• Information security

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    Technologies such as virtualisation, cloud-based services and social networking are changing the way enterprise IT is used and delivered. In this series of downloads, we examine how this is forcing a radical rethink of security strategy

  • Hyper-efficient IT

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    The Innovation Value Institute - a consortium founded by Intel, the Boston Consulting Group and the University of Ireland, Maynooth - has released Version 1.0 of its IT Capability Maturity Framework (IT-CMF), which provides a standardised roadmap for evaluating enterprise IT.

  • Office 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    Choosing the right office suite is no longer just about waiting for the next Microsoft release

  • Facebook in the enterprise

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    Facebook may be poised to follow other consumer-first brands, such as Google, into the corporate space

  • Cloud gateways

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    Computer clouds need to become as interoperable and as instantly portable as they are elastic and easily scaled if enterprises are to take full advantage of their business benefits. This is the view of Vint Cerf, co-designer of the internet’s basic architecture, TCP/IP, and now chief internet evangelist at Google

  • EU digital strategy

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    After unveiling the EU's digital strategy for the next 10 years, the new European Commissioner for ICT, Neelie Kroes, issued a stark warning. "Without proper use of ICT over the next decade, Europe will become a broken economy," she said.

  • Eric Schmidt exabytes of data

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    “Between the birth of the world and 2003, there were five exabytes of information created. We [now] create five exabytes every two days. See why it’s so painful to operate in information markets?” said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google

  • Sharing made easy

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    Every knowledge worker is familiar with the situation where files such as Excel spreadsheets are transferred back and forth by email, making it difficult to track revisions or the status of a project, and increasing the potential for error. In a bid to tackle this challenge, Fujitsu has launched a new SaaS solution called RapidWeb+

  • One charge one day

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:18
    The speed and capacity of mobile PCs is continuing to grow at an incredible pace, while form factors continue to shrink. Battery life, however, has failed to keep up – which is an issue that has been addressed by Fujitsu

  • 4 site design validations you should do before you deliver

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • iPhone SEO book launched.

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • An introduction to Project Management

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • 4 Things you should let your web development client know

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • Tips for building better mySQL architecture

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • All about Keyword cloud

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • Frameworks we like: 4. Codeigniter, and Why?

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:53:01
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  • 10 Questions to ask your clients after project delivery

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  • Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (September 29, 2010)

    Updated: 2010-09-30 05:51:52
    The latest update of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (SEPW) is now available. It provides information about new works related to scholarly electronic publishing, such as books, e-prints, journal articles, magazine articles, technical reports, and white papers.

  • JISC e-Content Programme Grants Announced

    Updated: 2010-09-30 05:51:52
    The JISC has announced the availability of up to £840,000 in 2011 e-Content Programme grant funds. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Funding of up to £840,000 is available within two strands: Strand A–Enriching via Collaboration Using collaboration to cluster, repackage and re-present existing digital content. Total funding available £400,000. Up to 5 projects will [...]

  • Daily Tweets 2010-09-29

    Updated: 2010-09-30 05:51:51
    BWF MetaEdit http://icio.us/sfmtz4 # Open Access Services Co-ordinator (Fixed-Term) http://icio.us/m0aqcc # LIBER is seeking for a Project Officer http://icio.us/rgp00z # Vacancies with RoMEO, OpenDOAR and RSP http://icio.us/ou5p2k # The Future Is Open Access http://icio.us/yqq2sv # Appeals Court Tells ASCAP: A Download Is Not A Performance http://icio.us/qfe4uo # Milestones: The Internet Archives Scans Its 1 Millionth [...]

  • Implement it and they will come? Nope, not necessarily. My take on how to drive user adoption…

    Updated: 2010-09-30 01:52:39
    This blog post is the second in a series of implementation best practices and it focuses on user adoption and user buy-in.  I frequently tell my implementation team that they need to be very concerned with user adoption and buy-in on the project or else the project will surely fail.  My experience tells me that even [...]

  • Atlassian Buys Bitbucket, Becomes Bigger Code Repository Supplier

    Updated: 2010-09-30 00:37:11
    The acquisition increases its total number of users from fewer than 20,000 to more than 100,000.

  • Novell Expands Linux Appliance Toolkit

    Updated: 2010-09-29 21:50:26
    SUSE Appliance Toolkit 1.1 adds news cloud and enterprise features as Novell's Linux appliance business continues to expand.

