Contributions

• Video: An Interview with Michael Sheehan from the Cloud Computing Expo - November 2009
  F5's Pete Silva takes a few minutes to talk with GoGrid's Michael Sheehan about some of the things that GoGrid is up to in Cloud Computing.
  
  
  
• Article: The Microsoft/Danger/Sidekick Fiasco Is Not a Failure of Cloud Computing - October 2009
  This fiasco is not a failure of Cloud Computing but a failure of not following standard IT practices, ones that even an average computer user knows. Back up your data, your servers and your infrastructure regularly and store it securely in different locations. Here is a list of 5 things you might want to consider part of your IT best practices.
  
  
• Article: Do You Have a Load Balanced Network? - July 2009
  Your infrastructure must scale as well as be redundant, especially should your infrastructure encounter an issue rendering a server as unavailable. With a properly architected load-balanced network, your site can handle spikes of load more elegantly, minimizing performance issues when the demand peaks. Michael discusses a few different examples of Load Balanced Server Networks.
  
• Article: McKinsey’s McCrazy! Flying Through the Clouds with Eyes Half Closed - May 2009
  The McKinsey report "Clearing the air on Cloud Computing" brings a good deal of analysis to the table but it's somewhat generalized, makes assumptions and does overlook some key points.
  
• Article: Navigating the Layers of the Cloud Computing Pyramid - March 2009
  The Cloud is hot and becoming increasingly complicated as new products, services and vendors throw their hats into the ring. Definitions are changing over time so it's important to understand the different layers of the Cloud.
  
• Podcast: GoGrid and f5 on Cloud Computing - March 2009
  The Technical Marketing Manager at f5, Peter Silva, talks with Telemachus Luu, Director of Business Strategy, and Michael Sheehan, Technology Evangelist, from GoGrid/ServePath. They discuss the use of f5 technology, ServePath and GoGrid in creating a full spectrum of hosting solutions ranging from Dedicated and Managed Hosting (ServePath) and Colocation Hosting (ColoServe), up and into the Clouds with GoGrid.
  
• Article: 10 Obstacles to Cloud Computing by UC Berkeley & How GoGrid Hurdles Them - February 2009
  Some notes and challenges to the highly academic and well written report on cloud computing.
  
• Article: Building a House in the Cloud – Cloudcenters vs. Infrastructure Web Services - January 2009
  Michael explores the concepts of a Cloudcenter, GoGrid, and how it differs from an Infrastructure Web Service like Amazon EC2.
  
• Article: Dissecting SearchDataCenter.com’s ‘Don’t Buy Cloud Computing Hype’ Post - December 2008
  Any company looking at the Cloud as the end-all solution for their IT needs may be disappointed unless they fully think it out.
• Article: Ten Cloud Computing Predictions for 2009 - December 2008
  Michael discusses some trends in the Cloud Computing market that have a possibility of growth in 2009.
  
  
• Video: Cloud Computing Explained - September 2008
  Written by Michael Sheehan
  Confused about the term Cloud Computing? Want to be with the times when you talk about new technology buzzwords? This video boils down a section of Cloud Computing, that of Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting in a way that everyone can understand.
  
  
  
• Podcast: Cloud Café with RightScale & GoGrid - September 2008
  Cloud Café's John Willis talks with Michael Crandell, CEO of Rightscale, about their partnership with GoGrid. Michael discusses how RightScale, partnering with GoGrid and others, is delivering the on-ramp to allow companies to migrate and provide portability to the cloud by providing a multi-hosted cloud infrastructure.
  
  
• Video: Tech Teentrepreuneur GoGrid Interview - July 2008
  The founder and CEO of TeensinTech.com talks with Michael at GigaOM's Structure 08 about GoGrid and Cloud Computing. TeensinTech.com is an organization working to create a community for teenagers who want to start podcasting, blogging, video-casting and producing all types of new media.
  
  
  

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