A long time ago, someone asked me on Twitter what is the difference between automation and orchestration. It really got me thinking, and eventually I think I answered by using an actual musical orchestra as a metaphor. In this metaphor,…
Tag: cloud computing
11 Tips for Successful Cloud Computing Adoption
Today I was published in one of the top cloud computing journals. In fact, it is the Cloud Computing Journal, part of the SYS-CON stable and the same organization that runs the excellent Cloud Expo events. The article is called…
CA Putting Cloud Pieces Together
I was interviewed for a great article published today in CRN titled, “CA Putting Cloud Pieces Together”. In it, Jack McCarthy writes:
Do Amazon AWS and Eucalyptus Now Have “Enterprise Cloud Appeal”?
I saw a fantastic article from Nancy Gohring of InfoWorld yesterday, on how “Amazon said that it would back Eucalyptus’ efforts to support Amazon Web Services’ APIs”. Great article, well worth reading in full. For me, however, it was the…
“To the Cloud!” – Cloud Fair Seattle Interview (Smart Talk 570 KVI)
Last week I had a great time in an interview on The Buzz with Scott Carty, on Seattle radio station Smart Talk 570 KVI, talking about the upcoming Cloud Fair 2012 in Seattle. I was joined by Cloud Fair organizer…
Cloud computing is entering its teen years — Tech News and Analysis
I was recently privileged to be published over at GigaOm – what a great font of information that venture is! I was responding to the excellent James Staten of Forrester, and his blog on how the cloud has entered the…
Are community cloud services the next hot thing?
I was interviewed recently for a great article on community cloud services published today in NetworkWorld, by Brandon Butler. Here is just a short excerpt: From a vendor perspective, community clouds let service providers distinguish themselves in a growingly-crowded cloud…
The True Agent of Technological Change
About a week ago, I participated in a panel discussion titled “Consumer Driven IT: Thriving in the New Normal” which we produced from HBO Studios and broadcasted in 25 cities across the US and Canada. I’ve had some time to…
6 Core Competencies to Use and Provide Enterprise Cloud Services
There is a persistent (mainly vendor-driven) meme going around the world of IT that building and running a responsible, secure, available, enterprise-quality cloud is simple. The theory seems to be that it just needs some server virtualization, adding automation, maybe…
10 Virtualization and Cloud Predictions for 2012
Welcome to IT prediction season! Again, I am inspired to throw my exceedingly fallible hat into the ring with my predictions, specifically for virtualization and cloud. I seem to have had a decent run of predictions last year, but I…
As Cloud Becomes a Teenager, It Is Time for Adult Supervision!
James Staten at Forrester recently published his Top 10 Cloud Predictions for 2012. In it, James talks about how cloud is maturing, and warns of the challenges as cloud enters, as he describes it, “the awkward teenage years” …