  • Webinar Recording: Using CDN to Excel your Web Presence

    Updated: 2010-09-29 17:14:50
    In case you missed the Rackspace Cloud Files’ CDN webinar a few weeks ago, the recording is below for your review. In this webinar, Jason Thibeault, Sr. Director Cloud Strategy, Limelight Networks, and myself, Product Manager for Rackspace Cloud Files, take a look at both the storage market as a whole and Rackspace customers to show [...]

  • "Building Research Cyberinfrastructure at Small/Medium Research Institutions"

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:48:47
    Anne Agee, Theresa Rowe, Melissa Woo, and David Woods have published "Building Research Cyberinfrastructure at Small/Medium Research Institutions" in EDUCAUSE Quarterly. Here's an excerpt: To build a respectable cyberinfrastructure, the IT organizations at small/medium research institutions need to use creativity in discovering the needs of their researchers, setting priorities for support, developing support strategies, funding [...]

  • Technology Systems Librarian/Administrator at Orange County Public Law Library

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:48:46
    The Orange County Public Law Library is recruiting a Technology Systems Librarian/Administrator. Salary: $64,688-74,880. Here's an excerpt from the ad Oversee all Information Technology activities for Library, including budgeting, program and project planning, system security, and maintenance of all hardware, software, and peripheral equipment Serve as web master for library Provide technical support to staff [...]

  • Daily Tweets 2010-09-28

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:48:44
    LITA Scholarships in Library and Information Science http://icio.us/uzn5aj # 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals (USA) Denies Public Performance Rights for Downloads http://icio.us/rfqbyx # Tell Your Senator: No Website Blacklists, No Internet Censorship http://icio.us/nyacr2 # Leaked Net Neutrality Bill Threads Needle on Mobile http://icio.us/k3mbjx # Digital Library Initiatives in Turkey: A Brief Overview http://icio.us/gdexng # Full [...]

  • Solving the Biopharma supply chain conundrum: an on-demand webinar

    Updated: 2010-09-29 01:42:08
    A few weeks ago we sponsored a very successful webinar with SCMWorld entitled: “High product value, short product shelf-life: Solving the Biopharma-supply chain conundrum through enhanced flexibility, visibility and responsiveness“  This webinar showcased the methodologies and systems that are enabling some of the most advanced Biopharma supply chains to adapt and respond to changing customer demands, reduce [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/27/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-28 22:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , September 28, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 27 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Heroku and Tropo Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate!

    Updated: 2010-09-28 22:27:52
    Who doesn’t love peanut butter and chocolate? By themselves, they are equally delicious but together, they are irresistible! The same can now be said about Heroku and Tropo.  Heroku is the super simple cloud hosting platform for Ruby and Ruby on Rails web applications.  While Tropo is the super simple cloud hosting platform for communications applications including Voice, [...]

  • Calling all C# developers! Now YOU can build voice, SMS, IM, Twitter apps with Tropo!

    Updated: 2010-09-28 20:31:10
    Do you develop your applications in C#? Are you looking for a way to bring voice, SMS, IM app development into the Windows world? Would you like to write automated agents for Twitter using Microsoft tools? If so, we’re very pleased to let you know that we now have a C# library for Tropo! [...]

  • Rackspace on the Road – October 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-28 15:46:28
    We’ll be on the road in October evangelizing Rackspace hosting and cloud computing. If you will be at any of these events or reside in any of the cities below, we’d love to meet you. Warmgun The 1-day conference about measurable design. October 8th 2010 San Francisco, CA Robert Collazo, Professional Services Manager at The Rackspace Cloud, will be leading [...]

  • How NoSQL and Relational Database Storage Can Coexist

    Updated: 2010-09-28 09:24:44
    Their differences complement one another, with each delivering functionality the other cannot, occupying different but equally important pieces of the database pie.

  • Daily Tweets 2010-09-27

    Updated: 2010-09-28 08:45:13
    Bourbon, Thoroughbreds, and Digital Curation http://icio.us/xn3dsy # A Norweigan RoMEO http://icio.us/owedoi # Exercising Moral Copyright for Evolving Publications http://icio.us/sbozcv # Integration of the Lithuanian Academic E-Library (eLABa)into the International Open Access Infrastructure http://icio.us/gudjmm # The Open Access Situation in Developing and Transition Countries:A Report from the EIFL General Assembly 2010/Lund http://icio.us/xbqn21 # A New Start [...]

