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Augmented reality in the enterprise

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

SAP’s new augmented reality mobile app could revolutionise the way organisations visualise their data

Government as a service

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

Pushing public services into the cloud has become an increasingly attractive option to many of the world’s cash-strapped governments – but security is still a major concern

Semantic web one step closer

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

Tim Berners-Lee’s goal of creating new standards for data categorisation in the world wide web is close to being achieved

Steve Ballmer on the cloud

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

Why the Microsoft CEO believes that, contrary to popular opinion, the cloud will demand more sophisticated client hardware

Workplace 2020

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

Get ready for swarming, collectives and sketch-ups: the world of work will change dramatically over the next decade, according to research group Gartner

The road ahead for IT

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

As Fujitsu celebrates its 75th anniversary, Marc Silvester, SVP and global CTO, makes key predictions for the future of enterprise IT

Greener data centres

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:38

The quest for more efficient data centres – and how the IT industry is working to refine the metrics used to assess their environmental impact

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Making Google hotpot to work for your business

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:32

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An introduction to Project Management

Updated: 2010-12-31 17:47:32

World cup 2011 App for your iPhone

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Tips for building better mySQL architecture

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11 things we improved in 2010 for a better 2011

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Make Google Places work for you

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10 Questions to ask your clients after project delivery

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Amazon Announces New Instance Type GPU Graphic Processing Unit TyphoonTools.Com Staff Blog News From

Updated: 2010-12-31 09:46:13

: About rss TyphoonTools.Com Staff Blog News Updates from the Cloud Experts Hey there Thanks for dropping by TyphoonTools.Com Staff Blog Take a look around and grab the RSS feed to stay updated . See you around home Amazon Cloud News Online Backup Online Storage Software Development Stuff We Like Amazon Announces New Instance Type : GPU Graphic Processing Unit Filed Under : Amazon Cloud News by Nicholas Dibble Nov.16, 2010 On Monday , Amazon announced it would be providing a new instance type that specializes in the processing of graphic intensive operations . Most computers you order these days come with a graphics card that has a dedicated Graphics Processing Unit or perhaps even several . These cards have dedicated processors and functions almost exclusively for rendering graphics or

Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-31 09:46:10

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/30/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-31 01:20:00

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Top 10 Cloud Moments for 2010 at the Rackspace Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-30 14:16:07

#10 – Several New OS’s for Cloud Servers Rackspace® Hosting furthered its commitment to having a diverse cloud by adding more Operating Systems this year than most of our competitors. We’re always striving to have the resources your business needs. #9 – Rackspace’s very own Lanham Napier listed as one of Forbes Most Powerful CEOs [...]

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/29/2010+

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Updated: 2010-12-29 19:51:55

Convert your web application to a multi-tenant SaaS solution

Updated: 2010-12-29 19:51:48

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DCS Netlink Wireless Internet Watchguard Training nbsp Internet Services Managed Services Web Design

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Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (December 29, 2010)

Updated: 2010-12-29 19:51:39

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. | Digital Scholarship |

Webinar: How Can Managed on Cloud Help Your Business?

Updated: 2010-12-29 17:27:37

A few weeks ago Rackspace announced our newest managed service level – on Rackspace Cloud Servers. To follow-up on the benefits and Fanatical Support® offered by this new managed service, we are hosting a webinar which will explore the following topics: How the cloud is revolutionizing IT and what it means for your business Details [...]

Moveable History (Tropo App) Makes Mashup of the Day!

Updated: 2010-12-29 17:01:44

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Moveable History Tropo App Makes Mashup of the Day December 29th , 2010 by cmatthieu Congratulations are in order for our friend Ted Gilchrist for his new Tropo powered application making ProgrammableWeb’s Mashup of the Day Looks like Ted hit the trifecta on this application using APIs from Tropo Google Latitude and Wikipedia You can call the Moveable History demo at 857 239-0152 Moveable History will begin reading from the Wikipedia page of the closest historic location to our John Paul Jones avatar . Each time you press a key on you phone , you will hear about the next-closest location , in ever widening . circles This is all driven by Google Latitude . John Paul Jones has signed up , and he’s currently located in downtown

Amazon Web Services Offers DNS Service TyphoonTools.Com Staff Blog News From The Cloud Experts Onlin

Updated: 2010-12-29 03:49:03

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Cloudbook Profile Nicholas Dibble TyphoonTools.Com

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Cloud Economics And Risks Drew Bartkiewicz

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Cloudbook Profile Drew Bartkiewicz CyberRiskPartners LLC

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Cloud computing security risks Private and public clouds

Updated: 2010-12-29 03:48:53

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Agile and SOA Will Continue to Grow in 2011, Survey Predicts

Updated: 2010-12-29 01:44:04

In the case of moving apps to the cloud, security concerns are still paramount.

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/28/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-29 01:10:00

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Automated Resource Management of Cloud-Based Applications

Updated: 2010-12-29 00:16:33

For better performance, applications should be capable of handling and normalizing variations so that users aren't affected.

Talking to the Cloud: Build Speech Recognition Applications with Tropo

Updated: 2010-12-28 22:53:53

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Talking to the Cloud : Build Speech Recognition Applications with Tropo December 28th , 2010 by Mark Headd One of the things that makes Tropo truly amazing is it’s support for speech recognition . Speech recognition is becoming increasingly important in our everyday lives . Smartphones and powerful handheld devices enable multimodality , and there are more and more restrictions placed on our use of phones while doing other things like driving If you want to build cloud-based mobile applications , you’ve got to have speech recognition . Why would anyone use a platform that tied a developer to nothing but DTMF input touch tone entry using a key pad a technology that was initially rolled out to the public when John F . Kennedy was still in

Encoding.com Webinar Recap: Setup a Powerful Video Workflow in the Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-28 14:12:19

Thanks to everyone for participating in the Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner webinar on deploying a video platform in minutes. Click here to view the presentation. As many of you know, building a video platform to manage and deliver video for web and mobile consumption can be very daunting and expensive. But, it doesn’t have to [...]

