Where does the cloud end?
The public cloud isn't just about putting software on servers and making it multi-tenant. IT wins when the cloud encompasses your employees' laptops and devices, shifting the burden even further...
View ArticleWhat the cloud means for storage capacity consumption
The cloud is changing the storage game. Once, storage pricing was based on market conditions, and actual prices were held in confidence by vendors until deals were done. The move to private, public...
View ArticleSimplifying cloud options
We are on the cusp of a transformative change in how we deliver services in the datacenter – Cloud Computing. This blog details my perspective.
View ArticleClouds, neurosis and Joni Mitchell
There's an old saying that the difference between neurosis and psychosis is that neurotics build castles in the clouds and psychotics move in. What then does that say about those of us who try to...
View ArticleHow regulators learn to stop worrying and love the cloud
In my last two articles, the context has been the opportunities and challenges that financial institutions (FIs) have with implementing private clouds successfully. But what about public clouds?
View ArticleWhat's missing in Oracle Public Cloud
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison claimed this week that the company's Oracle Public Cloud is the world's "most comprehensive" offering. But is it truly a cloud service without multitenancy? Insider...
View ArticleCloud ROI: Of the people, by the people, for the people
All else aside, maximizing ROI on your company's cloud investment really boils down to how well it works for your people.
View ArticleWill the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud?
Internet services are the backbone for the mobile era but in the words of at least one ex-iPad engineer, Apple has a big problem keeping up with competitors when it comes to these, because: "Almost...
View ArticleHow disruptive technologies can contribute to U.S. innovation and productivity
In recent weeks, the issue of the fiscal cliff, has stirred intense debate across the U.S. and has been closely monitored overseas in relation to its potential impact upon the broader global economy....
View ArticleMicrosoft cloud PR FAIL as Hotmail, SkyDrive go down for hours
Redmond flacks in a pickle over "small" issue. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is battling perceptions that its cloud chops aren't all they should be. As Microsoft Calendar, Hotmail, Outlook.com, and SkyDrive...
View ArticlePlease, Google, don't kill Google Reader
Google Reader is a unique and valuable service that's about to go away. If you want Reader to live on, now's the time to speak up and let Google know.
View ArticleiPhone 6 innovates cloud services
Apple's fast expansion of its US-based data centers in conjunction with its purchase of indoor mapping service firm, WifiSLAM together suggest plans for new breeds of connected service as it seeks to...
View ArticleHere, there, everywhere: Data residency and the public cloud
It's 10:00 PM. Do you know where your data is? Is it nestled securely within the firewalls of your data center, or is it more adventurous, spanning the boundaries of various public clouds? Cloud...
View ArticleCloud security: A real concern or just an excuse?
Is cloud security the chicken or the egg? Are CSOs playing the 'it's not secure' card to avoid anything that, well, smells like work? Are IT pros rabidly defending their turf because they fear their...
View ArticleTreating customers like human beings is a high tech endeavor
In a new economy in which customer service, even more so than products, differentiates companies, IT must rapidly shift from treating people as transactions to treating them as...people.
View ArticleGoogle cloud attacks Amazon and Azure at I/O
Urs Hölzle gets excited. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announces new cloud stuff. The huge ad broker wants to compete better with Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS/EC2. Among the highlights: New pricing, shared...
View ArticleWWDC Opinion: Fall will be Apple's Harvest Festival
WWDC 2013: Apple delivered its message loud and clear today as a confident Tim Cook took the stage to conduct fellow executives as they put forth the proposition that this Fall, Apple will be coming...
View ArticleBanking on the public cloud
What do banks and the public cloud have in common? More than you might think. Let’s use the concept of banking as we jump into the root of the public cloud debate.
View ArticleThe Cloud? I prefer the clouds...
Before The Cloud, there were clouds. And pretty cool ones, too. This video features strange clouds including lenticular, mammatus, and other bizarre formations, set to some pleasant new age music....
View ArticleGoogle Reader is DEAD: Replacement alternative ideas are here
Google Reader alternatives or replacements listed within. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is finally killing its RSS/Atom reader today. What are your alternatives? With what should you replace it? So. Farewell...
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