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Counting the CloudIn this issue the following topics are covered:
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| Counting the Cloud |
| by Guy Rosen |
| Indeed, cloud computing has spawned lots of talk bordering on hype (or is it the other way around?). Not to mention, it seems like just about everyone is re-positioning their products to somehow include cloud in their brands. But where are the hard, real numbers? |
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| DOD Moves Forward with Cloud Computing |
| by Kevin Jackson |
| In 2009, President Barack Obama set the U.S. ship of state on a course to use cloud computing. With budget language, Executive Directives and a Federal Cloud Computing Initiative, the federal government moved forward on a plans to re-think its information technology infrastructure. This aggressive transformation will be accomplished by virtualizing data centers, consolidating data centers and operations, and ultimately adopting a cloudcomputing business model. Surprising to many, the government seems to be adopting this new model much faster that many commercial industries. |
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| The Cloud is Not Outsourcing |
| by Randy Bias |
| Do ‘private’ or ‘internal’ clouds deserve to be called “clouds”? Prominent cloud thought leaders including Sam Johnston and George Reese think not. Some say, to truly be considered “cloud”, a solution must be outsourced, use virtualization, and billed by the hours used, like a power utility. If those who hold this view are right, then it’s impossible for an internal private cloud to be “cloud”. I disagree. In fact, the most disruptive, game-changing events in the rise of cloud computing may emerge with internal clouds behind the corporate firewall. |
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| NoSQL vs SQL, Why Not Both? |
| by Alaric Snell-Pym |
| There’s no doubt that SQL is getting old. It was developed in the early 1970s, by IBM - in an age where computers were large centralised things; a very different world from today. Indeed, in IBM’s 1974 paper on SEQUEL (as it was then known) in Communications of the ACM, it was designed not only for use by programmers to access a database, but also for “accountants, engineers, architects, and urban planners”. Clearly, either standards of user-friendliness have improved over the past thirty-five years - or our standards of friendly users have dropped. So what about this new “NoSQL” idea? |
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| The Four Step Method of Cloud Service Level Agreements |
| by J Bruce Daley & Alan Rudolph |
| Despite some claims, all cloud computing services will be subject to outages. No system, however large, nor process, however elaborate, nor support, however fanatical, can prevent computers from occasionally going down. The important point to keep in mind is the word “occasionally”. Occasional outages should be expected, planned for, and accepted as cost of doing business. What determines the definition of an occasional outage is a negotiated agreement between two parties called a service level agreement (or SLA). |
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| In this recorded webinar, Guy Rosen talks about his results counting the cloud. | ||
| In this 6 minute recorded webinar, GenieDB chief architect Alaric Snell-Pym discusses NoSQL vs SQL | ||
| Randy Bias |
| Founder at Cloudscaling |
| Randy Bias is the Founder of Cloudscaling. He most recently served as the Vice President of Technology Strategy at GoGrid, and was responsible for providing tactical and strategic vision around all technology for the GoGrid cloud computing platform. Randy has been deeply involved with IT, Operations, and 24×7 service delivery since 1990. His long history with service providers includes a number of ISPs, MSSPs, and cloud computing providers. |
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| J Bruce Daley |
| Founder & CTO at Test Common, Inc |
| A recognized expert in software Bruce Daley has founded or co-founded six enterprises with very different business models - a publication (The Siebel Observer), a radio business (eCommerce Update), an event (The Enterprise Software Summit), a consulting business (Great Divide Research) an investment advisory firm (Rabbit Ears Capital Advisors) and a social network to test software (Test Common). His publications have been read in over 34 countries and he has a patent (pending) for software testing. |
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| Kevin Jackson |
| Engineering Fellow at NJVC, LLC |
| Mr. Kevin Jackson is currently an Engineering Fellow at NJVC, LLC. Previous to this position he was Vice President at Dataline, LLC. Prior to Dataline, he served in various senior management positions including VP, Federal Systems for Strategic Computer Solutions, Worldwide Sales Executive for IBM and VP, IT Projects Office for JP Morgan Chase & Co. Kevin retired from the US Navy earning specialties in Space Systems Engineering, Airborne Logistics and Airborne Command and Control. He also served as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative and Project Manager for the National Reconnaissance Office. |
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| Guy Rosen |
| Co-Founder & CEO at Vircado |
| Guy Rosen is Co-Founder and CEO of Vircado, creators of a breakthrough proxy-as-a-service platform. He is well known for his blog, Jack of all Clouds, a respected source of unique data and analysis on the cloud computing industry. Guy's noted writings include the State of the Cloud series, a monthly comparison of the adoption of cloud providers, and his investigative work uncovering previously unknown cloud usage figures. Guy has a long history in the technology industry in technology, management and marketing-related roles. |
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| Alan Rudolph |
| Senior Vice President at Polycom |
| Alan is an expert on the economics of cloud computing and in the acquisition and integration of consulting companies. Alan Rudolph has been actively involved in the successful implementation of applications and the building of consulting practices for over 25 years. He was a Managing Director at ACS responsible for the company’s Applications Solutions Group. Prior to coming to ACS, he was director of product delivery at Corio before and after its acquisition by IBM. Prior to that, Mr. Rudolph served as COO of Planalytics, a business intelligence company, where he was recruited to reorganize the company’s sales and marketing, product development, and financial operations. |
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| Alaric Snell-Pym |
| Chief Software Architect at GenieDB |
| Alaric is the Chief Software Architect of GenieDB, a fully replicated distributed database that provides SQL and NoSQL functionality with inter-table joins to help developers use database more effectively and efficiently. He has designed distributed systems and worked on high-load and large-scale server clusters for over 15 years. His experience ranges from implementing low-level SQL optimization to developing peer-to-peer media distribution technologies. He is a freelance technical editor and author for QUE Books. |
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 2 Issue 2, 2011 Cloudbook Journal Volume 2 Issue 2 The Cloud Takes on Supply Chain This issue includes stories such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 2 Issue 1, 2011 Looking Ahead: A Cloud Report from 2015 This issue includes features such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 7, 2010 Run Your Core Business In The Cloud This issue includes features stories such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 6, 2010 Build Your Own Cloud? This issue includes features such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 5, 2010 The Next Cloud Battleground? This issue includes featured stories such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 4, 2010 Is the Cloud Broken? This issue includes features such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 3, 2010 Security This issue includes features such as:
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Cloudbook Journal: Vol 1 Issue 1, 2010 Inaugural Issue In this issue, discover:
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