What??? Disney is making its own cloud?

[k5jm]

Ok, this is a little geeky but, when dealing with a massive internal and external web and application presence, I think this is very forward thinking.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/30/how-disney-built-a-giant-cloud-by-bolting-two-together

 

[OKW Lover]

Hope it doesn't turn out to be the Joe Btfsplk cloud.

 

[jcb]

I'm insufferably pleased to say I had to look up Jeff's reference.

Why isn't "private cloud" an oxymoron?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Hope it doesn't turn out to be the Joe Btfsplk cloud.

Knowing Disney, I feel that this is very possible. What I'm waiting for right now is the FAA to determine, that due to active RFID Chips, MagicBands will not be allowed on any passenger carrying aircraft, even in checked luggage.

 

[PainInIL]

Knowing Disney, I feel that this is very possible. What I'm waiting for right now is the FAA to determine, that due to active RFID Chips, MagicBands will not be allowed on any passenger carrying aircraft, even in checked luggage.

But RFID chips are everywhere. I even have a couple of credit cards with them. I really don't think the FAA would implement this kind of policy.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Mot RFID Chips are passive, and only respond when challenged and have to be pretty close to the sensor. However, the Magic Bands have two chips, one is passive (just as in the tickets) but the other is active with a battery and is transmitting all the time. This is the one that allows CMs to know your name and other information. It is these that could cause problems.

 

[k5jm]

Mot RFID Chips are passive, and only respond when challenged and have to be pretty close to the sensor. However, the Magic Bands have two chips, one is passive (just as in the tickets) but the other is active with a battery and is transmitting all the time. This is the one that allows CMs to know your name and other information. It is these that could cause problems.

Active RFID has a maximum Effective Radiated Power of 10 to 100 milliwatts. The ERP of the electromagnetic interference in the LCD TV screens in the backs of the seats is twice that. I am also pretty sure that there is additional RF protection between the passenger cabin/cockpit and the cargo area. Any sensitive electronics in the cargo area is RF protected. Now if the airline is doing any kind of RFID Inventory management, then it would get a little annoying having to filter out all the bogus hits on the RFID reader.

 

[wiigirl]

Pretty cool!

 

[buckeev]

Active RFID has a maximum Effective Radiated Power of 10 to 100 milliwatts. The ERP of the electromagnetic interference in the LCD TV screens in the backs of the seats is twice that. I am also pretty sure that there is additional RF protection between the passenger cabin/cockpit and the cargo area. Any sensitive electronics in the cargo area is RF protected. Now if the airline is doing any kind of RFID Inventory management, then it would get a little annoying having to filter out all the bogus hits on the RFID reader.

Just remember. it all started WITH A MOUSE!!!

 

[mcd2745]

Mot RFID Chips are passive, and only respond when challenged and have to be pretty close to the sensor. However, the Magic Bands have two chips, one is passive (just as in the tickets) but the other is active with a battery and is transmitting all the time. This is the one that allows CMs to know your name and other information. It is these that could cause problems.

Can they send it to you with the second chip "off" and then "activate" it once you arrive on property/check in?

 

[doconeill]

Why isn't "private cloud" an oxymoron?

Depends on the definition of "cloud". I have actually built private clouds for several companies. "Cloud" is often used as a generic reference for an architecture supporting virtual systems, typically with high availability.

Active RFID has a maximum Effective Radiated Power of 10 to 100 milliwatts. The ERP of the electromagnetic interference in the LCD TV screens in the backs of the seats is twice that. I am also pretty sure that there is additional RF protection between the passenger cabin/cockpit and the cargo area. Any sensitive electronics in the cargo area is RF protected. Now if the airline is doing any kind of RFID Inventory management, then it would get a little annoying having to filter out all the bogus hits on the RFID reader.

Then again, they still don't allow devices with transmitters to be active even though studies show no interference with systems - unless you are on a wi-fi enabled flight, which for some reason is altogether different.

Can they send it to you with the second chip "off" and then "activate" it once you arrive on property/check in?

If they designed it that way they could, but they didn't.

More likely, IF they did get any FCC flak, they'd ship them with metallic pouches to store them in when not needed - that would sufficiently stop the signal.

 

[Justin Jett]

Knowing Disney, I feel that this is very possible. What I'm waiting for right now is the FAA to determine, that due to active RFID Chips, MagicBands will not be allowed on any passenger carrying aircraft, even in checked luggage.

I am positive that the FAA will allow MagicBands on commercial flights. Is there actual documentation about not allowing RFID on flights.