No doubt you’ve heard of the cloud. It’s this nebulous new “old” thing that excites people both positively and negatively. In the realm of CAD, it has been the subject of much controversy. A few folks have mentioned that if CAD looked to the advances in gaming over the past few years, a cloud based CAD system could work really well. Others point out you are increasing your failure risk as you are involving a whole host of new dependencies to make it work. Technical feasibility is one thing, practicality is totally another. I’d like to point out a recent example based on gaming and the cloud that really exemplifies the risk of this potential new frontier in CAD… The PlayStation Network! The PlayStation Network (PSN) is a cloud ran by Sony that allows PlayStation gaming consoles to connect to online gaming, stores, and other services. On April 20th, Sony pulled the plug on the PSN due to a security breach by some hackers. The hackers also made off with...
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