  • Portland OpenGov Hack-a-thon October 3rd!

    Updated: 2010-09-28 02:18:55
    Do you live in or near Portland, Oregon?  Do you want to help change the world?  If so, Tropo and GeoLoqi are sponsoring a free 8-hour open government hack-a-thon at NedSpace (Old Town, 117 NW 5th between Couch and Davis) on Sunday, October 3rd, from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM! Who should attend?  We are looking [...]

  • Infographic: The Rise of Text Messaging (via Mashable.com)

    Updated: 2010-09-28 01:24:27
    Mashable.com recently published a great “infographic” showing the rise of text messaging over the past years as a series of drawings and interesting factoids. It has some numbers that are quite amazing… and concludes with the point that in 2009 over 5 trillion text messages were sent. Kudos to Mashable for coming up with a [...]

  • Rubinius 1.1 Speeds Up Ruby

    Updated: 2010-09-27 22:57:07
    Major new release of open source Ruby implementation adds new performance and memory utilization capabilities.

  • What Top App Developers Really Think of the App Stores

    Updated: 2010-09-27 22:53:18
    They say the biggest problems are support and the ability to respond to customers.

  • Want a case study of Unified Self-Service? How about T-Mobile?

    Updated: 2010-09-27 16:54:23
    As we talk about how you can get started with “Unified Self-Service” and creating multi-channel applications that interact with customers over voice, texting/SMS, video, mobile web, social channels like Twitter and more, it is useful to look at how some companies are already deploying unified self-service applications. One such company is T-Mobile International. They [...]

  • "Why Linked Data is Not Enough for Scientists"

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:40:15
    Sean Bechhofer et al. have self-archived "Why Linked Data is Not Enough for Scientists" in the ECS EPrints Repository Here's an excerpt: Scientific data stands to represent a significant portion of the linked open data cloud and science itself stands to benefit from the data fusion capability that this will afford. However, simply publishing linked [...]

  • "OpenAccess Statistics: Alternative Impact Measures for Open Access Documents?"

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:40:14
    Ulrich Herb has self-archived "OpenAccess Statistics: Alternative Impact Measures for Open Access Documents? An Examination How to Generate Interoperable Usage Information from Distributed Open Access Services" in E-LIS. Here's an excerpt: Publishing and bibliometric indicators are of utmost relevance for scientists and research institutions as the impact or importance of a publication (or even of [...]

  • Library Systems Specialist at Binghamton University

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:40:13
    The Binghamton University Libraries are recruiting a Library Systems Specialist (Lead Programmer/Analyst). Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Library Technology Department supports the various systems related needs in the Library. The incumbent provides excellent service and support to Library staff and users as well as communicating effectively with all Library departments and with Computing [...]

  • Internet Archive Announces That University of Toronto Has Digitized 250,000 Books

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:40:13
    Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive has announced that the University of Toronto has digitized 250,000 books. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: When I talked with Carole Moore, the fantastic librarian from University of Toronto, about 6 years ago, she had a vision of scanning 250,000 books from their libraries. Well, a few days [...]

  • Daily Tweets 2010-09-26

    Updated: 2010-09-27 08:40:11
    Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments http://icio.us/yh3zqx # New Copyright Bill Bears Problems: Concerns with S.3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act http://icio.us/eademj # The Economics of Open Access http://icio.us/fpjhta # Motivations for Crowdsourcing in Building an Evaluation Platform for Searching Collections of Digitized Books http://icio.us/vyptze # Videos on Open Access Scholarly [...]

  • What's New 9/24/2010

    Updated: 2010-09-25 00:54:25
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit an Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Contact Us What's New 9 24 2010 Upcoming Event SIIA OnDemand Europe October 18-20, 2010 Royal Garden Hotel , London 2010 marks the fourth annual SIIA OnDemand Europe , the European software industry's most comprehensive annual ISV conference for understanding the business drivers around Software as a Service SaaS

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/23/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-24 23:52:21
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , September 24, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 23 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Webinar recording available: Providing Self-Service Through SMS Applications

    Updated: 2010-09-24 22:10:25
    If you missed our July Developer Jam Session webinar on “Providing Self-Service Through SMS Applications“, you can download the slides and view the recording of the webinar on our Jam Sessions archive page: http://developers.voiceobjects.com/tech-topics/monthly-jam-sessions/ In the session, Voxeo Senior Presales Consultant Tobias Göbel covered this: Mobile self-service was long thought of as either Web-based or IVR-based. Voxeo is [...]