Submitting Your Windows Phone 7 Application to the Windows Marketplace

Updated: 2010-12-28 02:33:20

Windows Phone 7-based devices have been available since early October and the official application marketplace is now open in select countries. It's now time for developers to publish their applications for distribution or sale. This article walks you through the application submission process.

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/27/2010+

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Top 15 Consumer Cloud Services

Updated: 2010-12-27 23:12:49

Many of these services are available for free but vary in usability and simplicity.

New Education Series Aims to Expand Knowledge Base and Eliminate Cloud Confusion

Updated: 2010-12-27 14:16:14

This post was written by Ben Kepes. Ben is the founder and managing director of Diversity Limited, a consultancy specializing in Cloud Computing/SaaS, Collaboration, Business strategy and user-centric design. As a cloud computing blogger, analyst and evangelist, I spend much of my time talking to vendors, customers and the general public about cloud computing. I [...]

Happy Holidays…Happy New Year

Updated: 2010-12-27 11:30:00

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Unlocking Government Data with Tropo and Open Source Software

Updated: 2010-12-26 00:27:48

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Unlocking Government Data with Tropo and Open Source Software December 25th , 2010 by Mark Headd This Christmas , the open government data elves have been busy . They’ve been building useful applications with data sets from municipal governments , open source software and multi-channel communication platforms like . Tropo With all of the data that is being released by municipal governments , there are increasing opportunities to build useful and interesting applications that can help people and make their communities better . Sometimes , however , the format of the data that is released doesn’t always lend itself to easy use . For example , many governments release geographic data sets in shapefile format this can be a bit of a

Testing IndexedDB with the Trial Tool Web App and Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta 8

Updated: 2010-12-25 21:30:57

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Testing IndexedDB with the SqlCeJsE40.dll COM Server and Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or 9 Beta

Updated: 2010-12-25 21:30:57

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Connecting a Skype user name to a Tropo application

Updated: 2010-12-25 21:23:04

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Connecting a Skype user name to a Tropo application December 25th , 2010 by Adam Kalsey Tropo provides all applications with a special phone number that can be called from Skype without needing a SkypeOut account or any payment to Skype . It’s intended for testing applications , since the connection on Skype’s side that’s used for this isn’t maintained by Skype as a production . offering Your Tropo application gets a number like 990009369991428935 that can be called from any Skype client . People often ask if they can replace this number with a name to make it easier to remember . It’s not something you can add directly to Tropo , but there is a way to do this from inside . Skype Sign into Skype using the account you wish to attach to a

Merry Christmas Everyone

Updated: 2010-12-25 02:13:11

Another year has come and gone and we are all huddled around the Google wondering when Santa will visit the Fee homestead. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and I wish all the best for the new year.

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/24/2010+

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/23/2010+

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Nearshore Journal Where Outsourcing Tech and Capital Markets Meet Alok Misra Principal Co-Founder of

Updated: 2010-12-23 14:41:11

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When to Use the Force destinationCRM.com

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Popular Computing Acronyms Defined

Updated: 2010-12-23 14:15:53

CMS, IaaS, PaaS, CDN and API. You may be familiar with some, or all, of these acronyms, but what exactly do they mean? And how do these acronyms impact developers and decision makers within your organization? A recent post on the Rackspace Email & Apps Blog goes into detail some of the most popular acronyms, [...]

Cloudbook Profile Michael Berman Catbird Networks Inc

Updated: 2010-12-22 22:37:06

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/22/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-22 21:44:00

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Facebook Introduces User Registration Tool for Developers

Updated: 2010-12-22 21:03:42

New API makes it easier for users to log in to sites, even if they don't have a Facebook account.

iPad Hits 50,000 Apps in Eight Months

Updated: 2010-12-22 21:02:19

Apple's tablet hits a milestone.

W3C Releases Best Practices for Mobile Web Apps

Updated: 2010-12-22 21:00:51

The World Wide Web Consortium tells developers to minimize network traffic, keep user needs in mind, optimize response times and keep the apps flexible.

For Punchbowl, the holiday party season means big business—and over a million registered users

Updated: 2010-12-22 14:10:09

Many web entrepreneurs associate the holiday season with shopping, but one clever startup has found a niche in that other wintry rite: parties. Punchbowl.com is the one-stop site that helps smart moms and savvy professionals plan a party from start to finish. Punchbowl offers a modern, effortless way to plan a celebration with party-planning features [...]

Red Hat Grows Revenues with JBoss, Linux

Updated: 2010-12-22 08:14:17

Red Hat CEO explains how middleware is becoming an increasingly important component of Red Hat's overall growth.

Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-22 06:33:59

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/21/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-22 00:03:00

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Rackspace Cloud Files™ – A look back at 2010

Updated: 2010-12-21 14:12:55

Over the past year I have had the privilege of managing the Cloud Files™ product line and during that time we have completely re-architected the infrastructure, deployed in 3 datacenters worldwide and migrated all customers off the old system (which numbered in thousands of customers, billions of objects and petabytes of data). We open-sourced our [...]

Red Hat Set to Exit 2010 on a High Note

Updated: 2010-12-21 08:59:34

Linux vendor set to exceed financial expectations as Red Hat outpaces Microsoft platform installations.

