This was the Against side of a debate- why cloud computing is a bad idea in terms of costs, reliability and lock-in. For MIT Sloan MBA class Web 3.0

1. Larry Ellison (Oracle):
It’s complete gibberish.
When is this idiocy going
to stop?
Richard Stallman (EFF):
"stupidity" that ultimately will
result in vendor lock-in and
escalating costs.

2. 3D printing
Visibility
Cloud Gartner IT Hype Cycle 2008
Computing
Augmented
Reality
Electronic Paper
Time
Technology Peak of Trough of Slope of Plateau of
Trigger Inflated Disillusionment Enlightenment Productivity
Expectations

4. However, there are serious risks
and disadvantages with
third-party cloud services…

8. Total CPU / month cost
Price for Public
Cloud Consumers
SME Large Enterprise

9. Cheaper storage and
compute power means
3rd party cloud less
attractive option over time

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