  • Grid, HPC Cluster and Cloud, Part 2: A Developer Perspective

    Updated: 2010-09-24 09:51:29
    In parallel and distributed environments, developers must know how the infrastructure is set up and configured to take advantage of what's actually available.

  • Looking for a free VoiceXML IVR platform for MacOS X or Linux?

    Updated: 2010-09-23 22:00:58
    Are you looking for a free IVR platform to use on MacOS X or Linux? Would you like to build applications with open standards like VoiceXML, CCXML and SIP? Are you tired of all the solutions out there that require you to do all your development on Microsoft Windows? Here at Voxeo we believe [...]

  • Need audio flexibility? Tropo’s got it covered.

    Updated: 2010-09-23 20:09:54
    When working with voice applications, there’s quite a few situations where the basic, default Speech Synthesis engine doesn’t really do the trick.  Maybe your app communicates with people in the U.K. and they’d rather hear an accent to match; maybe you need to sloooow down the recital of your text to make it easier to [...]

  • Locking Out Cyber Criminals: Securing your Cloud based Web applications

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:10:26
    This is a guest post written and contributed by Jim Barnes, Business Development for XyberShield, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. Cyber crime profitability has exceeded illegal drugs in the rankings of organized crime. What has become the criminal’s main entry point? It’s the Web application. All businesses utilize some kind of Web application and this [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/22/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-23 01:18:57
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , September 22, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 22 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Windows Azure, SQL Azure, BPOS and OData Sessions at Tech*Ed Europe 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-23 00:12:00
    : , , skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , September 22, 2010 Windows Azure , SQL Azure , BPOS and OData Sessions at Tech Ed Europe 2010 Following is a list of Tech Ed Europe 2010 sessions within the Cloud Computing and Online Services and Architecture tracks , as well as hits with OData as a search keyword

  • Nokia Makes It Easier to Create, Distribute Apps for its Symbian Smartphones

    Updated: 2010-09-22 22:28:07
    Developers should find it easier and more profitable to build apps for what is still the world's largest swath of smartphone users.

  • New IETF Working Group – CUSS – Sending user-to-user info (UUI) over SIP

    Updated: 2010-09-22 21:56:18
    A few weeks ago the IETF announced the creation of a new working group called CUSS that I thought might be of interest to some of our readers. In IETF tradition, the WG has to have a fun name, but “CUSS” actually expands to “Call Control UUI for SIP”. As noted in the [...]

  • Installing and Configuring LVS-TUN

    Updated: 2010-09-22 20:27:15
    The throughput of an individual server can be the bottleneck for almost any Cloud based server.  With restrictions placed on a shared environment, you may find that you can no longer grow your solution horizontally behind a proxy load balancer.  There are options to work around this, the first and easiest being DNS round robin [...]

  • Customer Testimonials Make Everything Worth It!

    Updated: 2010-09-22 19:55:48
    We receive many testimonials from customers who love our cloud communications services.  With each testimonial, you realize just how lucky you are to be part of an organization that is consistently hitting the mark customer by customer and sustaining growth based on our 24/7 customer service, ease-of-use, proven ability to scale, and our breadth of [...]

  • "Cloud in a Box" Gets Boxed In

    Updated: 2010-09-22 19:35:00
    866 578-6127 Products Overview Explorer Enterprise Resources White Papers Data Sheets Webinars How-To Videos Analyst Reports Customers Company About CloudSwitch Management Team Board of Directors Investors Careers Contact Us Blog Partners Technology Partners Consulting Partners News Events Media Coverage Events Press Releases Awards Blog Subscribe Customer Login Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog Cloud in a Box Gets Boxed In Posted by John Considine on Sep 22, 2010 at 2:35 PM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By John Considine Just a week after our blog post on the telcos we find another big company joining the cloud computing tsunami Oracle's announcement of its cloud in a box offering as well as new offerings of Oracle software running on Amazon's EC2. For a

  • Elementary, my dear Watson

    Updated: 2010-09-22 14:37:50
    This article shows what the new Voxeo VoiceObjects tool “Watson” is – and how it can help you to communicate more effective with Voxeo Support. See also https://evolution.voxeo.com/wiki/kb:watson.

