Posts tagged Cloud Computing
CloudCamp 2. Cloud Computing: Return on Investment
May 5th
This is another session from Cloudcamp that was held in Toronto on April 6, 2010. (Find the article about the first session, with links to the CloudCamp sound files and some presentations, here.) The session was facilitated by Dave Nielsen and discussed the ROI of cloud computing. The following questions were raised:
What is cloud computing [...]
Virtualization Technology Adoption – part 2 – Compute Servers
Apr 28th
In the first post of this series, we looked at the technology adoption life cycle, seven value propositions for market adoption of virtualization, five classes of computing and the maturity of virtualization in mainframe computers.
Over the last several years, virtual machines have seen major adoption in the commodity compute server market. I think it would [...]
Cloudcamp 1. The unpanel
Apr 27th
A Cloudcamp was held in Toronto on April 6, 2010. For those of you who are not familiar with the concept of a camp, it is usually an unconference: there is little or no traditional presentations (one active presenter vs. a more or less passive audience). Instead of that, most camps are unconferences where people [...]
SFDC and VMware: Software + Services comes to AppExchange?
Apr 14th
Salesforce.com continues to ramp up its cloud offering and bolster its position as a leading business applications provider for companies of all sizes. News is now out that later this month there will be a big announcement from SFDC and VMware of a joint product announcement – you can even see the mock up landing [...]
The cloud, why do you care?
Apr 13th
I was recently speaking at a Computerworld Canada event in Calgary and Edmonton, the focus was on Linux as the proper operating system for the cloud. While I brought over a decade of Linux in the enterprise experience to the discussion, my real focus was on the solution for business rather than the fact it was delivered as a cloud application or service.
ERP Software-as-a-Service: Choosing the Duck versus the Chicken
Apr 8th
Have you ever noticed the price premium of duck over chicken in restaurants?
There are many reasons (e.g. numbers raised in captivity, diversity of usage across products, cost to domesticate, maintenance, etc.) and I am sure you can come up with more on your own,. Fundamentally though, ducks and chickens are both [...]
Virtual Life Example: the Limits of Cloud Computing. More than online books
Apr 8th
Cloud computing sales businesses, but there are still limits. Here is my real-life account of the limits to Cloud Computing.
The Hybrid Cloud: Est. Midmarket and Large Orgs adjust to the future of IT
Apr 7th
I have been thinking of a hybrid cloud for a while.
Over the past several years it was my opinion that certain technologies made sense to offer as a SaaS business model. Tried and true IT services such as data centre, processing power, storage, application hosting etc. allowed for businesses of all sizes to access infrastructure [...]
