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Is Cloud Computing Ready for Prime Time?
Posted on August 12, 2008
Google s (GOOG) Gmail outage on Monday was the latest stumble for nascent cloud computing services, which are becoming the lifeblood for small businesses and startups. The Gmail outage along with Amazon s (AMZN) stumbles of late raises a few key questions: Where s the offline synchronization capability? Can we depend solely on the Web? Is Microsoft s (MSFT) software and services mantra the best path forward? Those questions don t have easy answers at the moment. But one thing is clear: If you re depending on these Web-based applications you need a backup plan. To wit:...
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