Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cloud storage gateway
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. no arguments for deletion aside the nom JForget 00:34, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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Subject does not appear to be verifiably notable. Most of the sources are unreliable - typically blogs and/or regurgitated press releases. Seeking others' opinions on this contested prod. -- samj inout 13:24, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep: I think the subject, while representing a relatively new and cutting edge technology, clearly meets WP:GNG. The following reliable secondary sources discuss the topic, and are clear evidence that the topic is notable enough for inclusion: GigaOM, Datamation, Computer Technology Review, 2 ZDNet articles, The Register. All are well respected sources. This is significant number of sources which address the subject directly in detail. There are at least eight distinct companies producing cloud storage gateways. A simple google search will help concerned editors establish that this real and notable topic which is worth inclusion. Marokwitz (talk) 14:10, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. This is a significant subject in the field, though it needs watching to prevent abuse for BaaS (this year's New! Exciting! replacement for last year's vBullshit). The article is being improved by user:SamJohnston who is an expert in the field. 80.176.82.42 (talk) 14:40, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm flattered, but I also proposed it for deletion. -- samj inout 21:05, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep A real device, or new appliance type. Worth expanding. scope_creep (talk) 00:19, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Computing-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:31, 5 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep?: Serves as an example of hybrid cloud? 8 September 2010
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.