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/20/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:56:50

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Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:43

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Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:42

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Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:41

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Oracle Launches Open Office 3.3 and Cloud Office Social Barrel

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:21

Home About Contact Us Our Team Privacy Policy Apple Social Media Mobile Facebook Twitter Google Yahoo Bing Microsoft My Space Oracle Launches Open Office 3.3 and Cloud Office Posted by Solon Harmony Dolor on December 18, 2010 in Google Microsoft 0 Comment New competition for Google and Microsoft in cloud computing has entered the scene as Oracle has just launched its Cloud Office 1.0 suite of . software The announcement came as the company also launched the newest version of Sun Microsystems-developed productivity suite with the launch of OpenOffice 3.3. Sun was acquired earlier by Oracle for a reported valuation of 7.4 . billion The Cloud Office 1.0 software offers the promise of mobility for its clients who want to create or modify text documents , presentations , spreadsheets ,

Eucalyptus Red Hat The Cloudâ€ s New Best Friends SYS-CON MEDIA

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:15

: NET AJAX CLOUD ECLIPSE FLEX OPEN WEB iPHONE JAVA LINUX OPEN SOURCE ORACLE PBDJ SEARCH SILVERLIGHT SOA VIRTUALIZATION WEB 2.0 WIRELESS XML Comments Eucalyptus Red Hat : The Cloudâ s New Best Friends By Maureen O'Gara dkavanagh wrote : The last comment makes me think I should point out that Eucalyptus supports Xen , KVM , VMWare EXS and soon , Hyper-V Dec . 15, 2010 08:26 AM EST read more respond Cloud Expo on Google News Did you read today's front page stories breaking news Cloud Expo Virtualization 2010 East PLATINUM PLUS : SPONSORS Abiquo Eliminate Vendor Lock-in with Next-Generation Virtualization Management Adaptivity Building the Cloud Blueprint for Enterprise IT GOLD : SPONSORS Cordys Continuous Business Transformation : The Cloud Value Chain Microsoft Microsoft's Cloud Services

Canada Cloud Taxonomy for Cloud innovation cluster SYS-CON MEDIA

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:14

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Cloud First Policy Â– What Does It Really Mean

Updated: 2010-12-21 00:53:13

Home News Topics Jobs Digital Communities Video Events Webinars Grants Magazines Advertise News Topics E-Government Emerging and Sustainable Technology Enterprise Technology Health and Community Services IT Policy Management Justice and Public Safety Products Security View All News Topics . GT Network of : Sites Digital Communities Emergency Management Public CIO Videos Newsletters Magazine View the Current Issue Subscribe Daily Newsletter view sample Industry Perspectives Case Studies White Papers Contributed Solutions Partner Sites Lohrmann on Infrastructure By Dan Lohrmann : Discussions on the virtual tsunami of technology challenges and options government faces today , from hot stimulus projects to cloud computing . Cloud First Policy Â What Does It Really Mean December 19, 2010 By

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/20/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-20 23:52:00

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Rackspace is Gearing Up for IPv6

Updated: 2010-12-20 19:02:34

This article was originally posted on the Rackspace Hosting Blog. Written by Jason Ackley, a Network Architect at Rackspace in the Backbone Engineering department. Jason’s primary focus is on global IPv6 deployment for Rackspace and IPv6 evangelization. We’ve been fielding a lot of customer questions on the topic of the dwindling amount of remaining IPv4 [...]

New Bing Tile Layer Type in OpenLayers

Updated: 2010-12-20 19:00:23

So this was some really great news for those of us using OpenLayers; Bing Tiles for OpenLayers: As of today, OpenLayers has a new layer type: OpenLayers.Layer.Bing. “Why that” you may ask, “there is OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth already”. So why is this new layer type so special? It is the first time that we access tiles from a commercial [...]

New at Tropo: SSL and REST APIs for provisioning & remote control

Updated: 2010-12-20 18:04:48

: Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog New at Tropo : SSL and REST APIs for provisioning remote control December 20th , 2010 by Adam Kalsey Some of the most-requested features for Tropo have arrived . APIs to manage applications , add and remove numbers , and remotely control a running Tropo session are now available . If I were a cliched hack , I’d call this a Christmas gift for Tropo users . But I’m not , so I won’t . Provisioning For managing applications , Tropo has a set of new REST APIs that allow you to do with code anything you can do with the Tropo UI . Create applications , add and remove phone numbers , fetch all the contact methods for your application , change URLs . If you’ve set up billing information , you can even move applications to production . All from

Government Cloud Computing Programs

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:31

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Cloud Computing Companies

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:31

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Cloud Computing Research Programs

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:30

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What is Cloud Computing Introduction Definition Taxonomy

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SaaS Sector Report SMB Financial Productivity Software Smart SaaS

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:26

: Home About Us Kevin’s Bio Services About Partners Resources Contact Us Smart SaaS by Kevin Dobbs 6 SaaS Sector Report : SMB Financial Productivity Software Thursday , March 5th , 2009 SaaS Companies SaaS Trends Kevin Dobbs SMB Financial Productivity Software There is an increasing number of Software-as-a-Service or SaaS firms jumping into the smallest end of the Small and Medium-size Business SMB market , and they are offering a variety of financial productivity . solutions This is the fastest growing segment of the economy according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics there are up to 21 million self-employed consultants and small firms in the . US This has traditionally been the sweet spot in the market for companies like . Intuit Although most customers are somewhat happy with their

Cloudbook Profile Kevin Dobbs Montclair Advisors LLC

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:25

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ScaleMP 2011 The convergence of clouds and virtual machines VMblog.com Virtualization Technology New

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:23

: Headlines Webcasts Archives Syndication Tags Virtualization Links About Us Advertise With Us Contact Us Login Not a member Sign up now Article : Search ScaleMP : 2011 The convergence of clouds and virtual machines What do Virtualization and Cloud executives think about 2011 Find out in this VMblog.com series . exclusive Contributed Article By Shai Fultheim , Founder and CEO , ScaleMP 2011 The Convergence of Clouds and Virtual Machines The convergence of clouds and virtual machines VMs will become an increasingly prevalent conversation in 2011 and we will see the concept of server aggregation marry cloud computing quite nicely . VMs running on partitioned servers are currently used in cloud and static environments . However , another approach to server virtualization has begun to emerge ,

