The Game is Always Changing: A Non-technical Perspective on Cloud Computing
It’s not about what’s different, it’s about getting on board with the changes in the game or get left behind.…
Analysis of U.S. CIO Federal Cloud Computing Strategy
Yesterday, February 8, 2011, the Office of the U.S. Chief Information Office released its Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. In no…
Just Because the Cloud Offers Scalability, Doesn’t Mean That You Automatically Inherit It
In reading Vivek Kundra’s “25 Point Implementation Plan To Reform Federal Information”, I was struck by the anecdote regarding how…
Resiliency Is A Key Cloud Characteristic
Just finished reviewing the latest draft update to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) publication 800-145 “The NIST…
Living La Vida Cloud!
If you’ve been watching broadcast television anytime over the past few months you’ve most likely come across the Microsoft “To…
Cloud Computing Pragmatics
In October of 2009 I was interviewed by GovIT Journal and in that article I presented my view that Cloud…
The Busy Executive’s Quick Cloud Computing Reference Guide
As an executive, you may be hearing many different viewpoints about Cloud Computing; some of them promising significant IT cost…
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JP’s Topsy-Turvy 2009 IT Year in Review
A semi-humorous look at 2009 the year in review for IT and insight into next year's top IT topics.
Metering and Instrumentation: Two Critical and Oft Forgotten Features of Cloud Services
Additionally, proper inclusion of metering and instrumentation interfaces into you Cloud service means that you have greater control over the…
The Reason Enterprise Architects Should Study Economics
Thus, it is here that Enterprise Architects, especially those we call Chief Architects, truly show their mettle. It is their…