Amazon unveils Cloud Drive, a cloud-based online music service
Cloud computing is an evolution not a revolution
OK so the cloud is a revolution right? This is the most revolutionary computing delivery model to ever hit the planet and some of the most recent developments are truly astounding. Rackspace has launched a UK cloud data centre to address European compliance issues, Salesforce.com is leading a successful charge on the market — and the Amazon Elastic Beanstalk is the most creatively branded piece of technology since the ‘Game and Watch’ edition of Donkey Kong.
Well, not quite.
How do I understand the true cost of putting IT in the cloud?
Cloud computing seems to be on every IT director’s shopping list, but do they really understand the costs of moving in-house resources into the cloud.
IT service providers are the companies doing cloud implementations. Not many businesses will build their own cloud infrastructures.
So the service providers need to be able to show CIOs how much it will cost to move systems to the cloud and how much it will cost to keep it in-house. But this information is not easy to gather.
But there are start up companies that are building businesses around this gap and they appear to be winning big customers.
When Is a Tech Company Dead?
Last week, I had the chance to interview Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and many other game-changing companies. Whether it was time spent with him, or the news that Oracle was shutting down Sun.com, I’ve been dwelling on a morbid thought: the death of a technology company.
Not a day goes by when I don’t say or hear the following:
Data quality errors ‘can have a heavy cost’
Data quality errors affecting customer information can potentially have serious consequences for businesses.
This is according to a warning from Rick Sherman, founder of consultancy Athena IT Solutions, who told the Smart Data Collective website the issue is one that affects many organisations, including those in the financial and retail sectors.
He went on to point out some of the problems that can occur when data quality standards are not up to scratch at companies.
Salesforce.com application ‘a software-as-a-service pioneer’
Salesforce.com has been highlighted as one of the pioneering companies in the field of software-as-a-service solutions.
In an article on the Business Insider website, columnist Matt Rosoff said the technology is often included under the umbrella of cloud computing products.
"These are end-user applications, like productivity or business management software, that run on a set of pooled hardware resources and are accessed over a network," he said of software-as-a-service tools.
Salesforce.com To Buy Social Media Company Radian6 For $326 Million
Is Cloud Computing Green?
Today I was honored to be the guest speaker for the kick off event for Records and Information Management Month (RIMM) at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). In conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), these agencies are using the month of April to focus on how Green Initiatives can be implemented in the workplace. An additional unexpected pleasure was to be introduced by Ms. Jill Singer, NRO CIO.
Microsoft partners with Telefonica to provide BlueVia SDK for .NET developers
Microsoft will use its Windows Azure platform alongside Telefonica’s application programming interface (API) project, BlueVia, to provide a free software development kit (SDK) for .NET application developers.
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, with open source highlighted as a key part of its plans, and a promise that the coalition is "determined to do things better."
"We want government ICT to be open. Open to the people and organisations that use our services. And open to any provider, regardless of size," said Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
The ICT strategy report put open source as a purchasing priority,