Cloudbook Profile Shai Fultheim ScaleMP

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:22

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Cloudbook Profile Marten Mickos Eucalyptus Systems Inc

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:20

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Force.com sheds the proprietary tag almost PrudentCloud

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:19

. Home About Archives Submit News Submit Post Strategies for SaaS , Cloud Computing , Governance and Open Source Cloud Computing Governance Open Source Marketing Technology News Glossary Videos Home Force.com sheds the proprietary tag almost Force.com sheds the proprietary tag almost By Subraya Mallya on 08 December 2010 Topics Cloud Computing As I write this post from DreamForce , my second year attending the event , the buzz here is incredible . The last two days have seen a slew of announcements from Salesforce.com . Being a showman is definitely not something Marc Benioff would complain being tagged . as Force.com for all the accolades still carried the tag of being proprietary , built around a proprietary technology Apex and proprietary database . Salesforce.com shed part of stigma

Cloudbook Profile Subraya Mallya PrudentCloud.com

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:15

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IT Strategic Consulting Services

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:14

THINKstrategies On-Demand Strategic Consulting Services Home Page Our Perspective Industry Presentations Columns Commentaries Press Mentions Quotes THINK IT Services Blog About Us Our Customers Strategic Alliances Our Services For IT Solution Providers For Enterprise IT Execs For Venture Capitalists SaaS Showplace MSP Showplace Latest News Newsletter Archive Speaking Engagements Webcasts Podcasts Research Publications Whitepapers Cloud Computing Awards Contact Us THINKstrategies' Industry Views The following presentations by THINKstrategies' Managing Director , Jeff Kaplan , nbsp provide a brief overview of some of the key industry issues and trends driving the on-demand services movement , including Software-as-a-Service SaaS managed services and cloud computing . Click here to see

Cloudbook Profile Jeff Kaplan THINKstrategies Inc

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Dreamforce 2010 Jeff Kaplan The Evolution of Dreamforce THINKStrategies SaaS Showplace and The Best

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:06

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Cloudbook Profile Tom Kelly T-Edward Inc

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Commentary on Google Apps Video Tom Kelly talks about migrating to Google . Apps

Cloud Computing The Business Impact

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Cloudbook Profile Peter Fingar PeterFingar.com

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Cloudbook Profile Jack Kreindler GenieDB

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:52:02

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Predictions for 2011 in Cloud Chips Lawsuits and Acquisitions Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:51:45

: , : GigaOM Events GigaOM.tv Research Home Apple Cleantech Cloud Collaboration Mobile Video Cloud Predictions for 2011 in Cloud : Chips , Lawsuits and Acquisitions By Derrick Harris Dec . 16, 2010, 1:30pm PDT 1 Comment Tweet It seems like every year since 2008 has been dubbed the Year of the Cloud , but I think 2010 was the real deal . Cloud computing , as a delivery model , has matured to a point where we can really see where it’s headed and how it will shape up . There are legitimate trends that allow us to get past mere speculation and actually make informed predictions about what the future holds for cloud . computing It’s in this light , in fact , that I wrote yesterday about Eucalyptus Systems being at a buy-or-get-bought moment It’s not an indictment against the company by any

Apple Getting Ready to Enter Mobile Navigation Space

Updated: 2010-12-20 16:26:35

So last week Google threw down a huge hand in the bid to be the dominate mobile navigation company. Heck I can’t even remember who else has mobile navigation devices besides them anymore (though that might be the eggnog talking). It looks like Apple is going to give it a go for their iOS devices. [...]

New Draft of VoiceXML 3.0 Released by W3C

Updated: 2010-12-20 14:41:23

Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards SIPit 28 to be hosted by Digium , April 11-15, 2011 New Draft of VoiceXML 3.0 Released by W3C December 20th , 2010 by Dan York VoiceXML 3.0 specification continues its march toward release with the W3C Voice Browser Working Group releasing the latest working draft of the VoiceXML 3.0 specification : at http : www.w3.org TR 2010 WD-voicexml30-20100831 This newest draft lists these changes In Section 8.2.5 replaced fetchtimeout with audio , document , grammar , object , script fetchtimeout . Many , many editorial changes , including the removal of many out-of-date editorial notes In section 6.5.2 adjusted text to allow for SSML documents containing extensions . In section 6.6.1.1 added fetching attributes by reference to section 8.1.

Speed ServiceContext.SaveChanges() Execution with the SaveChangesOptions.Batch Argument

Updated: 2010-12-20 08:49:45

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/18/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-19 00:43:51

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Tropo with XMPP and BOSH, More Real-time in Your Communications

Updated: 2010-12-18 00:28:16

, Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Tropo with XMPP and BOSH , More Real-time in Your Communications December 17th , 2010 by Jason Goecke We continue our focus this week on ways to create real-time interfaces for your users via Tropo for phone calls , instant messaging , SMS and Twitter . As promised in my recent blogpost , WebSockets with Tropo I would like to build upon Chris Matthieu’s XMPP with Tropo post by throwing BOSH into the . mix Bidirectional-streams Over Synchronous HTTP” , or BOSH , provides for two-way communications over HTTP , emulating much of TCP . This allows yet another approach for creating low-latency interfaces to Tropo using the unique capabilities of our scripting platform . With this , you skip the latency inherent in chatty request response

