drain and performance for intensive I/O versus localized computing. That’s compounded by the issue of who controls access…

Cloud computing means all of your faith for continued, unfettered access is put in the hands of strangers. One can imagine what it might cost to reach 99.999% reliability and accessibility for critical services. In less-demanding circumstances, expect the cloud provider to find ways to charge for every service, as well as bandwidth…

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