This doesn't surprise me - I'm not sure when we started calling data stored on servers a 'cloud' - but I cringe every time I hear it.
Is this really any different then not knowing what a catalytic converter is, but driving anyway? Scott Rohling On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:39 AM, McKown, John <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com > wrote: > http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/lp/lp_2328330.asp > > > <quote> > The survey carried out on 1000 adult americans of age 18 and more paint a > disturbing picture: 54% of americans do not know what the cloud is and > claim to never have used it. But, from these, 95% use it regularly for > online banking, online shopping, social sites such as Facebook or Twitter > and online sharing of photos and files. All of these services operate > within the cloud, but it would seem that not everyone understands this. > Also, another alarming number is that 51% of the surveyed Americans think > that stormy weather can interfere with the functionality of the cloud. > </quote> > > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
