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20 Sep 2012
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#1
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Rebuilding windows for the 21st century
Quote:
Microsoft isn't backing away from the challenges of cloud computing either in their data centers or, more importantly, their flagship Windows operating system. In a data-driven world they're getting Windows ready for the next 20 years.
Read more at source:
Rebuilding windows for the 21st century | ZDNet
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 10 Pro
CPU Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard ASUS Maximus X Code Z370
Memory 16 GB (8GBx2) G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 MHz
Graphics Card ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech wireless K800
Mouse Logitech MX Master
PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case Corsair Air 740
Cooling Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives 250GB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
256GB OCZ Vector
6TB WD Black WD6001FZWX
Internet Speed 300 Mb/s Download and 30 Mb/s Upload
Antivirus Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Browser Google Chrome
Other Info Logitech Z625 speaker system
* Creative F200 webcam
* Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
* Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
* Linksys EA9500 Router
* Arris SB6190 Cable Modem
* APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL
20 Sep 2012
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#2
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MS has certainly been in the "Clouds" lately! This is how they are looking at expanding data centers extra dimensionally over the web.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom builds = 2
OS W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Keyboard AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - MS Comfort 3000 2nd build
Mouse MSI DS200 Programmable
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Pending WD Heavy Duty PC/Mac/NAS/CCTVDVR = 2 to replace WD 1tb Black Edition Sata 3.0 = 2
WD 1tb Green Power HD In external enclosure temp internal install until new drives go in.
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
Antivirus GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
Browser Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
Other Info Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
21 Sep 2012
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#3
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Now if only they could realize the "technical" deficiencies of using Metro on a desktop interface.
...One can hope, right? :(
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number N/A (custom-built)
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7 2700K @ 3.5GHz (TurboBoost disabled)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4x4GB) Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz @ 1333MHz
Graphics Card Nvidia EVGA GeForce 560 Ti 448 Cores
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio (motherboard integrated)
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Multisync EX231W
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 @ 60Hz via DVI-D
Keyboard Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse Steelseries Sensei RAW Glossy, Logitech M500
PSU Corsair Professional Series Gold AX850
Case Antec 300
Cooling Air-cooling
Hard Drives 2x Western Digital 1TB SATA3 Caviar Black Internal HDD // 1x WD 500GB USB 3.0 "My Passport Essential" External HDD // 1x WD 1TB USB 3.0 "My Passport Essential" External HDD // 2x WD 2TB USB 3.0 "My Passport Essential" External HDD
Internet Speed DSL (AT&T)
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Pale Moon, Mozilla Firefox 12, Opera 12, Chromium, IE9
Other Info Virtual Machines (VirtualBox):
* Japanese Windows XP Professional SP3
* Japanese Windows 7 Professional SP1
* Kubuntu 12.04 LTS
21 Sep 2012
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#4
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When ever I see association between Windows and Cloud, I automatically think: "What has Microsoft done now?"
Data Centers over the Internet? Surely, the data is going to be less reliable and easier to steal?
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My System Specs |
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21 Sep 2012
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#5
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Looking through the site posted and Microsoft's Security News Letter I still get the feeling that cost savings and ease of use, (personal devices) is on the front burner of cloud computing. Security although talked about often is still on the back burner. That little itch on the back of my neck.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
21 Sep 2012
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#6
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Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear
Looking through the site posted and Microsoft's Security News Letter I still get the feeling that cost savings and ease of use, (personal devices) is on the front burner of cloud computing. Security although talked about often is still on the back burner. That little itch on the back of my neck.
It is a total top of the head blowout headache for me. The important thing is not the low cost of storage but the cost of losing control over the information. If the data you store on the cloud is not important enough to keep secure, why put it on the cloud? For that matter, why keep it at all? If it is important enough to keep secure, why put it on the cloud? Once your data leaves your direct control, it is no longer under your control. Promises to the contrary are irrelevant and unenforceable. It instantly enters into the public domain and there is nothing you can do about it from that point on.
Encrypting it is not a real solution because, if the data is thought important enough, the encryption can be cracked and the plain text exposed. So ultimately the only things that are safe to store on the cloud is data that is worthless both to you and anyone else. Again, why put it on the cloud?
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My System Specs |
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OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
21 Sep 2012
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#7
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lkgriffith we seam to be saying the same thing. Once you put your information in a cloud it is out of your control. Security is on the back burner. Whether it is backups or programs employees use every day. The old saying. Never leave your girl friend on the dance floor with someone else because you never know what is going to happen.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
CPU Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
Motherboard ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
Memory Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 1070 OC
Monitor(s) Displays Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard Das 4 Professional
Mouse Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
PSU EVGA Platium 1200W
Case Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
Cooling XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
Internet Speed 100 mbits
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
Browser I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
Other Info LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
21 Sep 2012
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#8
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Quote: Originally Posted by x BlueRobot
When ever I see association between Windows and Cloud, I automatically think: "What has Microsoft done now?"
Data Centers over the Internet? Surely, the data is going to be less reliable and easier to steal?
That's putting things mildly at best! "Gee look at all that storage space available on the Cloud!" is the thing being promoted while the reality check will need to bear scrutiny in pratical real world environments.
We live in the 'information Age" as it is so labeled and why wouldn't MS not want a monopoly on information? Certainly MS has the resources to create massive data centers but... what would MS say about data security? Ease of access but... becomes that if or what concern.
When business go to address their own client base they will want assurances about security! Most larger corporations will automatically set up and maintain their own data centers hring personal to look after things.
And now MS will be the one taking over the maintainence via Cloud? You can see where the doubts are raised fast.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom builds = 2
OS W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Keyboard AZIO L70 Backlit Letters Gaming - MS Comfort 3000 2nd build
Mouse MSI DS200 Programmable
PSU Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Cooling Zalman CNPS9900A
Hard Drives Pending WD Heavy Duty PC/Mac/NAS/CCTVDVR = 2 to replace WD 1tb Black Edition Sata 3.0 = 2
WD 1tb Green Power HD In external enclosure temp internal install until new drives go in.
Internet Speed 30mbps upgrade - primary hard wired - mini tower usb WiFi
Antivirus GFI VIPRE Internet Security 2014 on W7 2016 beta on W10,
Browser Cyberfox, WaterFox 64bit FF variants, FireFox x64, Pale Moon
Other Info Accomdata fan cooled usb 2.0 PIDE/Sata II, III external enclosure.
Sambient usb/eSata PATA/Sata II, III external enclosure.
24 Sep 2012
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#9
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Cloud computing for sharing memories seems alright as now millions of people are taking shots all over the world by hundred shots a day, so storage with an easy access might suit the need of some around that they're not shy about to share.
Cloud computing for private data i don't even think about it!.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays Asus Led 21,5"
Screen Resolution 16/9
Keyboard Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
PSU In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling Custom Water Cooling Loop
Hard Drives Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE 11.0.37 Rtm
Other Info "Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD) - GPU Virtualization (iGpu + dGPU)
24 Sep 2012
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#10
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My issue with cloud computing is an internet connection isn't always available or affordable.
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My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
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