MicroSoft betting the company on cloud computing

XLjedi · 03-05-10, 08:23 PM

70-90% of MS staffers are now devoted to this!

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13305-...ud-computing-/

The situation does not bode well...

jwilliams · 03-05-10, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by aaronblood

70-90% of MS staffers are now devoted to this!

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13305-...ud-computing-/

The situation does not bode well...

yeah its a sad state of affairs....

eventualy everything digital will be cloud DRM based.... Yes even consoles.

the question is where will it end..... will i need my DVD player online to watch my DVD's, my hifi online to play CD's etc.

Guess people need to make a stand.... and if they dont sell products, then they might rethink... until then its gonna just get worse.

SteamWake · 03-05-10, 08:39 PM

and this is related to SH5 in what manner?

General topics is down that way

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XLjedi · 03-05-10, 09:04 PM

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and this is related to SH5 in what manner?

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The relation is painfully obvious... but OK fine. Move it if you like.

Yak · 03-06-10, 12:35 AM

It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch people in the IT industry and people who do have access to the latest tech, seem to think that because they've got it, everybody must...

While I fear cloud computing will eventually become ubiquitous requirements, I do wonder how companies like MS with massive market dominance across all areas, plan on accommodating the millions of users that are unable to comply with DRM?

That said, having 70% of staff working on it, doesn't mean they will have 70% of projects 'in the cloud'

Schunken · 03-06-10, 01:58 AM

This week there was a short story in german TV about a company who still use cloud computing.

The company do digital render buildings in and outside that was in planning state.

He was quite happy because he do not need expensive hardware anymore for his projects. With a slider he can demand processor power in realtime from the cloud. And when he do not need processor power anymore he just move the slider down.

And end of each month he get a bill for the prozessor time he use.

On the desktop of the workers only was a little device for acsess to the cloud.

I remember I was render a litte animation movie I made and my computer was busy 36 days! With acsesss to a cloud it maybe done in 5 minutes.

And for the gamers: You do not need buy hardware anymore....If in the last years you want keep up with the hardware you was nearly every 2 years need replace Graphic card and/or Prozessor and motherboard....

Every coin has two sides, its not all bad...

Andreas

janh · 03-06-10, 03:11 PM

Consider the data volume to be calculated for each frame while running anything on your PC. Consider resolution, color depth and frame rate. How much data would you need per second? Is this "problem" of the category "memory/bandwith" or "CPU" (GPU) intensive? Where is the choke point?

I am presently running theoretical chemistry computations with about 1000 active CPUs (8 CPU per node, 16 GB per node) on a cluster. The main issue is the data volume created by this type of application, which requires very short connections with extreme bandwidth between the nodes to be efficient. No option for cloud computing, either.

So much about "cloud computing".

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XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,200 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	MicroSoft betting the company on cloud computing 70-90% of MS staffers are now devoted to this! http://www.neoseeker.com/news/13305-...ud-computing-/ The situation does not bode well... __________________

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03-06-10, 12:35 AM	#5
Yak Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Here, sometimes there Posts: 113 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It never ceases to amaze me just how out of touch people in the IT industry and people who do have access to the latest tech, seem to think that because they've got it, everybody must... While I fear cloud computing will eventually become ubiquitous requirements, I do wonder how companies like MS with massive market dominance across all areas, plan on accommodating the millions of users that are unable to comply with DRM? That said, having 70% of staff working on it, doesn't mean they will have 70% of projects 'in the cloud' __________________ It all started with a goat, a golf club and a pack of Marlboro Red's...

03-06-10, 01:58 AM	#6
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	This week there was a short story in german TV about a company who still use cloud computing. The company do digital render buildings in and outside that was in planning state. He was quite happy because he do not need expensive hardware anymore for his projects. With a slider he can demand processor power in realtime from the cloud. And when he do not need processor power anymore he just move the slider down. And end of each month he get a bill for the prozessor time he use. On the desktop of the workers only was a little device for acsess to the cloud. I remember I was render a litte animation movie I made and my computer was busy 36 days! With acsesss to a cloud it maybe done in 5 minutes. And for the gamers: You do not need buy hardware anymore....If in the last years you want keep up with the hardware you was nearly every 2 years need replace Graphic card and/or Prozessor and motherboard.... Every coin has two sides, its not all bad... Andreas

03-06-10, 03:11 PM	#7
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Consider the data volume to be calculated for each frame while running anything on your PC. Consider resolution, color depth and frame rate. How much data would you need per second? Is this "problem" of the category "memory/bandwith" or "CPU" (GPU) intensive? Where is the choke point? I am presently running theoretical chemistry computations with about 1000 active CPUs (8 CPU per node, 16 GB per node) on a cluster. The main issue is the data volume created by this type of application, which requires very short connections with extreme bandwidth between the nodes to be efficient. No option for cloud computing, either. So much about "cloud computing".