Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to join a live panel discussion in New York on Cloud Computing. The panel was part of a live global conversation that took part in Asia (Singapore), Europe (Nice) and Americas (New York)…
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Personal Cloud Computing for Road Warriors
I thought I would take a brief departure from my other missives to share some recent experiences. This entry is more geared for those of you that are road warriors. And it applies to the more personal use cases of…
Leveling the Playing Field for the Startup and SMB
Cloud Computing is the number one strategic issue for enterprise organizations today (Gartner). However, it presents a new advantage for the Startup and Small and Medium Business (SMB) to level the playing field. Today, startups find it challenging to raise…
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Privacy in the Cloud: Facebook & Google
Facebook and Google have taken quite a bit of heat lately regarding their privacy policies. In essence, they've taken an opt-out approach to privacy. Put another way, they make the decision for the user to share information then allow the…
AT&T Data Pricing Changes: Good or Bad?
Yesterday (June 2, 2010), AT&T announced changes to it's data service pricing. The full press release can be found at: http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30854 The big news is that AT&T is doing away with their "unlimited" data plans. Many folks will question whether…
Important Cloud Computing Aspects for CIOs
In late 2009, I had the pleasure of joining Jim Swartz, CIO of Sybase in a “Meet the Press” type of interview format. VMware hosted the interview for broadcast on CIO.com. The webcast is available on CIO.com’s website at: http://www.cio.com/webcast/512880/Important_Cloud_Computing_Aspects_for_CIOs
2010 Cloud Computing and Data Center Events
I've posted a list of 2010 cloud computing and data center events. http://avoa.com/events/ I will update these from time to time. If you see an error or know of another event, please contact me with the details.
Stepping on the Threshold of a New Decade
As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new year I can’t help but look back on the past 10 years and contemplate what the next year (and decade) has to offer. Many will not miss 2009, but the…
Cloud Computing Bootcamp Nov 2009 Slides
These are copies of the slides from Cloud Bootcamp held at Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara, CA November 2009. Tim Crawford: Introduction Glenn Brunette (Sun): Cloud Security Kevin Noonan (Push2Cloud): Google App Engine Jason Christensen (jasonc411): Cloud Computing Mobile
IT’s Hard Pill to Swallow
In recent weeks, folks have suggested that cloud computing will cause the demise of the IT department. From an apocalyptical viewpoint, one could see this future. Others take a perspective of denial. The truth lies somewhere between…and unfortunately trending negative.…