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Cloud Computing is one of the more disruptive trends in the IT industry today. For big enterprises, new cloud constructs can enhance the delivery of internal services from private clouds. For small businesses, Cloud Computing can offload the entire IT infrastructure required for your business.
I remember 3 years ago having a conversation with Vint Cerf and Lewis Shepherd about federal data in the Google Cloud. Lewis and I both shared what we believed to be key obstacles Google would have to surmount before gaining widespread acceptance of their cloud capabilities by US feds. In my opinion, today’s announcements by...
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Monday 12 July 2010, Microsoft announced and released a new version of its Windows Azure platform which will operate as an appliance. This platform, which is supported by a strong partner community (including Dell, Fujitsu and HP), provides enhanced means for enterprises to run cloud services, either internally or for their own customers. This...
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Most enterprise CTOs are very interested in the “cloud” and ways to tap into cloud-based resources. An interesting aspect of this discussion has been how to access the cloud while on the move. Today’s cellular networks support that access today, and future enhancements are making that support even better and much much faster. How...
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We have been writing for years about the megatrend of Cloud Computing, and have also underscored that many of the opinions on Cloud Computing reflected here are because of both hands-on experience with enterprise IT and also the use of cloud capabilities for our business at Crucial Point LLC. The core IT capabilities of...
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AT&T recently released their Femtocell. This device plugs into your home (or small office) network, and uses your current ISP to provide strong cell coverage. Currently, AT&T and Sprint are the only networks with full on femtocells. T-Mobile has their “Hotspot @ Home” which enables Wi-Fi phones to have better calling via your broadband...
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We are all watching with interest the engineering of very high speed chips with multiple cores, and very high speed comms connectivity directly to those chips through optical connectors directly to end devices (like Light Peak). We are also watching increased broadband, including Fiber, directly to houses (like Fios, of course). But what about...
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While the entire tech world seemed focused on Apple during the iPad rollout, Google just kept serving in silence, keeping the innovation engines running without distraction. I sure enjoyed the iPad rollout. Although I was a little underwhelmed, I enjoyed watching the presentation and reading about it and enjoyed some good editorials by friends...
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Google did something brave today. Something I never thought they would do. They stood up to communist china. And they did what they did with a speed and certainty that should make us all proud. In a blog post on their official site, Google discloses what they know of several attempted penetrations of their...
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One of the great resources for tracking trends in Open Government, Gov2.0 and related activities is GovFresh.com, a site I recommend all visit and bookmark and track. GovFresh founder Luke Fretwell can be found on GovLoop, LinkedIn, Twitter. Luke recently asked several folks who track the Gov2.0 scene for thoughts on the recent Reactions...
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SpaceCurve is a new database technology. Their approach was designed to make indexing of geospatial polygon data effortless and so fast it is done in real-time (or “cyber time” as some of my friends have taken to saying). They do this by use of compute clusters that can scale from small to Internet-scale. The...
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