From cloud to doctrine--conceiving a network utopia

This is a Gaobushin to us about cloud computing, from "What we get" to "what we offer" to the development of cloud centralization and data mining, he showed us a relatively complete network utopian image.

The concept of cloud was first seen in the "cloud Computing (Cloud Computing)" 06 years ago, but its content along with the evolution of network technology has extended into a more generalized system concept.

With the enhancement of network hardware support and the maturity of mobile interconnection, distributed processing and grid computing as the basis of cloud have become more and more vivid.

Cloud services such as Apple's ICloud, Google, Amazon's Cloud Drive, and Windows Live's SkyDrive and Dropbox are all just exploratory services in the areas of storage or music services, and are part of the Cloud's technical exposition, An inappropriate example is the same as the 3G network, CDMA, WCDMA and TD-SCDMA their respective implementations are different.

Recently talked with friends about the topic of cloud storage, he has always struggled with localized storage security. I asked him why he was so persistent, he replied: "Independent data security and privacy protection." So if there is such a space in the cloud, through the agreement and regulation can provide the perfect data security and privacy protection, while meeting the need to access the management editor at any time to check the needs, but also eliminates your maintenance of storage hardware work, why not? In turn, even for local storage, data security is likely to be wiped out by a cup of dumped coffee; privacy--we can recall the story of the photographer, Miss Chen, who doesn't fix the computer ...

Talking about the privacy security of cloud storage and local storage is another topic.

Clouds like white in the sky, you have to change such as the pale dog-for the cloud, users do not need to know any specific details. The implementation of all functions is highly encapsulated in the cloud. And the clouds are always with you. Any time you raise your head, whether it's cloudy clouds or earthquake clouds, it's there (of course, the future of cloudless weather is not respectable, which means that users cannot get any network access).

The task of the cloud is to do everything, as a regular user you don't even need to know any specific list of features-"just give it to the whole thing". Then the concept of PC (personal computer) will be completely annihilated, as an alternative to the Portable network terminal equipment, which consists of only a set of IO devices: one of the most natural Man-machine interface. What memory processor controller is encapsulated in the "cloud" overhead.

What I'm talking about here is based on the "technical level (the current 1Gbps bandwidth access service provided by US ISPs has let us hear the overture of the Cloud ERA) and ethical standards (only when I trust most web users and service providers are in order, I use OAUTH To authorize third party service when the mood is calm) full support "under the premise."

What do we get from the clouds?

All resources.

From the book Music film and other data resources and all information services, and then to storage space and operational capacity, technically guarantee all the supply. Of course, the cost-that's another topic.

I'm on my way to communicate with my friends, the computing resources assigned to me in the cloud may be small; get to the destination and start working--large scale data operations (such as weather forecasts)--I request from the cloud to supercomputer processing power and large disk array-level storage; work over, In my spare time I started full interactive av Interactive entertainment, I got the resource rationing back enough to support complex graphics operations and data caching. And this process I was not aware of the details of the "hardware Configuration" and did not care, the experience I acquired is simply "it can smooth out all my needs." Other data resources and applications are also pushed by the cloud.

In the past, DIY compatible machines often encountered such as "12 Core 3.3GHz Mac Pro for me as a web browsing will be a bit wasteful?" "and" Give me a big scene. High-light frame sequence rendering machine only integrated ATI Radeon HD4250 display core? "Questions like that will no longer be a problem.

Where is the preservation and maintenance of these data resources and operations processing resources? Perhaps a giant computing center in Silicon Valley, a disk-array maintenance center, perhaps a Ching in Tibet, perhaps a Matrix headquarters full of robotic octopuses ...

Who cares!

What can we offer to the cloud?

In addition to the cost of use, there are all personal information.

Granted and authorized on a voluntary basis-I am sure my personal information will not be abused. The provision itself does not mean that users need to fill out a large number of questionnaires and forms, the user does not need to change any use habits, information collection work completely to the IO terminals of various sensing elements: such as microphones, gyroscopes, electronic compass, GPS, camera, thermometer and so on, Of course, the user's various operating habits and so on can also be within the scope of information provision.

From the perspective of the cloud database, my life details from opening an application to the number of sexual partners that might be captured by various sensors are simply anonymous, modeled microdata. These data sources are classified into databases in different fields of specialization. The research call of these specialized fields--all kinds of macroscopic statistic data of sociology need, the collection of various customary variables in medical research and the change of body stress index, Even the standard quantitative information of an individual's ability can be obtained from this large and real-time updated database.

These data, which are more comprehensive, real-time and accurate than the current academic research samples, promote the development of various scientific categories. Even new subversive disciplines, such as Asimov's "Psychological historiography", are likely to follow.

One more thing ...

As an ordinary user, what the progress of scientific research and I have no relevance. I would like to wait for the latest technology to change my life, I am afraid the neighbor girl's daughter will be married ...

"Psychological history?" Never heard of it. ”

In addition to a huge amount of data resources and processing resources, users can get what? Is there any commercial value in the cloud? The provision of personal information mentioned above is, in most cases, separated from the user's true identity. These anonymous messages are only one statistic in the complete collection of data and will not have any contact with the user once uploaded.

If the user is further open to authorization, some content providers (similar to the current network) can get some information including user habits, interests and consumption levels, based on these personal information content providers can be accurate customized content push service. This means that users pay part of personal information at the expense of better quality and more relevant to the personal taste of the news movie game music and so on, eliminating the past screening boring and not interested in the content of maintenance work. Of course the content also contains a certain amount of advertising, but perhaps you are not aware of the ads you are receiving. Because when the user has created a certain aspect of the purchase demand, this category of ads for the user becomes a valid information to meet the needs of this user's purchase, to help users more easily transparent understanding and comparison of the purchase object.

Is there any feeling that the contours of the cloud are becoming clearer---------users authorize and provide as much information as they can for academic research and commercial use, consciously and voluntarily, and acquire all the data resources and computing resources to meet the current task when using them--a dens, Communist networks. Of course, I would like to reiterate the premise above, that the technical level and the moral level are fully supported.

Why do we have to emphasize moral standards repeatedly? For this premise is the distinction between technological utopia and cyber dictatorship.

Feel a little alarmist? We often say that in the current information age, more and more information to master more resources, and the relative "secret" has become the information age the most valuable wealth. When we are dependent on such a cloud, the Administrator with the highest access to the database is the equivalent of having the power to serve the naked group or to rule over the tyranny. General Washington may choose the former, and Yuan Shikai will certainly fall to the latter-not just the issue of power regulation, but the democratic and moral standards of a group.

The Matrix's enslavement to human beings is based on technology dependence. In reality, cyber empires like Google and Facebook are capable of becoming the same authoritarian oligarchs in the future. But in terms of trends, I'm not worried about this kind of thing, like I'm confident that my information on Gmail or Facebook will not be abused.

To sum up, the growth of the supervision and management of power must precede the growth of the right itself. In the face of the new rights (arising from the new technology ecological rights), the specific supervision of the formulation and implementation of the people put forward a higher cultural awareness and moral self-discipline requirements. Needless discussion can boil down to a classic proposition: "Weapons can kill and save people", and how to use the cloud to serve the future of mankind, rather than making it the dominant instrument of another dictatorship, should be another topic--another big and more worthy of discussion.

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