Scale is the Common Abstraction of Cloud Computing
In my experience, for there to be widespread adoption and agreement over a concept, the semantics surrounding that concept must…
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…
When Business Processes Don’t Mature
Have you ever dealt with a mid- to large-sized organization and come away from the interaction wondering how an organization…
Enterprise Architecture Is A Modifier, Not A Noun or Verb
The epiphany occurred the other day while talking to a Department of Defense customer; enterprise architecture (EA) for the sake…
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…
Cloud Computing Pragmatics
In October of 2009 I was interviewed by GovIT Journal and in that article I presented my view that Cloud…