“They [IT] just want to know, is this thrown up in the Cloud, great, will we be up 99 percent of the time, great, let’s go,” he Kutty says. “But what happens if you lose your data? And you might have lost your data because it’s not mirrored well, if there’s no data recovery and back-up procedures put in place.”
Proud of the Cloud
Even though the Cloud has earned itself a whirlwind of negative security-based press, it can still be used for good in college settings.
Don Pemberton, Director of Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida says his team was asked to develop new models that are scalable to improve the quality of state-wide teaching and learning.
Pemberton says the Cloud was the only way to go with this project.
“Our ability to scale these models really depends on having the resources and technology to help to support that effort, and Cloud services are essential for us to make that happen,” he says.
Pemberton also says he thinks the university’s partnership with LoudCloud and usage of the Cloud will give its academics a competitive edge against other colleges.
“LoudCloud…has been essential to assortment during the development period to give us a competitive advantage in the market place,” he says. “We think that’s a model for other universities…We see a very bright future for university-based innovations with these types of partnerships.”
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