[AccessD] The downside of Cloud Computing

Are they rethinking their system?


On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Mark Simms <marksimms at verizon.net> wrote:

> I'm contracted at a profitable small business in Delaware.
> The company I contracted thru developed a really slick web app that bridges
> communications of inventory between the company's remote warehouse and
> their
> administrative office.
> They have become completely dependent upon it.
>
> This past week, they were totally operating blind because their Comcast
> business network was adversely affected by the Sandy storm. Because Comcast
> had monopoly control over their area (Verizon FIOS was not servicing that
> area due to low population density), they could not get Comcast's attention
> to resolve their connectivity issues.
>
> They lost business as a result of this situation....and there was
> absolutely
> nothing that could be done about it.
>
>
>
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