[kictanet] Kenya IGF 2011 List Discussions Day 4 Cloud Computing

[Odhiambo Washington]

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 09:55, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also agree that Kenya Power should be pushed to have adequate and
> reliable power since data centres and cloud users are reliable on both for
> such services.


No one is capable of "pushing" KPLC my friend. They have a monopoly to start
with. Secondly, blackouts are a direct consequence (failure) of KPLC's
distribution system which we all (presumably) know about. KENGEN is
generating the power but KPLC (a broker) has no systems to ensure reliable
distribution. While in some countries kids read about power blackouts only
in books, in Kenya, even a 4 year old kid will tell you exactly what a
blackout is - even before s/he gets to that subject in school.
What we need is a reliable power distribution system, and that can and will
NEVER be achieved through KPLC.


> We also need to encourage ISPs and Telcos to get into the business of data
> centres rather than keep fighting over who reduced prices beyond the other.
>

This too, will not be possible. How do expect to "encourage" them, without
showing them the figures? Take Safaricom for example. I believe they have a
hosted Messaging Service (I can't pronounce the name), but how many
Corporations are using this service? The thing is, there is nothing like
encouragement. The ISPs will need tangible figures to help them make such
decisions which affect their bottom line. They will not invest in deadwood
data centers, which will never give them the expected ROI.


>
> Once we have the capacity, we need to have the govt coming in with policy -
> favourable laws and tax incentives that will encourage the data hungry
> Google's and Apples to lease our data centres.
>

Now that I have dealt a severe blow to your previous proposals, don't you
see why we still need to leave this business to the likes of Google? They
were born and brought up with only such business in mind. They can grow it,
and make it affordable to us while we do other things, no?


>
> KICTB also needs to come in by looking at ways in which developers can have
> local affordable data centre services. We are currently caught up in an egg
> or chicken situation where Data centre providers need adequate adoption for
> pricing to come down while local developers looking to cut costs opt for
> already established and way cheaper providers.
>
>
Wait a moment. KICTB? Excuse me for playing the Devil's Advocate, but I'd
like to see Paul Kukubo's response to http://goo.gl/em2vD first. Since that
blog, I have no faith in KICTB.

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