  • Oracle to Scale Back Features for JDK 7

    Updated: 2010-09-22 01:09:06
    Java's new owner reveals its plans for the development kit.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/20/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-21 23:59:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , September 21, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 20 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Join us for a Rackspace & Spiceworks Meetup in NYC

    Updated: 2010-09-21 20:59:11
    We’ll be in New York City for Web 2.0 and would like to meet you. Rackspace and Spiceworks will be co hosting a MeetUp on Wed, Sep 29th. This is a great opportunity to mingle with Rackers and other Spiceworks community members to discuss all things tech. Frederick Mendler, VP of Sales and Marketing at The [...]

  • Prezi Slides from JavaOne: “Media Servers for Mortals – The quick guide to JSR309 madness”

    Updated: 2010-09-21 19:59:11
    As mentioned previously, Voxeo CTO RJ Auburn is out at the JavaOne conference this week and spoke today on the topic of “Media Servers for Mortals – The quick guide to JSR309 madness“. His “slides” are embedded below… although they aren’t exactly “slides”. Instead RJ used Prezi.com which allows you to create presentations [...]

  • Exploring OData Feeds from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Online’s xRM Services

    Updated: 2010-09-21 05:29:19
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , September 20, 2010 Exploring OData Feeds from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Online’s xRM Services Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is the first version to include a full-scale OData provider . I’ve been testing the Dynamics CRM 2011 Beta Online version’s capability to

  • IETF, ISOC, MIT and W3C to host Internet Privacy Workshop Dec 8-9: How can Technology help to improve Privacy?

    Updated: 2010-09-20 22:15:19
    The IETF announced today that the IAB, ISOC, MIT and W3C are jointly hosting a workshop at MIT on December 8 and 9 on the topic of Internet privacy. A website is up at: http://www.iab.org/about/workshops/privacy/ And the announcement started out with this text: The Internet Architecture Board (IAB), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Internet Society (ISOC) and Massachusetts [...]

  • ArcGIS API for JavaScript 2.1 — Now With Legends

    Updated: 2010-09-20 18:42:04
    No GIS Professional can make a map without a legend. Probably because we create such complex maps, they can’t stand on their own. Anyway ESRI added some new features that should help us GIS Professional enter the world of Web 2.0. Key new features as I see it are: Legend Scale Bar (nothing like a [...]

  • IBM Makes Offer for Netezza

    Updated: 2010-09-20 17:24:04
    Nothing is final, but it looks like Netezza could be part of the IBM empire: International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to acquire data specialist Netezza Corp. (NZ) in a deal valued at $1.7 billion, as Big Blue expands its analytics business. …. Netezza provides technology that allows companies and government agencies to quickly analyze [...]

  • Voxeo VoiceObjects – Reporting and Analytics Best Practices

    Updated: 2010-09-20 09:07:41
    With (voice or multi-channel) applications created in VoiceObjects, comprehensive reporting and analytics comes out of the box: VoiceObjects Analyzer reports help you understand how callers use the application, where they struggle, and what the task completion rates are. In order to make best use of this highly integrated platform, call flow developers should be aware [...]

  • The IETF is looking for a few good men and women! (Call for leadership nominations…)

    Updated: 2010-09-20 01:47:11
    Last Thursday the call went out on the IETF-Announce mailing list that the IETF Nominating Committee (NomCom) is still looking for candidates for this years slate of open positions.  Here is your chance to be considered for a leadership role within the IETF.  More details are on the NomCom’s website at: https://wiki.tools.ietf.org/group/nomcom/10/ The NomCom is particularly seeking [...]

  • Solve Problems Synchronizing the 64-bit Outlook Client for Dynamics CRM 2010 Beta with the Online Server

    Updated: 2010-09-19 07:21:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Sunday , September 19, 2010 Solve Problems Synchronizing the 64-bit Outlook Client for Dynamics CRM 2010 Beta with the Online Server The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 for Outlook client requires both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of SQL Server Compact SP2 v3.5. 8082 0 not 8080.0 to

  • Heading out to L.A. for ITEXPO Oct 4-6? Catch the Voxeo team there…

    Updated: 2010-09-19 02:31:17
    Are you heading out to ITEXPO West 2010 in Los Angeles on October 4-6? If so, several Voxeons will be there participating in the show. Dan York is speaking on communications security, Adam Kalsey will be part of the Cloud Communications Summit and another Voxeon may be joining the team there, too. [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/17/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-18 03:05:36
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , September 17, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 17 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • What's New 9/17/2010

    Updated: 2010-09-18 00:50:30
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit an Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Contact Us What's New 9 17 2010 New Contributors Daryl Plummer Managing VP Gartner Fellow Gartner Find More Contributors New Content : Article Where Are the Telcos Ellen Rubin Founder VP of Products at CloudSwitch Telcos in many ways seem like the most likely players to lead and ultimately win in the land-grab of

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/15/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-16 22:51:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , September 16, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 15 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • What's your tip for deploying supply chain software (and keeping your job)?

