[Year 12 IT Apps] The cloud is not perfect...

[Mark KELLY]

GFail: Google ‘Very Sorry’ After the Cloud Eats 150,000 Gmail Accounts

"For years now, Google has touted the reliability of its cloud-based
products — web services like Gmail and Docs that live on remote Google
servers, which users can access from anywhere.

Of course, if you were one of the estimated 150,000 people whose Gmail
accounts vanished into the ether Sunday night, you may be
re-evaluating the efficacy of these cloud-based services."

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/02/gmail-fail/

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Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au

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