Comments on: What is cloud computing? http://zenofnptech.org/2008/08/what-is-cloud-computing.html Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing? - Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations http://zenofnptech.org/2008/08/what-is-cloud-computing.html/comment-page-1#comment-7152 Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing? - Cloud for Good | Web-Based Computing Best Practices for Non-Profit Organizations Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:42:05 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/?p=285#comment-7152 [...] I like the explanation of cloud computing at Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. [...] [...] I like the explanation of cloud computing at Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology. [...]

]]> By: TechSoup Blog http://zenofnptech.org/2008/08/what-is-cloud-computing.html/comment-page-1#comment-7113 TechSoup Blog Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:04:55 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/?p=285#comment-7113 <strong>Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing?...</strong> If you are a small to medium-sized nonprofit, why should you care about cloud computing? Because it can save you time, money and help spare the environment. What Is Cloud Computing? Here is how the CyberOptic Group describes it: Essentially, cloud c... Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing?…

If you are a small to medium-sized nonprofit, why should you care about cloud computing? Because it can save you time, money and help spare the environment.

What Is Cloud Computing?

Here is how the CyberOptic Group describes it:

Essentially, cloud c…

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]]> By: Dave Copeland http://zenofnptech.org/2008/08/what-is-cloud-computing.html/comment-page-1#comment-5850 Dave Copeland Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:23:44 +0000 http://www.zenofnptech.org/?p=285#comment-5850 Hi, thanks for the mention of Gliffy in your writeup. Just wanted to mention that we're working right now on a tighter integration service to Gliffy that should allow developers to embed Gliffy diagrams in a wide variety of applications. We're really behind the concepts of cloud computing and Web 2.0. To address some of the issues you identify with organizations being dependent on the Internet and the service provider, our long-term roadmap includes the potential for a self-hosted version of Gliffy. Our <a href="http://www.gliffy.com/confluencePlugin/" rel="nofollow">Plugin for the Confluence</a> wiki already operates like this; if you've bought the plugin, you are completely independent of our website. I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but <b>will</b> want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs. Hi, thanks for the mention of Gliffy in your writeup. Just wanted to mention that we’re working right now on a tighter integration service to Gliffy that should allow developers to embed Gliffy diagrams in a wide variety of applications. We’re really behind the concepts of cloud computing and Web 2.0.

To address some of the issues you identify with organizations being dependent on the Internet and the service provider, our long-term roadmap includes the potential for a self-hosted version of Gliffy. Our Plugin for the Confluence wiki already operates like this; if you’ve bought the plugin, you are completely independent of our website. I think this model may become more prevalent, as organizations are not going to comfortable letting vendors store their data, but will want to take advantage of RIAs like Gliffy or Google Docs.

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