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robmaltsystems
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What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
As in "Mikrotik CSS326-24G-2S+RM Cloud Smart Switch"?
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
Almost as much as the second word (Smart or Router ... neither hold much essence in them).
So the only true one is the third one - Switch.
So the only true one is the third one - Switch.
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
Just marketing non-sense.
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
10-15 years ago, "cloud" was all the rage out there, so everything had to do something with the cloud.
If the CCR, CRS, CSS product lines were to get released today, they would probably have "AI" in their name instead of "Cloud", as it is the current cool thing to have in your products...
So as mada3k said, just marketing non-sense.
If the CCR, CRS, CSS product lines were to get released today, they would probably have "AI" in their name instead of "Cloud", as it is the current cool thing to have in your products...
So as mada3k said, just marketing non-sense.
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
The cloud in technology refers to:
[1] A global network of remote servers around the globe that operate as a single ecosystem.
[2] Servers accessed over the Internet, along with the software and databases that run on those servers.
[3] Web-connected servers and software that users can access and use over the internet.
[4] Storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your computer's hard drive.
So the cloud refers to a communication system of Routers and Switches + wires +satellite or artificial satellite's that access devices like mentioned in 1 through 4 above principally in Data Centers that are or may be distributed globally ...
[1] A global network of remote servers around the globe that operate as a single ecosystem.
[2] Servers accessed over the Internet, along with the software and databases that run on those servers.
[3] Web-connected servers and software that users can access and use over the internet.
[4] Storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your computer's hard drive.
So the cloud refers to a communication system of Routers and Switches + wires +satellite or artificial satellite's that access devices like mentioned in 1 through 4 above principally in Data Centers that are or may be distributed globally ...
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
That's right. What is the cloud, if not a network of routers, switches and servers. It's not just servers floating somewhere. You need to connect the infastructure.
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
Find and replace "cloud" with "internet" and nothing changes.The cloud in technology refers to:
[1] A global network of remote servers around the globe that operate as a single ecosystem.
[2] Servers accessed over the Internet, along with the software and databases that run on those servers.
[3] Web-connected servers and software that users can access and use over the internet.
[4] Storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of your computer's hard drive.
So the cloud refers to a communication system of Routers and Switches + wires +satellite or artificial satellite's that access devices like mentioned in 1 through 4 above principally in Data Centers that are or may be distributed globally ...
So Cloud... is the internet? And it is not just a marketing term?
Rrright....
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robmaltsystems
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Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
Thanks all. After researching more, I got the impression that it was mainly marketing. I thought it might be some kind of cloud based controller akin to UBNT cloud controller.
Re: What does the "Cloud" bit mean with Mikrotik switches?
I sort of think you could replace 'cloud' with 'datacentre'. It's just branding for high end models. 'Datacentre smart switch', 'Datacentre core router'