    Updated: 2010-09-16 14:27:47
    An article came through my newsfeed recently from "the doctor" at Sourcing Innovation, titled "Want to fail faster? Automate it!"  It referred to a case study, "A better way to automate service operations" presented in McKinsey Quarterly. Now, I know that the typical reader of this here blog is a supply chain professional and that the article [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/14/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-15 23:17:44
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , September 15, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 14 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Where Are the Telcos?

    Updated: 2010-09-15 19:45:00
    866 578-6127 Products Overview Explorer Enterprise Resources White Papers Data Sheets Webinars How-To Videos Analyst Reports Customers Company About CloudSwitch Management Team Board of Directors Investors Careers Contact Us Blog Partners Technology Partners Consulting Partners News Events Media Coverage Events Press Releases Awards Blog Subscribe Customer Login Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog Where Are the Telcos Posted by Ellen Rubin on Sep 15, 2010 at 2:45 PM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By Ellen Rubin This week's Verizon announcement about their new CaaS offering for SMBs highlights a strange situation in the cloud computing market . While Amazon has been growing explosively and MSP colo providers like Rackspace , Terremark and Savvis have rushed to

  • How do you collaborate with your suppliers to synchronize the supply chain?

    Updated: 2010-09-15 01:55:59
    Another excellent webcast is coming up, this one featuring a Cisco Systems case study. If you';re facing increasing complexity in your supply chain, and you are finding that it';s more necessary than ever for you to collaborate across your entire supply network — including working closely with suppliers, value-add vendors, and manufacturing partners - this webcast is [...]

  • The Future of Cloud Computing: The Big 25 in the Next 25

    Updated: 2010-09-14 16:48:52
    Eric Boyce is a technical writer and user advocate for The Rackspace Cloud. The past 25 years have brought a digital age of Internet, massive computing power, high-speed data transmission, mobile communication, and more recently, the cloud, which brings it all together. Over the next 25 years, as technology advances and infrastructure increases, cloud computing will [...]

  • CommVault launches Cloud DR

    Updated: 2010-09-14 15:47:02
    This post was written and contributed by Jeff Echols, Senior Director of Cloud Strategy and Alliances at CommVault, a Rackspace Cloud Tools partner. Today, CommVault announces Cloud DR solution. While many CommVault users have been interested in cloud storage as a low-cost, long term repository for backup & archive data, the more interesting topic has [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/13/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-14 00:24:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , September 13, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 13 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • The Neverending Story: Esri File Geodatabase API Release

    Updated: 2010-09-13 18:44:44
    Remember that FGDB API? The one we were talking about over two years ago? FGDB API, get out of my dreams and into my apps!

  • Is It Monday Already?

    Updated: 2010-09-13 17:44:10
    Wait, what happened to 3 day weekends.  I guess you get one and then you expect them all the time.  Oh well… Some interesting reading for a Monday morning: ArcGISEditor for OSM – Randal looks at the ArcGIS Editor for OSM and concludes it is complicated, but powerful.  I all Esri tools (they are “scientific” [...]

  • New mobile apps aim to make texting while walking less hazardous

    Updated: 2010-09-13 16:51:11
    Not too long ago, the simple act of texting and walking was a pretty dangerous mix and many thought it should even be banned. Today, there are a new generation of mobile apps designed for those who absolutely insist on texting (or emailing) while walking. These new apps basically “superimpose what you’re typing over a live [...]