Real-Time Communications with Tropo and Node.js

Updated: 2010-12-17 20:20:53

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Real-Time Communications with Tropo and Node.js December 17th , 2010 by Mark Headd The other day , Jason Goecke wrote an awesome post about using Tropo with WebSockets I was inspired by Jason’s work to try and replicate it with a slightly different kind of technology . I also wanted to use . Node.js I had come across the very cool faye Node.js library a while ago and wanted to try it out on a small project . This project seemed like the perfect . fit Having now used faye for this project , I can tell you that I am amazed at how easy it is to use , and how powerful it is . var faye require('faye' sys require('sys' http require('http' port process.ARGV[2 8000' var bayeux new faye.NodeAdapter({ mount : tropo' var server

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/17/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-17 19:48:19

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Human vs. Answering Machine Detection

Updated: 2010-12-17 16:10:02

. Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Human vs . Answering Machine Detection December 17th , 2010 by cmatthieu Would you like to know if your outbound call was answered by a human or an answering machine Voicemail systems are pervasive today . In fact , they seem to answer the phone more than people . do In the telecom world , this simple request is called Call Progress Analysis CPA To perform CPA correctly like on the Voxeo Evolution enterprise hosting platform , it requires advanced Digital Signal Processing DSP and voice activity detection to analyze the audio signal after a call is connected , making it possible to programmatically determine if the answering party is a human speaker , an answering machine , a modem , or even a . fax Fortunately , Tropo will be able

Our Gift to You… Lower Bandwidth Pricing

Updated: 2010-12-17 15:55:25

It is our pleasure to extend a special holiday gift to you that will keep on giving. Effective today, the Rackspace Cloud has lowered its Bandwidth Out pricing from $0.22/GB to $0.18/GB. That is a savings of nearly 20%! This change applies to Cloud Files, Cloud Files (CDN-enabled), Cloud Servers and Managed Cloud. We hope [...]

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/16/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-16 19:43:27

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Game Over Man: Google Maps for Mobile Is Here

Updated: 2010-12-16 18:08:19

So mapping and routing on mobile devices was cute and sort of fun. Heck some people even made a game out of it. Then this happened… These new features are just the first steps in maximizing dynamic map drawing technology to create a faster, more interactive experience where efficiency really matters: mobile devices. For example, [...]

Welcome Cloudkick to the Rackspace Family; Fanatical Support Gets New Tools

Updated: 2010-12-16 11:51:08

This news is taken from the original post on the Rackspace Blog. Rackspace® Hosting is thrilled to announce the recent acquisition of Cloudkick, an award-winning Web application for easy and efficient cloud server management. Many of you already know the company as a Rackspace partner and leader in the Cloud tools space. For those who [...]

Image Conversion and VM Imports in Amazon

Updated: 2010-12-16 11:40:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/15/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-16 01:42:24

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Want to Learn More About Phono SDK? Join our free webinar tomorrow!

Updated: 2010-12-15 16:42:52

Would you like to learn more about the Phono SDK and how you can build voice and chat applications directly inside your web browser? Want to see some live coding demonstrating how easy it is to do? If so, join Voxeo Labs’ Chris Matthieu in a free Developer Jam Session webinar tomorrow, Thursday, December 16, 2010, at [...]

Free Webinar: Dec 16, 2010 – Who you gonna call? Place and receive Phone Calls from your Web Browser using PhonoSDK

Updated: 2010-12-15 16:27:15

Speaker: Chris Matthieu, Director Business Development, Voxeo Abstract: Phono SDK is a simple jQuery plugin and JavaScript library that turns any web browser into a phone; capable of making/receiving phone calls and sending/receiving instant messages for free. You can even connect to SIP clients and Tropo/Evolution App Ids; all with a simple unified API. The Phono SDK is a pure [...]

Naked Node.JS

Updated: 2010-12-15 04:51:02

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Naked Node.JS December 14th , 2010 by cmatthieu Mark Headd recorded an awesome screencast on getting Tropo running on Node.js using the Tropo Node.js library While libraries make code easier to write , I wanted to see what was happening under the covers when writing a Tropo application using Node.js without any . magic This experiment was easier that you may think Since Tropo speaks JSON natively , all you need to do is spin up a node.js server like the hello world demo on the node.js home page . Next substitute application json” for Content-Type and send Tropo JSON text in place of hello world as shown : below var http require('http' http.createServer(function req , res res.writeHead(200, Content-Type' : application json' res.end('{

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/14/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-14 23:50:00

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 14, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12 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

We’re Hiring! Java Developers, NOC Engineer, Web Developer…

Updated: 2010-12-14 20:52:15

, , Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Wacky weather and a tale of global offices Happy Holidays from All of Us at Voxeo We’re Hiring Java Developers , NOC Engineer , Web Developer December 14th , 2010 by Dan York Tweet Want to live on the bleeding edge of communication solutions Want to join an innovative company with a fun work environment , a lively corporate culture , amazing benefits and employees who rave about working there If so , we’re looking for you Specifically , we’re looking to hire some Java developers , a NOC engineer and a front-end web developer to find out more information and to apply visit our CareerBuilder page listing the openings We’re looking forward to having you join us Related : posts We’re hiring NOC Engineer , Customer Support Engineer , Technical Account Manager

Is Qwiki the future of search consumption?

Updated: 2010-12-14 17:33:30

Advancements in web technology never cease to amaze me. It seems every time I turn around there’s another web service or mobile application hitting the market. Truth be told, I have been lured into signing up for more new services than I care to admit. However, every once in a while I still stumble across [...]

DigitalKoans Returns on 1/17/11

Updated: 2010-12-14 17:32:57

DigitalKoans postings will resume on 1/17/11. Happy holidays. | Digital Scholarship |

Digital Scholarship’s 2010 Publications

Updated: 2010-12-14 17:32:56

Digital Scholarship's 2010 publications are listed below: January 11, 2010. Published version two of the Institutional Repository Bibliography. March 27, 2010. Published Digital Scholarship 2009 as a paperback. It included four bibliographies: the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography: 2009 Annual Edition, the Institutional Repository Bibliography, the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Bibliography, and the Google Book Search [...]

