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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future |
| Date | 2014-04-06 18:49 +0000 |
| Organization | solani.org |
| Message-ID | <lhs7j9$rtl$1@solani.org> (permalink) |
| References | <lhkha5$3r8$1@solani.org> <lholu3$ji8$2@solani.org> <omv51b-hlf.ln1@squidward.local.dionic.net> <87bnwfgjuh.fsf@nudel.nodomain.nowhere> |
On 2014-04-06, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > I used to be able to drive to my ISP's NOC in 10 minutes and talk to > the sys admin. After the dad demise of the founder and a merger, I now > have to drive an hour an a half but I can *still* walk into the place > where my email and other net stuff is being handled on short notice > and talk to the resident demigod. > > I get horripiliations at the thought of having to deal with one of the > megacorp ISPs should my ISP run aground or be scuttled by the big > competitors. > Yeah, one thing broadband did: back when everyone was getting connected via dialup there were many, many small ISPs serving small localities. Broadband meant the only ones able to offer the faster speeds were telcos and cable providers, and the mom-and-pop ISPs disappeared. In the USA at least we handed the cable and telephone companies an oligopoly.
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Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-03 20:45 +0000
Re:Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-05 10:29 +0000
Re: Re:Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-04-05 17:04 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2014-04-05 11:35 -0700
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-05 19:47 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2014-04-06 01:31 -0300
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-06 18:49 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@hushmail.com> - 2014-04-06 14:14 -0500
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future "G. Paul Ziemba" <paul+usenet@w6yx.stanford.edu> - 2014-04-07 01:18 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-04-07 09:06 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-04-06 22:35 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-07 00:18 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-04-06 22:04 +0200
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-06 22:18 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-04-07 23:25 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-08 10:40 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-08 17:48 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Tim Watts <tw_usenet@dionic.net> - 2014-04-08 19:11 +0100
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-04-08 19:34 +0000
Re: Salesforce.com guy says servers are done, cloud is future scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-04-09 17:56 +0000
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