Cybersecurity: It’s More Than Worms, Hacking and Phishing
And, now the cherry on top, not everything that is a threat is intentional. As if cyber security wasn’t complex enough, now we’re not just policing for cyber criminal activity,…
Cloud Computing Pragmatics
In October of 2009 I was interviewed by GovIT Journal and in that article I presented my view that Cloud Computing is highly dependent upon the network. The actual quote…
Architecture: 1000 ways to skin the cat, either way, the cat’s till dead
Thanks to @jadkins for the colorful ending to that cliched saying, which really got me thinking. Sometimes we just make certain aspects of architecture too difficult for no reason. Good…
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 granularity of the data produced through these interfaces. Most metering…
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When SOA Fails, Just SCA
There’s a lot of points that will be made in this blog entry. To keep them straight, I will highlight them right up front: Vendors are getting behind SCA because…
The Impact of Making Product Choices Using Qualitative vs. Quantitative Analysis
As part of my job, I help customers to select the appropriate software to either fulfill a need or as a component of a larger solution. Fulfilling this role means…
The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned About the Information Technology Industry
It’s taken more than 10 years, but I finally got it through my thick skull: A design is only as good as the potential for it to be put it…