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3 Ways to Drive on the Internet

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July 12, 2007 — CSO —

3 Ways to Drive on the Internet

Yes, still some mileage left in the “information superhighway” metaphor

What’s the difference between the current way the Internet works, a typical outsourcing arrangement and the intelligent network that would result from an extreme version of in-the-cloud managed security? Andrew Odlyzko of the University of Minnesota’s Digital ­Technology Center offers this comparison:

Current system: You have a car, and the network ­provider maintains the roads.

On-the-edge outsourcing: You have a car, and the network provider maintains the roads and changes your oil and filter for you.

Intelligent network: Your car becomes a dumb ­carriage pulled by hooks installed under the pavement. It’s safer, but you’re limited in what you can do.

–Sarah D. Scalet.

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