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Tipping Point Reached For Cloud Computing?

Tipping Point Reached For Cloud Computing?Sorry but noAnd don't hold your breath waiting on it. Only a fool of a CEO would ever trust sensitive information to be stored "in the cloud" for hackers and employees to help themselves to.

Tags: Tipping Point, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-01-31

'Blink' author: How to make better business decisions

At RSA 2008 in San Francisco, the author of The Tipping Point and Blink tells security professionals that too much information can impair judgement. As an example, he said emergency room doctors are much better at diagnosing chest pain accurately when they have only four data points (chest pain, instability,...

Tags: RSA, Tipping Point, Blink

Videos 2008-04-11

Today's Debate: Tipping point for electronic medical records?

Today's Debate: Tipping point for electronic medical records?You *WILL* be assimilated[i]So, is resistance now futile?[/i]Well, in the UK next door it looks like everyone, transient visitors included, will have to have DNA in the Home Office's database.Expect the third round of the PATRIOT Act to include this if it isn't...

Tags: E-health, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Strategy, Tipping Point, eHR, electronic health record

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

Ballmer to Wall Street: Temper your Windows Vista projections

Ballmer to Wall Street: Temper your Windows Vista projectionsWal-street to Balmer: "We saw your Windows advert on YouTube and think youare an ape on prozac."Of course, that was from 22 years ago but what has changed? :evilgrin:Chromium Turd...as one pundit put itXP SP1.75"You can fool all of the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Marketing research, Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Tipping Point, Ballmers statement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-02-15

Harvard Business Review: 20 top ideas that challenge what you know

The Harvard Business Review has a list of top 20 "Breakthrough Ideas for 2007." Some interesting, ideas here that are counter-culture in that they challenge accepted thinking in many different areas. Siobhan Ford from HBR says that the list is free to read for all of February and that the...

Tags: Disruptive, Emerging Hotbed

Blog posts 2007-02-05

Cisco bridges the gulf between intelligent network services and SOA

Cisco bridges the gulf between intelligent network services and SOAService-Oriented Networks - Mega Tipping PointExcellent interview by Dana Gardner with Bill Ruh of Cisco. As we move from Enterprise SOA to B2B SOA, Service-Oriented Networks will gain in importance. Cisco's recent announcement with SAP will raise the stakes and interest...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Cisco Systems Inc., Service-Oriented Network, Tipping Point, network service, SOA, network

Discussion threads 2006-09-10

Additional Resources

Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans

the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Friday Challenge: What's your take on OS/browser market share trends?

Firefox is taking over...With Firefox the days of vendor lock-in withIE required are over, like banking sites theyare cross-platform as they should be.I use CentOS/Fedora/RHEL and use I am able todo all of my job functions and use any applicationI want without the fear of security holes andthreats from a...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Other Countries, Web browser, Friday Challenge, operating system, Mozilla Firefox, browser market share, security hole, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Five definitions toward the maturing of Enterprise 2.0

point of saturationMikoExcellent post. I agree with just about everything that you wrote, particularly the following: [i]There comes a tipping point in any large commercial sector Enterprise where the market for the flagship product or service becomes saturated. At this juncture, the revenue growth challenge becomes less about attracting and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Enterprise 2.0, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Yes, Ubuntu can absolutely be the default Windows alternative

This "commercial" spoof is much betterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-22EpQOm8c:)2010: Year of Linux!!!*snickers*Dawson, you're such a tool.AwesomeNot a fan of South Park but that was hilarious.Chrome OSChrome OS isn't vaporware. It's actively developed, and you can download the beta here:http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/Chrome-OS-50930.shtmlI had hopes Google was going to push out something special, kind of like...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Amazon on Tuesday launched a public beta of a service dubbed the Amazon Relational Database Service RDS. The main appeal: Allow customers to operate and scale database clusters while leaving pesky tasks like patching and administration to Amazon Web Services. Adam Selipsky, vice president of Amazon Web...

Tags: MySQL, Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., RDBMS, EC2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

A Forrester interview with Steve Ballmer about the SharePoint Business

I had the pleasure to sit down with Steve Ballmer for an interview at the Microsoft SharePoint conference in Las Vegas this week. My research team at Forrester spends a lot of time thinking, researching, and writing about the future of information work. So getting Steve’s view on SharePoint’s decade-long...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Steve Ballmer, Forrester Research Inc., Steve, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Matthew Brown

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumers

Can't wait to see theseThe local Best Buy is having a midnight launch. I'm probably going to go and geek out for a bit.RE: Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumersWish I could afford the upgrades.Been laid off and on for 6 years now.Could not renew my...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), way thing, Linux, U.S. Department of Defense, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Win7, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Teens are Generation Apple as iPod, iPhone dominance reigns

Apple's dominance among teenagers is unchecked and the iPhone love is growing dramatically, according to a survey by Piper Jaffray. Simply put, Apple consumer electronics prowess is unchallenged. Piper Jaffray's bi-annual survey of 600 teenagers reveals: 22 percent of students...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Reaching the Tipping Point for Two-Factor Authentication

Two-factor authentication is becoming more common in the world's largest organizations, and many medium-size and smaller organizations are also looking hard at it. What is the appeal of this form of authentication? When organizations adopt it, what are their driving reasons? And, perhaps most importantly, which organizations are not adopting...

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2009-10-01

Comcast's Burke: TV Everywhere trials going national in 30 to 60 days

Comcast has built a TV Everywhere site that's "complicated technically," but will roll out nationally as a pilot in the next 30 to 60 days, said Stephen Burke, chief operating officer of the cable giant. Burke, speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Media, Communications...

Tags: Comcast Corp., TV, Cable, WiMAX, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-09

IT Tipping Point for Midsized Companies: Deciding When to Move to Tier 1 ERP

Transitioning to a new ERP system is a challenging process. But it is nowhere near as complex and daunting as the myths that have grown up around Tier 1 systems would have it. These false perceptions are worth examining, because they distort the true cost/benefit ratio of Tier 1 systems...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-01

Amazon Web Services rolls out Virtual Private Cloud: Enterprise customer tipping point on deck?

Oh I thought the comments would be full here........of all the folk talking about data on other peoples servers. RE: Amazon Web Services rolls out Virtual Private Cloud: Enterprise customer tipping point on deck?Check out Unisys Clouds. Google "Unisys Cloud" or "Unisys Hybrid Cloud" They really have more to offer.RE:...

Tags: Web services, cloud computing, Unisys Corp., Virtual Private Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Amazon.com Inc., Web service

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?

For the first time ever, movie titles from Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. will be available for download online in the DivX format. DivX, Inc. and movie site Film Fresh on Wednesday announced that Film Fresh will offer titles such as The...

Tags: Hollywood Studios, DivXNetworks, Movie, Apple iTunes, RB, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Amazon Web Services rolls out Virtual Private Cloud: Enterprise customer tipping point on deck?

Amazon Web Services launched Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, a secure bridge designed to connect enterprise data centers with its cloud. The move fills in a big missing enterprise-friendly piece---the need for hybrid cloud approaches---and may ease the migration to the cloud. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Cloud, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-26