Data centres could have a heart of glass
Published in Cloud


It could be made cruising, yeah

Microsoft Research Cambridge is working out a way to reduce the size of data centres by storing data on glass.

German startup working on PC cloud
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A real personal computer

A German startup has launched Space OS, which it claims is a move towards a real cloud-based PC.

Cloud inventor dies
Published in Cloud
22 September 2023

Cloud inventor dies


Barroso ripped up Google’s rule book.

The Brazilian engineer Luiz Andre Barroso, who Google credited for inventing the Cloud, has died he was 59.

Cloud is getting too expensive
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Bringing things in-house is saving cash.

It is starting to look like the cloud companies are charging too much, and customers are voting with their feet.

Apple admits that data should be kept off its cloud
Published in Cloud


Much safer that way

Fruity cargo cult Apple has effectively admitted that if you want to keep your data safe it is problem better that you don’t put it on its cloud.