Google’s Chrome OS was recently announced for release next year. It is an open ware so programmers rejoice for customization it offers. It is specifically designed to run Google’s other application, the Google’s Chrome browser, along with other services such as Gtalk, Gmail, Google Doc, and others. The Linux is a lighter version of the popular operating systems on the market.
The Chrome OS is a lighter version of Linux. That is saying a lot since OS design nowadays concentrate on compact and performance. The cloud computing services (virtual applications and virtual drives) the Chrome OS offers are definitely an advantage. There is one flaw however. Since most of the computing services are online and hosted on servers, the big question on everyone’s mind is what will happen when those servers crash/deleted?
The news of the release was months ago and yet the problem hasn’t been addressed. Power outages can affect servers, and not in a good way. In a week alone, outages at data centers hosting popular websites have affected their service. Even Google App Engine is not immune to outages as it suffered performance problems.
Once the power is restored it takes time for the server to fully function. In the case of the OS, which millions of people might use, this will seriously impact the OS performance. Outages are not the only problems cloud services face when it comes to their hosts. If the host shuts down, what then?
The market also plays a factor, with more and more entrepreneurs being turned off by cloud services.
IT experts from companies have stated that reliability is one issue cloud services have to answer for. That is why they feel uneasy about putting more than half of their business parts on cloud services “box-style”. Though vendors try to downplay the reliability, one can’t help but notice how many users still rely on cloud services. No one can deny how flexible, inexpensive and quick development it offers.
Be prepared, because the deeper your business is immersed in cloud services the more vulnerable it is to downtime. There is no getting out since you’re locked into that providers server. This writer guesses that it is left to the IT people to figure out how to balance the development and business impact it will encounter during downtimes.
In conclusion, cloud services offer a lot potential enterprise but the fact remains that it has a great weakness. It is left to the user to decide whether to get it or not.
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Nice news for chorme os users. still now i didnt use this OS. in fuure i will use chorme OS. thanks for this news