Cloud Computing Digest

A month has passed since my last update, so I have a lot to share. I’ll try to keep the run-on sentences to a minimum and go heavy on the linkage.
 
The security of cloud solutions has been very much on everyone’s mind of late.  First off was a story from Mat Honan of WIRED magazine [...]

Busy news week, so prepare for some rapid fire items.
 
My first link is to an editorial on Toolbox.com about transforming the enterprise for cloud. What I like about this article is that its recommend they in for opportunities instead of just hoping that bringing something new in will make things better.
 
Microsoft fired a major [...]

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If it’s not one thing it’s another I guess. Still trying to get this [...]

Three weeks on, one missed but given the holiday weekend here in the US, I’m hoping you’ll cut me some slack. No more apologies though, time for the news!
 
The first article I have is on the ability for cloud to help support growth. Pinterest (which recently was valued at $1.5 billion) has grown by about [...]

This week I’d like to welcome Rajesh Kolla, a Sogeti colleague and friend from our Houston office. Rajesh will be joining me on these digests as a guest author.
Did you ever feel that the term “Cloud computing” is being (mis)used in numerous contexts?  If so, you are not alone. Here are four reasons  that [...]

Here we are back for my second update in a row. Not being “on the road” has its perks. Still to early to call this a trend yet, but hopefully I can start getting back into my old habits. But enough about me, on to this week’s digest.
 
I often post articles here on things [...]

I’m making a resolution that this blob will be updated at least once a week for the next two months. Even if I have to enlist some assistance in making that happen. Ok, I was planning to do that anyways. J So without further delay, here’s another edition…
 
Those of us that do cloud computing know [...]

Welcome to another edition of the “supposedly weekly but lately more like monthly” Cloud Computing Digest. I’m lining up a few folks to help me get this back to a weekly feature so here’s hoping that it pays off going forward. In the meantime, here’s the news.
 
I’m going to start off the biggest news [...]

Wow! Has it really been over a month since my last update? I’ve been so busy it seemed like there was always something else I needed to do. And I still don’t feel like I’ve accomplished half of what I needed to over the last month. But enough excuses…
 
To start things off, I have a [...]

Happy 2012 folks! I took some time off over the holidays to recharge my batteries and it appears to be paying off. It’s been slow getting back into things but today I’m feeling good and ready to focus on knocking out some of my todo’s. First off my list today, a new Cloud Computing Digest. [...]