Daily Tweets 2010-12-13

Updated: 2010-12-14 17:32:55

Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online http://bit.ly/hrqWMU # The Other Shoe Drops http://bit.ly/hyiGih # AAP October Sales Report http://bit.ly/fHhcxi # E-book Trends by the Numbers http://bit.ly/fzlNdN # 10 Kindle, eReader Predictions for 2011 http://bit.ly/eRjDOl # New Copyright-Like Rights Considered Harmful http://bit.ly/hpzIzT # Demand Growing for Open Access Science Texts and Tools http://bit.ly/goUL9E # FCC Commissioner: [...]

SIPit 28 to be hosted by Digium, April 11-15, 2011

Updated: 2010-12-14 14:50:18

, Speaking of Standards A Voxeo view on industry standards Java Media Control API : Driver and Factory New Draft of VoiceXML 3.0 Released by W3C SIPit 28 to be hosted by Digium , April 11-15, 2011 December 14th , 2010 by Dan York The next SIPit interoperability test session , SIPit 28, will take place April 11-15, 2011, in Hunstville , Alabama , sponsored by Digium . As I’ve written about before these SIPit test events are critical for our industry as they provide a way for companies to test out their support for the SIP protocol and all of its various extensions in a controlled . environment If you develop SIP-related software or services , it would be a great use of your time to head on over to Alabama and do some testing . More info about the event and how to register can be found at

Wacky weather – and a tale of global offices

Updated: 2010-12-14 14:38:20

Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Who you gonna call Place and Receive Phone Calls from your Web Browser using Phono SDK We’re Hiring Java Developers , NOC Engineer , Web Developer Wacky weather and a tale of global offices December 14th , 2010 by Dan York Tweet The weather’s been a bit strange lately here in North America and one easy way to see that is to take a quick look at the outside temperatures at our offices around the globe . Yesterday was particularly bizarre because the temp here at my home office up in Keene , New Hampshire , was warmer than it was 1,000 miles south in Orlando , Florida Here’s what the weather looked like at about 9am yesterday morning all temperatures in Fahrenheit Fast forward 24 hours and the northeast US where I am is back to frigid winter temps , complete

Raising the Bar on Fanatical Support in the Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-14 11:00:22

Today Rackspace is defining a new category of hosting – Managed Cloud – much as we did a decade ago when we led the way in Managed Hosting. Our first service offering in this new category is Cloud Servers with a managed service level, marrying our industry-leading 24×7 managed service on dedicated hosting with our [...]

"Lights Out" in the Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-14 05:45:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/13/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-13 22:27:42

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 13, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12 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

Wait, What!?!?! File Geodatabase API Is on It’s Way!

Updated: 2010-12-13 21:39:28

So I had resigned myself to the fact I’d never see the File Geodatabase API; then this happened. While not exactly an early Xmas present (as a certain beaksnake may have promised), the API for the file geodatabase will be hitting the beta stage in January. Read the details on the GeoDatabase Esri blog, but [...]

The Google Cr-48 Netbook, Chrome OS and GIS

Updated: 2010-12-13 16:11:54

I’m rolling here with the Google Cr-48 Netbook and after a weekend with it I’ve come to some conclusions about how we work with GIS data today, how we’ll work with it in the future and what it means to try and use one of these cloud netbooks in 2010. I won’t rehash what others [...]

SendGrid: Your Email Infrastructure in the Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-13 15:02:22

This post composed by Tim Falls, Marketing Specialist at SendGrid, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. WHY? If you’ve ever built, managed and scaled email infrastructure to support your application, you probably noticed one common theme throughout the experience — email is really difficult! If you haven’t experienced this first hand, then (1) consider yourself lucky, [...]

CloudSwitch Enterprise 2.0 Delivers Greater Flexibility and Control in the Cloud

Updated: 2010-12-13 13:00:00

866 578-6127 Products Resources Getting Started White Papers Data Sheet 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 Enterprise 2.0 Delivers Greater Flexibility and Control in the Cloud Posted by The CloudSwitch Team on Dec 13, 2010 at 8:00 AM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By the CloudSwitch Team It feels like just yesterday that we unveiled CloudSwitch Enterprise to the world . Since then we have closed many large commercial customers , learned a lot from their use cases and have

NISO Will Make Information Standards Quarterly Open Access in 2011

Updated: 2010-12-13 06:21:36

The National Information Standards Organization has announced that Information Standards Quarterly will become open access in 2011. Here's an excerpt from the press release: "ISQ has undergone a significant transformation over the past three years as it moved from a newsletter to a full-color magazine," states Cynthia Hodgson, NISO Managing Editor. "With the support of [...]

Virginia Commonwealth University Resolution Supporting Open Access Publishing in Tenure Decisions

Updated: 2010-12-13 06:21:35

The Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty Senate has passed a resolution supporting recognition of open access publishing in the tenure process. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Whereas, the faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University are dedicated to achieving the greatest public good by making their research and scholarship as widely available as possible; Whereas, commercial publishers [...]

Library Web Developer/Designer at Princeton University Library (Revised)

Updated: 2010-12-13 06:21:34

The Princeton University Library is recruiting a Library Web Developer/Designer. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Web Developer position will help the Library Web Development Manager on specific projects to deliver more library content and services to our users from our web sites. Specific projects may include designing new sites, or using new web [...]

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography, Version 79

Updated: 2010-12-13 06:21:33

Version 79 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. This selective bibliography includes over 3,880 articles, books, technical reports, and other scholarly textual sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. All included works [...]

