Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Warpslide
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Nov 06 2022 08:27:00

-=> Warpslide wrote to Nightfox <=-

 Wa> We recently explored various Microsoft cloud offerings, one of them
 Wa> being something called "Universal Print".  This moves your print server
 Wa> to the cloud and also lets you set permissions for your various
 Wa> locations as to who can print where, all kind of neat.

 Wa> Until you realize that if you loose internet access, you can't print.
 Wa> You could be sitting right next to a printer, on the same network, but
 Wa> if your location loses internet access, no printing for you.

My mom used Google Cloud Print until they deprecated it, and she commented 
on how long it took some time to print. I explained that the print job went 
from her kitchen, to Mountain View, then to her den.  :)

Cloud print sounds interesting, when you figure that companies usually have 
business class service, redundant circuits, and maybe even 4G backup. I'd 
guess that Universal print also gives you the ability to track and account 
for print jobs, which is big business at companies like law firms that bill 
time and materials to clients.

As an aside, I spent last week moving my company out of their old office, as 
we're going remote. A cloud data/applications security company is subleasing 
our office space. All of the cars in the parking lot when I went in one last 
time were Teslas, Mercedes, and electric Mercedes. I'm in the wrong field!

Cloud security wrapped around big providers is big business.




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