Thread: Cloud Computing: A Reasonable Solution For The Build Season?
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Unread 06-01-2011, 00:06
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Cloud Computing: A Reasonable Solution For The Build Season?
Now, personally when I first heard about this "cloud computing craze", I thought it was a load of bull. I thought big corporations just want to take over the internetz. Now after thinking about it, I have been flirting with the idea of having a private "cloud" for our team. We have a lot of programmers this year (8+) and I have yet to think of a feasible and practical solution for code management. Then the "cloud" came to me. Personally, I use google docs all the time and I think its just great. All I am doing is school essays and stuff like that, nothing top secret, so I wouldn't care if Google has all those documents on servers. I been thinking of setting up a server running Ubuntu Server. It can be used for everything from code repository to CAD storage and meeting notes. Now I certainly believe in distributed computing; just look at folding@home.

Now I want to know if I am misunderstanding or misinterpreting what cloud computing really is.

Do you think its a good idea to set up a Ubuntu Server Cloud? It only takes 2 hours max of downloading, burning and installing.

What does it take to maintain a "cloud"?

Are any other teams considering it?

Is my idea even feasible?
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