- [Article] Google 'planning total storage'
- Posted by Paul B on March 7th, 2006
From : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4782108.stm
Web giant Google is planning a massive online storage facility to
encompass all users' files, it is reported.
The plans were allegedly revealed accidentally after a blogger spotted
notes in a slideshow presentation wrongly published on Google's site.
The GDrive, previously the subject of chatroom rumour, would offer a
mirror of users' hard drives, Reuters said.
Google declined to comment on the reports but said the slide notes had
now been deleted.
In the notes, chief executive Eric Schmidt reportedly said Google's
aim was to "store 100%" of users' information.
The notes said: "With infinite storage, we can house all user files,
including e-mails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc; and make it
accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."
No announcement
"We deleted the slide notes because they were not intended for
publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said.
"We are constantly working on new ways to enhance our products and
services for users, but have nothing to announce at this time."
Under the alleged scheme, if users suffered a crash and lost files,
Google's own computers would have kept a back-up.
The plan for total online storage could meet difficulties with
bandwidth constraints for some users.
The search giant recently decided to offer an optional facility that
stores a copy of the text-based sections of each user's data on
Google's own computers.
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- Posted by Who Turned Off The Lights? on March 8th, 2006
On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:44:17 -0600, Paul B wrote:
[...]
hehe, and while I'm at it I think I'll let my neighbors hold onto my credit
card statements.
yeah right.
Wassup Paul. :-)
- Posted by Roy Schestowitz on March 8th, 2006
__/ [ Paul B ] on Tuesday 07 March 2006 23:44 \__
How long before Google offer Web hosting services? They do Wi-Fi already...
The mind boggles. Google were rumoured to have planned a subnet, or call it
Googlenet if you prefer.
Also read:
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.a...QIwG&b=1386967
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| You think the Internet will always be the great freewheeling information
| superhighway you?ve grown to love? Well, think again. Media giants want
| to privatize our Internet.
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- Posted by Big Bill on March 8th, 2006
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 02:00:04 GMT, Who Turned Off The Lights?
<Lights@light0987654321.com> wrote:
which inspires confidence no end.
BB
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- Posted by Big Bill on March 8th, 2006
On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:44:17 -0600, Paul B <lamewolf2004@yahoo.com>
wrote:
They went very quiet about this very quickly. We'll have to wait and
see. Given Google's record on privacy you wouldn't want to use it for
much except details of your pressed flower collection anyway.
BB (wondering just *where* he can store that expanding directory of
Stacey-Doll pix...)
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- Posted by Who Turned Off The Lights? on March 8th, 2006
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 02:43:58 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
[...]
I'm sure it's up their sleeve somewhere.
- Posted by Who Turned Off The Lights? on March 8th, 2006
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:23:29 GMT, Big Bill wrote:
Reminds me of that secret 'Gates Memo' not that long ago.
- Posted by Who Turned Off The Lights? on March 8th, 2006
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 05:23:29 GMT, Big Bill wrote:
[...]
Really! That which I would want to store at another locale is exactly that
which I wouldn't want anyone else to have access to.
Hey you collect 'em too?!? Wanna trade?
- Posted by Roy Schestowitz on March 8th, 2006
__/ [ Who Turned Off The Lights? ] on Wednesday 08 March 2006 05:43 \__
Which one of them? There are several. *This* perhaps?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051109/...oft_gates_memo
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| SEATTLE - The technology industry shift's to Internet-based
| software and services represents a massive and disruptive
| "sea change," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates wrote to top-level
| executives in a memo aimed at rallying his troops against the
| new competitive threats the company faces.
|
| Gates compares the push toward such services ? which range
| from online business software offerings to free Web-based e-mail
| - to the changes he saw nearly a decade ago. Then, he wrote a
| now-famous memo, called "The Internet Tidal Wave," the (sic.)
| prompted a massive shift at Microsoft toward Internet-based
| technology.
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- Posted by Roy Schestowitz on March 8th, 2006
__/ [ Who Turned Off The Lights? ] on Wednesday 08 March 2006 05:45 \__
You can use the latest of Google Desktop and search each other's hard-drives.
A local dump of your data (as well as detailed indices) may be stored on the
third party, which is Google.
Best wishes,
Roy
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