Daily Tweets 2010-12-12

Updated: 2010-12-13 06:21:32

University Presses Join to Face E-Book Future http://bit.ly/euPbMN # The FCC's Guide to Losing Net Neutrality without Really Trying http://huff.to/g2TmbK # Kindle, Nook Comparison (December 2010) http://bit.ly/fJ4Hqt # Open Access Business Model for Minho Conference [video] http://bit.ly/eK3bC4 # Dramatic Growth of Open Access: December 11, 2010 Early Year-End Edition http://bit.ly/eTqZDN #

Generation Mobile: Diverse. Connected. On the go.

Updated: 2010-12-12 14:18:16

I recently had the honor of delivering a mobile presentation for the recruitDC team back on December 2nd. In case you missed the live session, you may now view and download the presentation from Slideshare.net. Enjoy! Michael Marlatt's recruitDC Generation Mobile Presentation View more presentations from Michael Marlatt. Question about my mobile recruiting slideshow? Use [...]

Daily Tweets 2010-12-11

Updated: 2010-12-12 06:16:02

MPAA, RIAA: Lawsuits Won't Protect Content http://bit.ly/fpmacS # Miami Plan Calls for $30M in Cuts [Miami University] http://bit.ly/gSZMUa # Open Letter to FCC Calling for Real Net Neutrality http://bit.ly/gaeZrh # Bookish Techy Week in Review http://oreil.ly/eDjToI # Update on November 2010 Activities [HathiTrust] http://bit.ly/h75mDp # Microsoft Research’s Diff-IE Lets You Play "Spot the Difference" with [...]

Cloudbook Profile Richard Dolewski WTS

Updated: 2010-12-12 06:15:48

: login About Contact Us Home Community Contributors Companies Partners Directories Products Services Government Clouds Research Clouds Cloud Groups Resources The Basics What is Cloud Computing Delivery Models Benefits Risks For Buyers Users Moving to the Cloud Applications Platforms Infrastructure Cloud Service Management Security Legal For Vendors Business Models Network Infrastructure Operations Marketing Sales Finance Legal For Developers Research Development Applications Platforms Infrastructure Security Standards Interoperability Industry Analysis By Industry Performance Analysis Financial Analysis Analyst Reports Future of Cloud Computing Stories Bookstore Calendar Events News Updates News Feed New Contributors Journal Latest Issue Featured Stories Past Issues Richard Dolewski CTO

SandHill.com Opinion The Cloud Disruptive Innovation Managing the Business Transformation

Updated: 2010-12-12 06:15:47

: Login Register Hot Topics Cloud Computing Open Source SaaS On Demand Virtualization Offshoring Outsourcing Opinion News Finance Insight Community SANDHILL.COM About SandHill.com Get The Newsletter Podcasts RSS Feeds Contact SandHill.com SAND HILL GROUP About Sand Hill Group Conferences Media SHG Foundation opinion Leaders in the Cloud Kamesh Pemmaraju delivers a weekly report on the customers , vendors , people , solutions and trends that are shaping the cloud computing market . POSTS IN THIS BLOG TOPIC Hybrid Cloud Storage : In Conversation with Ian Howells , CMO of StorSimple by Kamesh Pemmaraju The Cloud Disruptive Innovation : Managing the Business Transformation by Kamesh Pemmaraju Do You Need a Cloud Strategy Part III by Kamesh Pemmaraju Do You Need a Cloud Strategy Part II by

Cloudbook Profile Kamesh Pemmaraju SandHill

Updated: 2010-12-12 06:15:44

: login About Contact Us Home Community Contributors Companies Partners Directories Products Services Government Clouds Research Clouds Cloud Groups Resources The Basics What is Cloud Computing Delivery Models Benefits Risks For Buyers Users Moving to the Cloud Applications Platforms Infrastructure Cloud Service Management Security Legal For Vendors Business Models Network Infrastructure Operations Marketing Sales Finance Legal For Developers Research Development Applications Platforms Infrastructure Security Standards Interoperability Industry Analysis By Industry Performance Analysis Financial Analysis Analyst Reports Future of Cloud Computing Stories Bookstore Calendar Events News Updates News Feed New Contributors Journal Latest Issue Featured Stories Past Issues Kamesh Pemmaraju

SandHill.com Opinion Hybrid Cloud Storage In Conversation with Ian Howells CMO of StorSimple

Updated: 2010-12-12 06:15:43

: , Login Register Hot Topics Cloud Computing Open Source SaaS On Demand Virtualization Offshoring Outsourcing Opinion News Finance Insight Community SANDHILL.COM About SandHill.com Get The Newsletter Podcasts RSS Feeds Contact SandHill.com SAND HILL GROUP About Sand Hill Group Conferences Media SHG Foundation opinion Leaders in the Cloud Kamesh Pemmaraju delivers a weekly report on the customers , vendors , people , solutions and trends that are shaping the cloud computing market . POSTS IN THIS BLOG TOPIC Hybrid Cloud Storage : In Conversation with Ian Howells , CMO of StorSimple by Kamesh Pemmaraju The Cloud Disruptive Innovation : Managing the Business Transformation by Kamesh Pemmaraju Do You Need a Cloud Strategy Part III by Kamesh Pemmaraju Do You Need a Cloud Strategy Part II by

Daily Tweets 2010-12-10

Updated: 2010-12-11 22:12:55

"HTML5: If You Bang Your Head against the Keyboard You’ll Create a Valid Document!" http://bit.ly/ij7sqA # The 10 Most Important Info-Tech Policy Books of 2010 http://bit.ly/dF71wr # University of Glasgow Frees Up Research Instead of Trying to Sell It All http://bit.ly/f5JDMY # Elsevier Offers Scientific Book Content through Google eBooks http://bit.ly/fcmyC2 # Jammie Thomas-Rasset Files [...]

