ELIA ND Athens: Server or Cloud? That Is the Question for LSPs Today…
David Canek – MemSource Technologies
Exploring the pros and cons of server versus cloud translation technology from the point of view of an LSP. Which one delivers better value? What about security? Does it make sense to invest in a server or pay monthly subscription rates for cloud translation technology?
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network (Wikipedia).
Server computing: in the context of client-server architecture, a server is a computer program running to serve the requests of other programs, the clients. Thus, the server performs some computational tasks on behalf of the “clients” (Wikipedia).
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See David Canek’s blog for a summary of his workshop.