Cloudy Links

Three cloud-y links on a cloudy day in Boston:

- The cloud.com domain is to be auctioned:
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/24/meetupcom-founder-puts-cloudcom-on-the-block/

- A photograph of a Google server, which includes a 12 volt battery as a neat UPS solution, as opposed to relying on a central data center UPS:

One of the more surprising innovations of Google's server design -- seen here in a CNET photograph -- appears to be rather mundane: The company's custom-designed server hardware includes a 12-volt battery that functions as an uninterruptible power supply. This obviates the need for a central data center UPS, which turns out to be less reliable than on-board batteries.
From http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216500267

and finally:

- Two lawyers write about E-Discovery and the Cloud
"...this technological revolution means new e-discovery challenges are on the horizon for lawyers as clients move discoverable electronically stored information from their own networks to networks controlled by someone else."