<OT> clouds

[Ric Moore]

I know this is slightly OT, but what is the experience using the Ubuntu
flavor of "the cloud" or just the "cloud" in general? I'm skeptical as
all heck. One of of Non-Profit team members wants to put our financial
data "out there" in google. Me, I'm going oh hell no! Are any of them
particularly safe? Is running your own Ubuntu "cloud" better than the
other offerings? More secure? The ultimate goal is to have being able to
collaborate on the books, live, at different locations connected to the
net. Me, I lean towards running our own server with a static IP address,
as being as secure as we can make it. Which might be better than the
commercial offerings. Plus, I'm making the case for Open Source, rather
than MS. 

I just want to pick some brains here, to guide my own thinking. 

Thanks, Ric

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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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