Let me preface this entire post with the following statement: I consider myself to be an early adopter of technology, and regard it as somewhat of a necessity in my line of work. I also enjoy trying new things. When Steve Jobs unveiled the magical device known as the iPad, I was a bit skeptical. […]
Cloud Computing
OpenStack opens opportunities, reservations
Open source technologies may have previously conjured images of geeks poring over code to modify and compile, and companies too poor to afford the real thing, but open source offerings are now driving new developments and spawning technological revolutions. Cloud computing is following suit and opening its code, technology, platforms and forums to the masses. […]
Schooled in the Cloud
Cloud computing and collaborative environments topped the 2010 Horizon Report of technologies to watch and expect in the K-12 arena for the coming year, and both private companies and publicly funded entities are creating and merging products to meet that expectation. Infrastructure Technology Solutions serves 20+ K-12 education clients throughout Eastern Iowa with security cameras, […]
The Largest Cloud
It’s funny that when we talk about cloud computing and the major players, we mention Google, Amazon, Rackspace and others. Recently, though, cloud experts are pointing out that another agent claims a large chunk of real estate in the cloud. This real estate is actually a widespread network of computers infected and controlled by viruses […]
cloudonomics at Cloud Connect
InformationWeek is gearing up for its co-hosted event, Cloud Connect, in two weeks in Santa Clara. This week, they released some articles to preview sessions and tracks offered at Cloud Connect. One of great interest to me is “cloudonomics”, or how to leverage cloud offerings in the best fiscal sense. As a cloud services provider, […]