Cloud computing is well and good, but it can't beat the desktop computer. - By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine

Link: Cloud computing is well and good, but it can't beat the desktop computer. - By Paul Boutin - Slate Magazine. Recently, a new debate has been raging in the world of legal blogs. New SaaS (Software As A Service) services for lawyers are popping up, that claim to provide full legal services computing over the Internet, with storage of files at a remote location. This former network administrator is suspicious, as I am, of the efficacy of "cloud computing"; citing the unreliability of Internet connections, lack of local control over files and software, and other risks. I am not against using Web 2.0 applications. I am just wary of relying upon them for enterprise critical functions, like case management and time and billing. As long as there are redundant local options, go for it. Otherwise, read this article, and measure the risks.