Cloud Should Be Defined By What It Will Become, Not What It Is Today
There’s been a lot of discussion about what makes cloud computing different than other forms of computing that have come…
What does GRC and Las Vegas Have To Do With IT?
In the spirit of leaving Las Vegas from EMC World I started thinking about the transformation of Las Vegas from…
The Key to Private Cloud Is Removing IT Stratification
One of the leading problems plaguing IT organizations is the high costs of operations and maintenance. The industry average is…
IT-as-a-Service and the Facebook Effect
I’ve recently been theorizing around a new model for IT transformation. There’s anecdotal evidence that, in general, business problems tend…
The Path to the Intelligent Cloud
Let’s face it right now the cloud is pretty immature. The level of automation and management of these environments are…
Cloud Needs Application Architects To Understand IaaS
Application development has been moving in the direction of platform abstraction. That is, the need for developers to have detailed…
Why Poor Data Classification in Government Will Impact BYOD
In recent discussions with IT leaders from both federal and Department of Defense sides of US government, representatives stated that…
Adventures in Cloudwashing: Are You the Cloud Or in the Cloud?
Anyone who is working intimately with cloud computing and having critical conversations regarding this medium will eventually be party to…
Start Building Your Next Generation IT Department Now
David Johnson’s Blog piece really got my goat. In this piece, “Meet Jamie – A HERO With The Power To…
Become the Platform
Steve Yegge, a Google engineer, recently posted a long rant on Google+ about how Amazon does everything wrong and Google…