Intel Research Day: pick of the projects
I’ve already written about Dispute Finder, a neat little service which is up and running – albeit shakily – right now. But Intel’s Research Day in Mountain View, California hosted some far more...
View ArticleFree cloud computing for your small business?
There is such a thing as a free lunch, and when you start using open-source software you can probably throw in breakfast and a late night snack as well. But can you really run your small business in...
View ArticleThe £100 billion question: is the cloud good for British business?
Here’s an interesting question to ponder: is the cloud good for your small business but bad for employee relations? The question started to form some weeks back after I penned a piece here entitled...
View ArticleCalculating the real cost of cloud computing
This week I have been getting unpleasantly confused by a pre-Christmas present of cloud computing hype. Take the CEBR 2011 Cloud Dividend report, commissioned by EMC, which joyfully predicts that the...
View ArticleTwitter data demand highlights cloud control problems
I see from the news that Twitter has been forced to bend over and succumb to a thorough Data Rogering by the US Government. It appears that some foreign nationals are up in arms about this. Can I say...
View ArticleCan Parallels get noticed in the cloud?
One of the many reasons that I like the whole topic of cloud computing is that it suits my way of thinking: I tend to grab a series of themes out of a “cloud” of topics and see if a concept pops out of...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of a cloud conversation
Eagle-eyed surfers will already have spotted my bumbling efforts as part of the Cloud Power initiative, and those who didn’t can now go and have a bit of a giggle, come back, and say whatever comes to...
View ArticleMicrosoft connects you to the cloud at TechEd 2011
Relax – when I say Microsoft’s “connecting you to the cloud” this isn’t the long-predicted release of a brain implant chip worthy of Cronenberg at his finest. It’s a bit more straightforward, though...
View ArticleHow phone-hacking feds have been fooled by the cloud
I was in a meeting last week where both of the staff from my client had a strong affinity for the word “layman”. Whenever I strayed into territory they preferred to find too technical, they would say...
View ArticleMove over Delia: IBM Watson is cooking tonight
SXSW always serves up something interesting, but I was curious to see crowds surrounding an orange truck sitting opposite the conference centre. Normally that means something is being given away for...
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