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Dell and Facebook Work Up Hype For Cloud Computing Announcement

Posted 08/20/08 at 08:10:24 AM |  by Chris Moody

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Dell and Facebook are working up the hype factory as they prep a ‘significant’ announcement by mailing out nice invitations for the event next Tuesday, involving this year’s favorite buzzword; cloud computing.

Cnet speculates the obvious, that Dell’s part is hardware and that from the invitation, it involves "the next generation of cloud computing".

I’m not holding my breath. Maybe I am cynical but I just can’t get excited about the next generation of cloud computing without knowing more about what the announcement is.

Will you be waiting on the edge of your seat for Facebook and Dell’s announcement?

Believe the Hype
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avatarbuzzword of doom?

Submitted by denyasis on Wed, 2008-08-20 07:46

Agreed

Besides, what the is Cloud Computing anyway, lol?

Like really, is there a concrete definition or tech behind it, all I ever hear/see is buzz like "Simplified off-site soulition" and others which just confuse me, huh? 

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avatarAgreed

Submitted by for the lolz on Thu, 2008-08-21 00:39

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm getting sick of reading about cloud computing and only have the most vague clue as to what it actually does.

 

Dells marketing ploy for cloud computing.--" buy the thing that does stuff"

Every single article that's even remotly related to cloud computing NEVER ever goes into what exactly it is.

 

 

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I do it for the LolZ. =)

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avatarfrom what I understand cloud

Submitted by AndyYankee17 on Wed, 2008-08-20 12:09

from what I understand cloud computing is a lot like Folding at home, except there's much smaller WU's. also another to think of it is basically like bittorrent but for CPU's, after all bittorrent is cloud networking

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avatarI also find it difficult to get excited about anything Facebook-

Submitted by PhynaeusClaw on Wed, 2008-08-20 07:30

"...I just can’t get excited about the next generation of cloud computing without knowing more about what the announcement is"

I also find it difficult to get excited about anything Facebook-related.

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