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Cloud Computing's Electricity Metaphor Has Outlived Its Usefulness?

Cloud Computing's Electricity Metaphor Has Outlived Its Usefulness?

By Krishnan Subramanian on January 14, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Nick Carr, in his book The Big Switch, used the electricity analogy to explain the nature of Cloud Computing. Initially, this comparison helped people get enthusiastic about cloud computing by connecting the idea with that of electric generation. However, I think this concept has outlived its utility and we need to go […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged cloud computing, electricity, nick carr, utilities | 3 Responses

Resistance is Futile: Google is Unstoppable

Resistance is Futile: Google is Unstoppable

By Zoli Erdos on February 11, 2009

Two seemingly unrelated items: Today Hitwise reported on how Google Maps is catching up on Mapquest, which once was the king of online mapping.   Perhaps more important than just the numbers is the source of traffic:  61% of Google Maps traffic comes from links placed in organic Google Search results.  Contrast that to Mapquest, […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged borg, electricity, email, energy, gmail, google, google maps, gotmail, health 2.0, Health care, hotmail, mapquest, microsoft, monopoly, yahoo | 1 Response

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