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Moore's Law of Software is the key to the cloud

I don't think so[i]Software falls further behind hardware every year.[/i]From where I seat software is not so much behind.In just a few years the hardware becomes inadequate to handle all the software we install.There is also plenty of software that can not be deployed because of the hardware lack of...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Programming languages, Development tools, Urquhart, SOFTWARE IS, software, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

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Moore's Law of Software is the key to the cloud

Shared endeavor is what connects cloud computing to open source. The same force that drives open source forward, developers sharing and improving tools, also drives the cloud, Urquhart writes. It's a brilliant insight. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Software, Cloud, Moore, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-08

'Mainstream' meanings for the cloud

At the CloudWorld event in San Francisco, panelists question whether cloud computing, quickly gaining mainstream adoption, could replace system ownership entirely. Panelists include Joe Weinman of AT&T Business Solutions, Sam Charrington of Appistry, James Urquhart of Cisco Systems and the CNET Blog Network, and Timothy Chou of Ming Holdings. ...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-14

‘Mainstream' meanings for the cloud

At the CloudWorld event in San Francisco, panelists question whether cloud computing, quickly gaining mainstream adoption, could replace system ownership entirely. Panelists include Joe Weinman of AT&T Business Solutions, Sam Charrington of Appistry, James Urquhart of Cisco Systems and the CNET Blog Network, and Timothy Chou of Ming Holdings.

Tags: Virtualization, Hardware, Cloud computing, SaaS, OpenSource, mainstream

Videos 2009-08-13

Eco-friendly ice creams

According to The Scotsman, Mackie's of Scotland has bought 3 wind turbines for £2.5 million to produce ice creams made with 100% renewable energy. The two new turbines ('Ice' and 'Cream') will join the existing one ('Mackies') and make enough 'green' electricity to produce every tub of ice cream sold...

Tags: Leisure, Energy &, Environment

Blog posts 2007-07-07

Can Jobs remain unscathed by Apple options probe?

The stock options backdating issue may be catching up to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. While most are focused on Apples retail sales, latest gadgets and Macworld, the companys stock option backdating probe--you know the one that has caused Apple to delay its annual report--remains a big issue. ...

Tags: Apple, General, Steve Jobs, Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2006-12-27

Andrew Rasiej & the politics of expediency

The Register had an article on Friday about Steve Urquhart’s challenge to Hatch that categorized Urquhart as a “file-sharing, Republican blogger.” That’s a typical headline stretch since the file-sharing bit comes from a quote inside the article about file sharing being a technology, not a...

Tags: Andrew Rasiej

Blog posts 2005-09-13