https://cloudillo.org/en/authors/james-earll/Recent content in James Earll on Your Data, Your RulesHugoenCopyright &copy; 2024, Cloudillo. All rights reserved.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:52:34 +0200https://cloudillo.org/en/post/decentralization-is-not-another-buzzword/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cloudillo.org/en/post/decentralization-is-not-another-buzzword/<p><img src="decentralization.webp" class="img-fluid" alt="A crossroads between two internets: a dark, fenced-in city of big tech data centres on one side, a sunlit village of self-hosted servers and people collaborating on the other"> </p> <p>A little overview of history before we move on to today&rsquo;s internet and cloud computing infrastructure.</p> <p>Human beings have looked at power structures throughout history and whatever &lsquo;ism&rsquo; was ultimately applied by leaders, one thing should be obvious to anyone — what was really being studied, above all else, was where the centre of power could be found, and how it could be exploited or manipulated.</p>