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Computing Workload: Get It Off the 'Cloud', Quickly

Summary: Why the reliance on third-party hosting (of storage space, databases, communications, processing, etc.) is a dumb new trend which needs to be rejected

IN TERMS of real market share (not just money), GNU/Linux is growing at the expense of expensive UNIX [1] and expensive Windows [2] and if we have learned anything from Microsoft's collusion with the NSA (Google collaborated to a lesser degree) it is that we must not put any data remotely, especially not pass it over the Web to some third party.



Now that there is another round of shameless IBM PR (puff pieces and press releases [3-5]) we should recall that what companies once did was contract a company like IBM to set up, locally, a computational resource for workloads. But IBM, which faces competition from Google and others [6], is recognising a new threat and it's the hype about "Linux Cloud Computing" [7] (Amazon, Google, Rackspace and others), which basically means NSA-accessible computing. This should always be rejected, based on grounds of privacy -- if not privacy of the business (or government) then privacy of the customers (or citizens). We already know that the NSA uses surveillance for political and industrial espionage.

It is amazing to see how many companies host not only their E-mails on third-party servers (many located in the US) but also their data/databases and computational processes. This is beyond naïve; it's reckless. GNU/Linux becoming dominant on servers is not much of an achievement if all those servers are basically wiretapping points.

Related/contextual items from the news:



  1. HP Korea Downsizes Unix Server Business
    HP Korea is reported to have drastically reduced sales personnel for its Unix server business in line with the reorganization of its server unit.


  2. Microsoft's licence riddles give Linux and pals a free ride to virtual domination


  3. IBM Will Minimize Impact of Future Disasters
    Not even Mighty Big Blue can stop a hurricane. But. IBM and Marist College are testing a new cloud computing innovation that could help prevent disruptions in voice and data communications services caused by hurricanes and other natural disasters.


  4. The Overall Linux Support Solution to Help with the Bottom Line


  5. Open Source Is Here To Stay On IBM i
    For years, open source software has been a bit of a redheaded stepchild in the button-down IBM midrange community. IBM i shops were hesitant to use it, and vendors were afraid to adopt it. But with so much of the computing world now running on open source, the aversion to open source has gradually melted away, and it has steadily crept into use among large corporations, and the IBM i world too.


  6. Google Compute Engine Generally Available With Lower Prices And More Linux Support
    Last year, Google unveiled Compute Engine at Google I/O, apparently seeking to compete with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure for the cloud computing needs of businesses.


  7. Verticomm Technologies Discusses the Benefits of Linux Cloud Computing for Business
    Verticomm Technologies, one of the most reliable cloud computing service providers in Denver, recently discussed the positive impacts of having a Linux cloud computing for business having a larger pool of systems in the workplace.


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