Author archive: rondekko
Construction contractors urged to take advantage of cloud computing
Software firm Autodesk said that construction contractors could reap significant rewards from cloud computing, particularly because their workforce is usually site-based. The engineering industry has typically been slow to … Don Rekko‘s insight: Here’s a new crowd for the cloud: construction contractors. See on www.ospero.com
Cloud computing in 2013: Two warnings – InfoWorld (blog)
Cloud computing in 2013: Two warningsInfoWorld (blog)These days, I get email after email from anyone and everyone who has predictions for cloud computing in 2013. I’ve started to delete them without reading any. Don Rekko‘s insight: How refresehing – some cricitcal notes to all the recent ‘cloud-is-hot-hot-hot-in-2013-hype’ See on www.infoworld.com
Cloud computing in 2013: Two warnings – InfoWorld (blog)
Cloud computing in 2013: Two warningsInfoWorld (blog)These days, I get email after email from anyone and everyone who has predictions for cloud computing in 2013. I’ve started to delete them without reading any. Don Rekko‘s insight: How refresehing – some cricitcal notes to all the recent ‘cloud-is-hot-hot-hot-in-2013-hype’ See on www.infoworld.com
Anti-fragility and the Chaos Monkey: this is what IaaS is all about!
All this money, and brains too One of my favorite non-fiction authors at the moment is Nassim Nicholas Taleb. His claim to fame: he foresaw the meltdown of the Financial System – pre-2008. In his books ‘Fooled by Randomness’ and ‘The Black Swan’ he makes a very compeling case that our current financial system is…
Forrester: ten ways the Cloud will get real in 2013 | Business Cloud 9 – Another 2013 prediction
2013 is just around the corner – and it’s the year that everything changes and we get real about the Cloud. See on www.businesscloud9.com
Surprise! Consumer apps get IT approval in small businesses – GigaOM: the beginning of a trend?
GigaOMSurprise! Consumer apps get IT approval in small businessesGigaOMAnd, more than half (52 percent) of cloud sync-and-storage applications now in use in these businesses likewise came in the door via employees. See on gigaom.com
7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense – Forbes
Forbes7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect SenseForbesAnd — no surprise — cloud computing is this year’s hot topics. See on www.forbes.com
Tech Talk: Gartner Data Center in brief: Clouds (Public, Private …
This is a part of a series of blog posts capturing some of the most interesting themes at the Gartner Data Center conference being held this week in Las Vegas. There was no shortage of cloud talk of all flavors at the event. See on community.xmatters.com
Cloud computing costs: do they stack up? – Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldCloud computing costs: do they stack up?Sydney Morning HeraldDivest IT, a cloud computing provider, compares costs of the cloud against traditional IT infrastructure costs. See also my 2010 article [insert Smiley!] See on www.smh.com.au
5 Ways To Make Your Architecture Cloud Ready – Simplicable
Follow these 5 principles of cloud software architecture to fully benefit from the Power of Cloud Computing See on simplicable.com