April 8, 2013 6:00 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
big data,
business applications,
business innovation,
business IT,
Business Value,
cloud application development,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
cloud computing models,
cloud data center,
Cloud Data Storage,
cloud development platforms,
cloud infrastructure,
Cloud innovation,
Cloud IT,
cloud mobile computing,
Cloud Networks,
Cloud operations,
Cloud portfolio management,
Cloud Reference architecture,
Cloud Services,
Cloud Strategy,
emerging technology,
enterprise,
enterprise architectures,
enterprise cloud,
Enterprise computing,
enterprise IT,
global IT economy,
hybrid cloud,
innovation,
IT business alignment,
IT consultant,
IT futures,
IT Innovation,
IT Leadership,
IT management,
IT organization strategy,
leveraging IT investment,
managing Cloud Portfolios,
New IT product innovation,
technology,
technology innovationYes, it is a bit trite to say it now, but Cloud Computing has become a multi-billion dollar business which really has revolutionized Information Technology consumption for both the consumer and enterprise markets. It is well established in the white hot consumer market, especially with the...
January 4, 2013 7:27 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
business innovation,
business IT,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
cloud computing,
cloud computing models,
Cloud computing standards,
Cloud innovation,
Cloud portfolio management,
Cloud Services,
Dev/Ops,
enterprise cloud,
enterprise cloud services,
global IT economy,
IaaS,
IaaS cloud,
infrastruture,
innovation,
IT business alignment,
IT consultant,
IT futures,
IT Innovation,
IT technologyWill the predicted Cloud Computing revolution finally arrive? Has Platform as a Service (PaaS) finally matured enough to be widely adopted? These and other burning questions are part of Cloud Technology Partners’ 2013 tech future predictions. In the spirit of the holidays I give you ghosts...
November 11, 2012 12:30 AM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
big data,
cloud application development,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
cloud computing,
cloud computing models,
Cloud computing standards,
cloud development platforms,
cloud infrastructure,
Cloud innovation,
Cloud IT,
Cloud Network Architectures,
Cloud Networks,
Cloud operations,
Cloud Reference architecture,
Cloud Services,
Cloud Strategy,
enterprise cloud,
enterprise cloud services,
IaaS,
IaaS cloud,
IT consultant,
managing Cloud Portfolios,
Open Souce Software,
OpenStack,
Openstack swift,
technology innovationQuestion: Is there anything new about OpenStack’s underlying technology?
As I mentioned my previous post on the recently concluded OpenStack Summit held in San Diego October 2012, OpenStack needs to be taken seriously by anyone who is interested...
October 25, 2012 12:30 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
Amazon Cloud Services,
business innovation,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
Cloud computing standards,
cloud infrastructure,
Cloud innovation,
Cloud IT,
Cloud Reference architecture,
Cloud Services,
enterprise cloud services,
IaaS,
IaaS cloud,
IT architectures,
IT consultant,
IT Infrastructure,
Open Source,
OpenStackJust what is IaaS anyway? Based on what was written in Gartner’s just published edition of Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a...
October 19, 2012 2:00 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
business innovation,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
cloud computing models,
Cloud computing standards,
cloud data center,
Cloud Data Storage,
cloud development platforms,
cloud infrastructure,
Cloud innovation,
Cloud IT,
Cloud Network Architectures,
Cloud Networks,
IT consultant,
OpenStack,
Private Cloud,
Public Cloud,
public cloud services,
SDNQuestion: Is OpenStack a flash in the pan or is it for real?
After four extraordinary days of immersion into all things OpenStack at the just concluded OpenStack Summit in San Diego, I can heartily say without reservations that OpenStack...
July 14, 2012 2:30 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
Amazon Cloud Services,
business innovation,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
cloud compliance,
cloud computing,
Cloud computing standards,
cloud development platforms,
Cloud migration,
Cloud portfolio management,
Cloud Services,
Cloud Strategy,
enterprise cloud,
hybrid cloud,
innovation,
IT architectures,
IT consultant,
IT Innovation,
IT organization strategy,
IT service delivery models,
managing Cloud Portfolios,
technology innovationQuestion: I am working on building a cloud strategy for my company. How can we avoid vendor lock-in?
You would think that cloud technology would have standardized long time ago. While network standards that shape the Internet have been widely accepted...
February 4, 2012 10:30 AM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
application development,
Cloud architectures,
Cloud business models,
Cloud Business strategy,
cloud computing models,
cloud infrastructure,
enterprise,
enterprise cloud services,
IaaS,
IT portfolio management,
PaaSQuestion: My company is exploring building a private cloud. What uses that will best leverage my cloud infrastructure investment?
The magic of the cloud is that it can do anything. It is both robust and flexible, the best...
January 15, 2012 3:00 PM
Posted by: Beth Cohen
business continuity,
Cloud business models,
cloud computing,
cloud computing models,
Cloud Services,
Disaster Recovery,
enterprise cloud,
enterprise cloud services,
hardware failure,
OpenStackQuestion: What is the best way to manage the thousands of components in a typical cloud? How does managing "at scale" change my systems administration practices?
People have been managing data centers for 30-40 years now, so that should mean...
