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Cloud Computing – the Terminator Movies had it all right!

In one of my last blogs, I talked about why the concept of Cloud Computing has taken hold now and what’s involved from a technical and non-technical standpoint. Cloud Computing sounds so easy, so all companies should just do this, right? Wrong....

Published 03-08-2010 2:17 PM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing - What Factors Make it Viable?

In a previous blog , I discussed the early stages of cloud computing, and now I’ll touch on why this concept has taken hold now, or shall we say, why cloud computing is at least more viable now. First of all, we have better technology now than we...

Published 02-10-2010 7:44 PM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing — Those Clouds Aren't Pure White!

Most people in the industry today talk about cloud computing as a fait accompli, as something already done and deployed. I saw a lot of this kind of “breathing your own fumes” thinking with regard to VoIP around the year 2000. We were all...

Published 02-03-2010 11:09 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Cloud Computing, Voice over IP

The Top 11 of 2010

Why the top 11 predictions of 2010 as opposed to the top 10, like everyone else? “Because it goes to 11.” As any fan of Spinal Tap will know, that classic line about why the volume controls on their instruments worked on a scale of 1 to 11...

Published 12-30-2009 10:34 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Mobile Video, Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, IMS, HD Voice, mobile VAS, mobile advertising

The OS is Just a Browser

It has been a while since I last blogged. As I wind up from vacation, I find the need to comment on what I see as a rapidly shifting paradigm in personal computing. With the exception of video games, there have been very few application advancements over...

Published 08-11-2009 10:41 AM by Brian Peebles

Filed under: Cloud Computing, OS, PC, MIP

Cloud Mobility

Check out this recent Technology Review . In essence, what they are suggesting is that you will minimize processing power in your mobile handset if all the computational work were done in the cloud. This could be a way to get over the key hurdle of mobile...

Published 05-07-2009 4:56 PM by Brian Peebles

Filed under: Cloud Computing, mobile

When is a Computer Like a Light Bulb?

Have you seen this yet? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10170648-54.html Every so often we see break-through technology. Most of what we see goes bust, but every so often something catches on. I will not comment on what I think of this particular product's...

Published 03-03-2009 9:56 PM by Brian Peebles

Filed under: Cloud Computing

Taking a REST in a Cloud of Statelessness

I am sure all of you have heard the buzz about WEB 2.0 APIs. Like most people I watched in the early days with mild amusement as the brainiacs of this concept worked to figure out just what it was they were inventing. Now that the message is clear, I...

Published 01-27-2009 3:50 PM by Brian Peebles

Filed under: Web 2.0, Cloud Computing, XML

My Head’s in the Clouds

Cloud computing, one of the newest buzzwords for distributed computing architectures dating back over 2 decades is gaining respectability in various circles for business applications. IT managers are looking more and more at the potential of using cloud...

Published 11-11-2008 12:03 PM by Brian Peebles

Filed under: Web 2.0, Social Networking Community, Open Source, Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing – the Terminator Movies had it all right!

Cloud Computing - What Factors Make it Viable?

Cloud Computing — Those Clouds Aren't Pure White!

The Top 11 of 2010

The OS is Just a Browser

Cloud Mobility

When is a Computer Like a Light Bulb?

Taking a REST in a Cloud of Statelessness

My Head’s in the Clouds