IT+consulting. 7 Cloud Computing Myths Busted. Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are investing aggressively in the cloud, even as critics point to security, reliability, and compatibility issues. We cut through the fog. What is it about "the cloud" that has people, well, getting their heads up in the clouds over it? Almost no other IT innovation in recent memory has engendered this much enthusiasm -- and furor, and confusion, and outright misunderstanding. The cloud isn't exclusively a cure-all or a calamity in progress; neither is it a savior or sinner. It's a new tool for solving emergent problems, and like every new hammer in someone's hands it can make everything look like a nail. In this piece we'll examine many of the current myths -- good, bad, and bogus -- about cloud computing. 1. Myth: Cloud computing is too proprietary. At present, no two clouds are alike -- both in nature and in IT.
And yet "proprietary" has not proved to mean "useless" -- not by a long shot. Think back to the early days of the personal computer. 1 of 5. Five technologies that changed the publishing business. Believe it or not, there was a time when news traveled slowly, even in technology circles.
Print magazines like Computerworld and InfoWorld sprang up in the late 1970s and early 1980s to serve a need for more in-depth coverage of the technology industry than mainstream media outlets were willing or able to provide. For a long time, that meant fat weekly magazines that landed on desks with a thud and told readers everything important that happened the week before. But rapid adoption of new technology changed the dynamics of that relationship. As InfoWorld prepares to publish its final print edition so that it can better focus its energies online, here is a snapshot of five technologies that brought us to where we are today. The PC In the old days, printing anything — let alone a magazine — was an expensive proposition that required the equivalent of a VC infusion to get your operation going and pay for printing, ink, paper, and distribution. Google Apps suite to add Docs & Spreadsheets. Google is putting finishing touches on the integration of Docs & Spreadsheets with Google Apps for Your Domain -- another step in its strategy to build a suite of hosted applications for organizations.
The introduction of the new version of Google Apps for Your Domain including Docs & Spreadsheets will happen this quarter, and it could come as early as next week, several people familiar with the company's plans said. It has been widely assumed that at some point Google would add Docs & Spreadsheets, a word processing and a spreadsheet program, to Google Apps, a suite of communication services for organizations. Docs & Spreadsheets lets multiple users share files and collaborate on them. Google Apps provides white-label versions of several Google communication services, including the Gmail Web mail service, the Talk instant message and voice chat service and the Calendar online scheduling service. "Google Apps has been highly successful for us. Google declined to comment for this story.