  • Learn How to Quickly Setup a Powerful Video Platform Using Encoding.com and Rackspace Cloud Files

    Updated: 2010-09-13 16:41:47
    Encoding.com, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner, has built a cost effective, flexible, fast and user-friendly transcoding platform that easily allows any company or person to integrate video transcoding within their workflow.   Jeff Malkin, President at Encoding.com, will be leading a webinar that will demonstrate how you can leverage the Rackspace Cloud and Encoding.com to create [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/10/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-11 08:38:38
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , September 10, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 10 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • What's New 9/10/2010

    Updated: 2010-09-11 01:09:37
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit an Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Contact Us What's New 9 10 2010 Upcoming Webinar Make the Cloud Part of Your Enterprise IT Infrastructure in 4 Easy Steps with CloudSwitch LTech Tuesday , September 14, 2010 1:00 PM 2:00 PM EDT Webinar Thinking about making the cloud a powerful extension of your enterprise IT infrastructure , but not sure how to

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/9/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-09 23:16:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , September 09, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 9 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/8/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-09 18:59:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , September 09, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 8 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Amazon Starts Cloud Price War with Micro EC2 Linux Instances at $0.02/Hour ($0.007/Hour Spot)

    Updated: 2010-09-09 16:08:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , September 09, 2010 Amazon Starts Cloud Price War with Micro EC2 Linux Instances at 0.02 Hour 0.007 Hour Spot Update 9 9 2010 1:00 PM : See end of copy of Jeff Barr’s . post Amazon Web Services’ Jeff Barr announced in an e-mail message and New Amazon EC2 Micro Instances

  • It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: Live Services Rejoins the Windows Azure Platform [Apparent Hoax]

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:15:30
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , September 07, 2010 It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again : Live Services Rejoins the Windows Azure Platform Apparent Hoax Update 9 7 : 2010 It turns out that Azure for Developers : Live Services is one of two Training Videos dated 12 21 2008. Guess I won’t need to redraw my

  • List of Cloud Computing and Online Services Sessions at TechEd Australia 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:15:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , August 24, 2010 List of Cloud Computing and Online Services Sessions at TechEd Australia 2010 It’s a bit late because Tuesday is already over down under , but here’s the list of sessions in the Cloud Computing and Online Services Track of TechEd Australia 2010

  • Book an Appointment with me now!

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:48
    Book an Appointment with me now! You might have noticed that I have a new button on the right side of the screen that says “Availability”. Check it out; you can schedule an appointment with me now to discuss how I can help you and your business. Thanks to a new service called Setster, visitors may [...]

  • 5 billion mobile subscribers! Employers, are you listening?

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:46
    Mobile adoption worldwide is growing faster than we can keep up.  In fact, back in July, it was report by both Ericsson and Wireless Intelligence that mobile connections worldwide finally surpassed the 5 billion mark.  If you have been following mobile trends then you’ll likely agree that this is big news. Very big.  With mobile [...]

  • Six important characteristics offered through mobile

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:45
    Glenn Gutmacher, Vice President for Arbita’s Consulting & Education Services (ACES) division, recently pinged me regarding a great article posted by Liz  Myers at Adobe.  In her post, Liz cites a recent Gartner report in which they predicted that “mobile web use will outpace desktop browsing by 2013″.   If you are an avid mobile [...]

  • Mobile & Recruitment: Are We There Yet?

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:28
    Mobile is becoming increasingly important in all that we do. We are witnessing an increase in overall adoption of mobile technology worldwide, which is now evident with the estimated 4.6B mobile subscriptions on the planet. Watch my latest mobile recruiting webinar...

  • Mobile SMS: (Still) The Undisputed King of Data Apps

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:24
    Let’s face it, our mobile device is with us 24×7, always within arms reach, and rarely ever shared. Regardless of what device you favor, one thing is certain:  the mobile device connects us all and is the one piece of technology that we never seem to be without.  With all the [...]

  • Recognizer, the new and improved Augmented ID App

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:22
    The meshing of mobile, digital information, and real-world images has taken off. Whether you are an avid mobile fan or not, it’s hard not to notice the buzz around augmented reality. Need more examples? Run a quick search on the word “Augmented Reality” and you’ll likely get millions of results – literally.  Back in [...]

  • Mobile: Fad or Future?

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:20
    Keys, wallet/purse, and mobile device… You guessed it, these are three most carried items that we never seem to leave home without. But, how did we get to this point? Let’s pause and rewind… The first commercially automated cellular network (the 1G generation) was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979.  Fast forward 30+ years and we are [...]

  • Finally back from my blogging hiatus!

