MicroSoft betting the company on cloud computing

SteamWake · 03-05-10, 08:39 PM

and this is related to SH5 in what manner?

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XLjedi · 03-05-10, 09:04 PM

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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

Ships-R-Us · 03-06-10, 02:08 AM

Who is Offering On Demand Software? - The companies below are already established in the On-Demand software or SaaS business. These companies charge their customers a subscription fee and in return host software on central servers that are accessed by the end user via the internet.

gutted · 03-06-10, 02:14 AM

So let me get this straight...

The way things are heading .. Hypothetically a game would run on a cloud. You would be sending the input packets.. and they would stream you the final rendered frames?

That sounds kinda killer. No more buying a graphics card every 6 months to a year or hoping you meet the minimum specs.

As for general computing.. no thanks. I'll keep my files on MY machine. Thats a whole can of "privacy" worms i dont want any part of.

TarJak · 03-06-10, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gutted

So let me get this straight...

The way things are heading .. Hypothetically a game would run on a cloud. You would be sending the input packets.. and they would stream you the final rendered frames?

That sounds kinda killer. No more buying a graphics card every 6 months to a year or hoping you meet the minimum specs.

As for general computing.. no thanks. I'll keep my files on MY machine. Thats a whole can of "privacy" worms i dont want any part of.

This "device" could be a console with internet connection. The only limitation is what video screen you have available and your bandwidth.

Mind you I agree wiht the privacy issue. There are some advantages to having local storage for personal data. In a medium to large business though this is never going to be a concern, as any product by it's employees will be copyright of the compnay anyway.

Arclight · 03-06-10, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by gutted

That sounds kinda killer. No more buying a graphics card every 6 months to a year or hoping you meet the minimum specs.

You do realize it means paying a subscription? Considering they would need massive amounts of extremely powerfull gaming machines and ridiculous bandwith, it would be a fairly pricey one too.

And for the record, my over 2 year old card still meets all recommended specs.

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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, 02:14 AM	#6
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	So let me get this straight... The way things are heading .. Hypothetically a game would run on a cloud. You would be sending the input packets.. and they would stream you the final rendered frames? That sounds kinda killer. No more buying a graphics card every 6 months to a year or hoping you meet the minimum specs. As for general computing.. no thanks. I'll keep my files on MY machine. Thats a whole can of "privacy" worms i dont want any part of.