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- Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...
- Tags: security, Google Inc., licence, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- HP CEO: The challenges of cloud computing
- Security is a big concernThe video is quite relevant. The issue of security in the cloud has grown quite big and the big vendors in this space are currently relying more on myth (see http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/future-of-work/misunderstanding-the-cloud-35315) than fact in order to dance around that. Kudos to HP for calling a spade,...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Let's get 64-bit sorted out before we think about 128-bit!
- Yes, it is time for 128 bitWhile 32 bit is not quite history yet it should be considered for history in the next release of windows which leaves us with 64 bit apps. However, apps continue to evolve requiring more memory and to do more for us. It is better...
- Tags: Network technology, 128-bit, 64-bit, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Cloud-ready? 74% of tech professionals work from 3 or more computers
- How would a cloud help these users?I fail to see how the cloud would help most of these users. A few of the examples you gave were mobile users who might benefit from easy access to files, etc., but most of the examples were IT professionals who needed different...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Terminal services, Servers, KVM Switch, IT Pros, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Apple's massive new data center portends a cloudy future
- I believe that if you look at Apple past historiesin terms of retail outlets and resellers, convetions, et cetera, in which Apple has cut all support for those venues and have undertaken those segments themselves, my guess would be is that they are planning to host everything that is outsourced...
- Tags: Data centers, Channel management, Storage, Scripting languages, PC-class, data center, Apple Inc., Web development, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- Private cloud formations rising, but remember SOA lessons
- We've been tracking developments in the private cloud space for the past couple of years. As noted in my last post, there's plenty of concern about the security and reliability of cloud computing. Perhaps one way to address these concerns is through private clouds that remain in...
- Tags: SOA, Cloud, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Power Tool Administrator for Cloud Computing Environments
- Cloud Computing is rapidly evolving from a disruptive trend and industry buzzword to one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry. The current economic recession is forcing enterprises to tap into the cloud to gain efficiencies while lowering infrastructure costs. But as more information is stored in the...
- Tags: Administrator, Data Center, Access Management, Tool, Weston Software, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Security Administration, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Security
- White papers 2009-08-10
- Is Your IT Shop Mature Enough for Cloud Computing?
- Recently, I’ve written about software vendors being or not being ready for cloud computing. I’ve also written about large consultancies being able to support their clients as they move to the cloud. These consultancies and systems integrators are taking the cloud mainstream. Last week, I spoke...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Cloud Survey results - everything old is new again
- My friends at Stratus brought my attention to a recent survey done by Laura Didido of Information Technology Intelligence Corporation ITIC that reminds me a great deal of surveys executed by my former employer, International Data Corporation IDC. Early in the adoption cycle of client/server computing, IDC...
- Tags: Survey, ITIC, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Marketing Research, Hardware, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- ECM and the Power of the Cloud: Cut Costs and Increase Efficiency
- Still nervous about considering software as a service? One shouldn't be. As bandwidth, security, and remote access become less of a concern, the capabilities for delivering ECM applications through the Internet will become more prevalent. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to unlock the power of cloud computing...
- Tags: EMC Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Remote Access, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Hardware
- Webcasts 2009-06-24
- Sorry, the Help Desk Doesn't Cover That.
- Dion Hinchcliffe has another good post up, this time on Cloud vs open source: there's a third dimension I'd like to expand on, and that's user support. After all the strategic planning is done, the plumbing hooked up and sawdust swept up, the...
- Tags: Environment, Dion Hinchcliffe, Dion, Help Desk, Call Centers, It Operations, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-06-14
- CA comes to Cassatt's rescue
- It appears that CA has come to the rescue and has acquired the intellectual property and some of the staff of Cassatt (see CA's statement on this acquisition). I spoke with a number of people, including my good friend and fellow IDC alumni, Bill Peterson, and have come to the...
- Tags: Cassatt Corp., Computer Associates International Inc., Sales Strategy, Workforce Management, Intellectual Property, Sales Force Management, Sales, Human Resources, Research & Development, Business Operations, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- One more reason to use Windows 7?
- One more reason to use Windows 7?They seem to be clutching to the stupidgreyed out desktop picure, that is not user switchable. I'm sure that will turn off a few.If technology were to stop tomorrow.Then I could see people using Windows 7 with no concern. But technology is constantly...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, starter edition, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- Cloud computing: Resistance is futile
- Cloud computing: Resistance is futileSecurity issues unresolved; resistance is futile = what a jokeAt an RSA conference no less.Here is a a news flash: Security has to be the PRIMARY concern. Not just some inconvenient speed bump on the way to making money.For someone to say this is quite revealing....
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, security
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip
-  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Is adopting the cloud a money-losing mistake?
- Is adopting the cloud a money-losing mistake?The cloud is many steps backward...The loss of control over your applications, data, security, accessibility, accountability, and much more is seriously many many steps backward from where we are now. The cloud has very limited usefulness for very specific applications and the hype over...
- Tags: Service level management, Intellectual property, SECURITY, cloud system, money-losing mistake
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- Google Apps charges ahead with improved data security and long-awaited Java support
- Cast Iron Systems and Google have teamed up to overcome one of the biggest hurdles to cloud computing and software as a service SaaS in the enterprise -- concerns over data security. Cast Iron for Google Apps, which was announced today, includes the Google Secure Data Connection,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Data Security, Java Environment, Cloud Computing, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Will telecoms morph into cloud computing providers?
- A lot of chatter out of CTIA this week focused on connecting devices to everything, but one pilot would turn telecom companies into cloud computing providers. The big question: Would enterprises go for it? According to Charles Cooper, telecom providers on four continents---United States,...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Telecommunications Company, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
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