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:14:19
    Ok, so I admit it. Since December 2009, I’ve taken a rather extended hiatus from blogging to spend a bit more time with my family. My better half will tell you that it was long over due and I’ll have to agree. While it’s been a nice break to get off the [...]

  • Cloudkick, Now Supporting Windows

    Updated: 2010-09-08 20:30:41
    Cloudkick, a Rackspace Cloud Tools partner, has released their support for Windows. This comes in perfect timing with the release of Rackspace Cloud Servers for Windows. So what does this mean? If you’re running Windows on Rackspace Cloud Servers, you can now leverage the power of Cloudkick’s management and monitoring tools to streamline deployment and [...]

  • SQL Azure Portal Database Provisioning Outage on 9/7/2010

    Updated: 2010-09-08 14:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , September 08, 2010 SQL Azure Portal Database Provisioning Outage on 9 7 2010 At least some users , including me , were unable to provision SQL Azure Databases for three to four hours on Tuesday , 9 7 2010 starting at about 7:00 AM PDT . As of 9:30 AM , when I posted

  • Rackspace.NET

    Updated: 2010-09-08 14:08:35
    This post was written and contributed by Joseph Hofstader, Cloud Computing Architect/Evangelist for Microsoft. Today I want to talk to you about the cloud, about developing on the Windows platform, and about how the new Rackspace Cloud Visual Studio 2010 Plug-In seamlessly ties these together. But before I get to that, let me [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/7/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-08 00:35:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , September 07, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 7 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/4/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-06 18:33:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , September 06, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 4 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . Update 9 6 2010 Labor Day New items marked Update 9 5 2010 : New

  • What's New 9/3/2010

    Updated: 2010-09-03 23:04:46
    Skip to content Skip to main navigation Skip to 1st column Skip to 2nd column cloudbook : The Cloud Computing SaaS Information Resource Sign up and stay informed : Email Home Community Meet the Contributors Conversations Be a Contributor Directories Cloud Products Services Cloud Groups Government Clouds Research Clouds List Your Products Services What is Cloud Computing Calendar Calendar Submit an Event Blogs Blogs Books Bookstore What's New What's New About About Us Site Features Contact Us What's New 9 3 2010 New Contributors Kamesh Pemmaraju Leading Research on Cloud Computing SandHill Find More Contributors Upcoming Webinar Make the Cloud Part of Your Enterprise IT Infrastructure in 4 Easy Steps with CloudSwitch LTech Tuesday , September 14, 2010 1:00 PM 2:00 PM EDT Webinar Thinking

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/3/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-03 18:26:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , September 03, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 3 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently , depending

  • Windows Azure Uptime Report: OakLeaf Table Test Harness for August 2010 (99.96%)

    Updated: 2010-09-03 14:40:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , September 03, 2010 Windows Azure Uptime Report : OakLeaf Table Test Harness for August 2010 99.96 Following is the Pingdom monthly report for a single instance of the OakLeaf Systems Windows Azure Table Test Harness running in Microsoft’s South Central US San Antonio

  • Optimize your WordPress Site with W3 Total Cache on Rackspace Cloud Files

    Updated: 2010-09-02 20:44:54
    This post was written and contributed by Frederick Townes, CTO of Mashable and Developer for the W3 Total Cache plug-in, a Rackspace Cloud Tools partner. WordPress is among the most popular open source publishing platforms on the planet. Out-of-the-box it performs in any hosting environment, but with W3 Total Cache, site performance is maximized [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9/2/2010+

    Updated: 2010-09-02 18:56:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure Database , SQL Azure Data Sync , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services formerly Astoria Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , September 02, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 9 2 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or more frequently ,

  • CloudSwitch Enables True Cloud Federation

    Updated: 2010-09-02 18:15:00
    866 578-6127 Products Overview Explorer Enterprise Resources White Papers Data Sheets Webinars How-To Videos Analyst Reports Customers Company About CloudSwitch Management Team Board of Directors Investors Careers Contact Us Blog Partners Technology Partners Consulting Partners News Events Media Coverage Events Press Releases Awards Blog Subscribe Customer Login Enterprise Cloud Computing Blog CloudSwitch Enables True Cloud Federation Posted by Pavan Pant on Sep 02, 2010 at 1:15 PM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By Pavan Pant As with any transformative technology that is new to the market , both public and private clouds have generated massive amounts of hype , bold predictions , a whole lot of confusion and raging debates amongst the cloud cognoscenti .

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