Comments on: Asia and Middle East internet service disrupted http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/12/20/asia-and-middle-east-internet-service-disrupted/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael W. Jones http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/12/20/asia-and-middle-east-internet-service-disrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-153229 Michael W. Jones Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:40:43 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=10326#comment-153229 Buuroughston Broch - That's an excellent point about the cloud. That is true of a lot of off-site services. Most large businesses have fall-backs, but some of the mid-sized firms are undoubtedly exposed. Buuroughston Broch –

That’s an excellent point about the cloud. That is true of a lot of off-site services. Most large businesses have fall-backs, but some of the mid-sized firms are undoubtedly exposed.

]]> By: Michael W. Jones http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/12/20/asia-and-middle-east-internet-service-disrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-153225 Michael W. Jones Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:13:23 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=10326#comment-153225 If you look at the maps, though, these are the big feeds. It does seem ridiculous that they can't do redundancy... If you look at the maps, though, these are the big feeds. It does seem ridiculous that they can’t do redundancy…

]]> By: DavidB http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/12/20/asia-and-middle-east-internet-service-disrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-153089 DavidB Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:42:35 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=10326#comment-153089 Ridiculous they can't route around these cuts. NONE of the affected areas are so isolated that they only have a single feed. Ridiculous they can’t route around these cuts. NONE of the affected areas are so isolated that they only have a single feed.

]]> By: Buuroughston Broch http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/12/20/asia-and-middle-east-internet-service-disrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-153083 Buuroughston Broch Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:25:12 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=10326#comment-153083 This is the second time this year that something similar has happened. The global fiber optic cable is not highly available and has extended repair times. Remember this when someone is singing the praises of cloud computing - it won't work very well if you cannot get to the cloud. This is the second time this year that something similar has happened. The global fiber optic cable is not highly available and has extended repair times. Remember this when someone is singing the praises of cloud computing – it won’t work very well if you cannot get to the cloud.

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