More useful notes and generally relevant considerations from the Storage Visions Conference
Don Gabrel of EchoStar pointed out that Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul have outstanding connectivity that raises the bar for the entire country. In ech case, the government supports the development of the infrastructure and moving it forward. Sentiment in the United States has been to keep government out of infrastructure development, with notable exceptions such as the national freeway system. With a few local exceptions, the government has been invited out of developing--and regulating--development and implementation of connectivity services.
Don Gabrel of EchoStar pointed out that Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul have outstanding connectivity that raises the bar for the entire country. In ech case, the government supports the development of the infrastructure and moving it forward. Sentiment in the United States has been to keep government out of infrastructure development, with notable exceptions such as the national freeway system. With a few local exceptions, the government has been invited out of developing--and regulating--development and implementation of connectivity services.
Business, technology/engineering, and creativity/content need to be equally functional in order for each component to have meaningful results for the end-user mass market.
Signiant's Ian Hamilton pointed out that no security system can keep out someone who really wants in. The response to a breach needs to considered and included in planning from the start. Ben Bloom stated that server failure is part of the Akamai plan: they know stuff will break and include that in their operating plans. That does not excuse people from excercising due diligence: user carelessness with passwords and security is still the source of the Net's biggest security problem.
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