http://futurismic.com/2008/03/20/combining-computing-servers-with-alternative-energy/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/20/combining-computing-servers-with-alternative-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-14059 Uncle B Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:58:51 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/20/combining-computing-servers-with-alternative-energy/#comment-14059 I for one will be glad to get rid of the 'Tower'. I hope for a solar/wind retirement home and you just solved my computer 'power' problem! I'll just wait for it to come I guess. I for one will be glad to get rid of the ‘Tower’. I hope for a solar/wind retirement home and you just solved my computer ‘power’ problem! I’ll just wait for it to come I guess.

]]> http://futurismic.com/2008/03/20/combining-computing-servers-with-alternative-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-13479 Barak Korren Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:02:30 +0000 http://futurismic.com/2008/03/20/combining-computing-servers-with-alternative-energy/#comment-13479 The idea of borrowing the computing power you need from large central servers, has a name, its called "Cloud Computing", but along with its advantages it is plagued with various security and privacy problems. Consider the power your internet or cellular provider has over you, now consider how much bigger that power becomes when that provider provides the computation cycles you need to carry out your work and stores your data. The history of computing has seen a constant gradual migration of computing power from the central, big, mainframes into the desks and hands of end users, it is amusing to see the trend somewhat reversed now days. The idea of borrowing the computing power you need from large central servers, has a name, its called “Cloud Computing”, but along with its advantages it is plagued with various security and privacy problems.
Consider the power your internet or cellular provider has over you, now consider how much bigger that power becomes when that provider provides the computation cycles you need to carry out your work and stores your data.
The history of computing has seen a constant gradual migration of computing power from the central, big, mainframes into the desks and hands of end users, it is amusing to see the trend somewhat reversed now days.

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