FIRST - Use Google as Resource

FIRST General Forum
#1

Dear FIRST,

I want to post this before I forget. If it has already been posted, then I apologize.

Google has had involvement in FIRST previously. FIRST has known that kick-off always presents a problem for their servers and has released the encrypted manual ahead of time. Google touts that each Gmail account has 7Gb of space and climbing.

What I am getting at is that Google handles large volumes of people accessing any given part of their site(s) on a daily basis. Why doesn’t FIRST ask Google to post the unencrypted manual on a Google site immediately after the kick-off is over?

Just something to consider,
indieFan

#2

In a way, they do:

Game Manual

#3

If they were involved PREVIOUSLY, they most likely will not be involved in the future.

#4

Why? FIRST has had partnerships with many sponsors for years.

#5

Google quit FIRST for some reason, and they wouldn’t want to come sponsor them again if they encounter that reason again.

#6

Really? Where did you hear that? usfirst.com still comes up at the top of the list when you type “first” into Google.

#7

I think a better way to get sponsorship would be from Amazon cloud. It’s already set up for this kind of thing, as opposed for Google having to go to a lot of trouble to host FRC website.

#8

The downtime issues can be easily solved if FIRST spent any amount of money on a decent web host. Most web hosts now a days can handle the volume that is the kickoff day.

Then again, even if they did have a host who can handle the load nothing can prevent a poorly optimized website from crumbling on its foundations. I’m not saying that the FIRST site is poorly optimized…

On another note; I always thought how cool it would be to have a FIRST Google doodle for either kickoff or Championships. Although according to previous posters this might be out of the question.

#9

I highly doubt that they quit FIRST altogether. They may have stopped sponsoring the entire FIRST program as a whole, but I would be very surprised if there were not any teams of any program that are still sponsored.

#10