Big Data and the perils of cloud computing

Grazed from TechGenMag.  Author: Henry Festa.

Gone are the days when computer engineers and software developers worked together in developing innovative products that inspired the participation of users all over the world. Instead of an open source approach to program and hardware development with the PC at its center, the tech industry now promotes forced adaptability.

First came generalized OS configurations meant to service larger consumer bases at the expense of variety. Next, the explosion of apps gave way to anything and everything digital moving online. And now, with the future of traditional home computing in limbo, Big Data has set up one-size, fits-all cloud computing interconnectedness and all of a sudden the personal computer is no longer personal…


frysexteriorGoing back even further, when PC productivity was in its infancy, shopping in a brick and mortar electronics store was an occasion no less exciting than visiting Disneyland. Perhaps it was the community interaction that box stores offered, along with the experience of perusing shelves stocked to the hilt with any number of products, and enough to fulfill the appetite of any electronics geek. And for many, there was also the tangible aspect of being a consumer within the context of a physical environment that complemented our growing world of bits and bytes. Arguably, the old-school retail experience that demanded face-to-face interaction is sorely missed…

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