Cloudbook Login

Updated: 2010-12-11 01:19:34

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Cloud Computing Products Services Directory

Updated: 2010-12-11 01:19:34

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Cloud Computing Resources Directory on Cloudbook

Updated: 2010-12-11 01:19:18

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/9/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-10 23:44:00

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 10, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12 9 2010+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Windows Azure Platform Appliance , SQL Azure Database , AppFabric and other cloud-computing articles . Update 12 10 2010 : Catching up on Thursday’s

4 common reasons why companies evaluate products from their ERP vendor first…even if they don';t want to

Updated: 2010-12-10 14:16:33

I just read an article titled: "Throwing Enterprise Software Vendors Under the Bus" by Thomas Wailgum of Enterprise Software Unplugged on CIO.com. Obviously, I work for a SaaS based software company and we compete against some modules from the big ERP vendors. We work with very large companies who primarily deal with Oracle or SAP. Whenever there [...]

Visiting Digital Library Research Programmers (3) at University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

Updated: 2010-12-10 09:16:16

The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is recruiting three Visiting Digital Library Research Programmers (various position lengths). Here's an excerpt from the ad: The successful candidates will be appointed to support current digital library grant-funded research projects being conducted at the Grainger Engineering Library Information Center. Appointees will report to the respective grant project’s [...]

8% of Online Americans Use Twitter

Updated: 2010-12-10 09:16:15

The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project has released 8% of Online Americans Use Twitter. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Eight percent of the American adults who use the internet are Twitter users. Some of the groups who are notable for their relatively high levels of Twitter use include: Young adults—Internet users [...]

Head of Web & Emerging Technologies at University of Miami Libraries

Updated: 2010-12-10 09:16:14

The University of Miami Libraries are recruiting a Head of Web & Emerging Technologies. Here's an excerpt from the ad: Under the direction of the Director for Information Management & Systems, the Head of Web & Emerging Technologies provides leadership, direction, and technical expertise in the design, development, and implementation of the Libraries' web presence [...]

Preliminary Comparison of Database.com and SQL Azure Features and Capabilities

Updated: 2010-12-10 01:15:10

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 09, 2010 Preliminary Comparison of Database.com and SQL Azure Features and Capabilities Salesforce.com’s will unbundle its underlying relational database engine from Force.com when the firm releases Database.com’s commercial version in 2011. In

FME Webinar: Practical Techniques for Loading Data Into SQL Server

Updated: 2010-12-09 22:13:43

Ed Katibah says that there will be a Webinar next week on loading data into SQL Server Spatial. One of the most often asked questions about SQL Server Spatial is “How do I load data into the spatial types?”. Safe Software has long provided solutions for this dilemma with their excellent ETL tool, Feature Manipulation [...]

Head in the 'cloud'; or feet on the ground?

Updated: 2010-12-09 14:14:24

Image via Wikipedia There is an interesting debate taking place amongst the commentators of IT trends and enterprise applications, particularly ERP and supply chain management applications, about the suitability and adoption of cloud or software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution to this space. This is exemplified by the article from Todd Morrison at SearchSap.com that appeared on Dec 01, [...]

After Security, Network Bandwidth is the Next Cloud Bottleneck

Updated: 2010-12-09 06:30:00

, 866 578-6127 Products Resources White Papers Data Sheet 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 After Security , Network Bandwidth is the Next Cloud Bottleneck Posted by Ellen Rubin on Dec 09, 2010 at 1:30 AM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By Ellen Rubin Security concerns real and imagined have long dominated much of the cloud conversation and caused many companies to deliberate about getting started in the cloud . Slowly , the security issues are being addressed--through the adoption of

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12/8/2010+

Updated: 2010-12-08 22:56:00

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 08, 2010 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 12 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

Future Path of Rackspace Cloud Products

Updated: 2010-12-08 16:00:48

I joined Rackspace a couple of months ago, and I’ve been waiting for this opportunity to introduce myself and speak a little bit about our future path here at the Rackspace Cloud . . . I have been asked to lead our Product & Development efforts for our Cloud services. Previously I led the global [...]

Preliminary Cost Comparison of Database.com and SQL Azure Databases for 3 to 500 Users

Updated: 2010-12-07 22:53:53

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 07, 2010 Preliminary Cost Comparison of Database.com and SQL Azure Databases for 3 to 500 Users Salesforce.com announced their Database.com cloud database on 12 6 2010 at their Dreamforce 2010 conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center . My

Cloud Computing: Top 25 Myths Busted

Updated: 2010-12-07 17:00:06

There are a lot misconceptions floating around about the cloud. If you’re considering moving to the cloud, here’s some clarity on the top 25 myths surrounding the cloud and the truths behind them. Myth #1: Cloud computing is just a marketing buzzword. Truth: The term “cloud” is new, but at its core, the cloud is [...]

Selecting the Best CMS Platform Based on Goals, Expertise and Budget

Updated: 2010-12-06 22:30:22

Web programming and design has experienced quite an evolution this decade, with the Content Management System (CMS) growing in popularity. In recent years, developers have come together to build a flourishing community that offers a host of open-source solutions. The largest CMS platforms within this free, open-source community are Joomla, Drupal and WordPress. Each offers [...]

AWS and Freedom of Speech?

Updated: 2010-12-06 14:50:12

866 578-6127 Products Resources Getting Started White Papers Data Sheet 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 AWS and Freedom of Speech Posted by John McEleney on Dec 06, 2010 at 9:05 AM Digg Reddit Delicious StumbleUpon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buzz By John McEleney The blogosphere and twitter have been in overdrive the past couple of days with the removal of WikiLeaks from AWS . The reaction and condemnation of Amazon has been swift and often brutal charging the company with censorship and cowardly behavior . Consider

Onsite vs. Offsite – can a project be successful if all team members aren't together onsite 100% of the time?

Updated: 2010-12-06 14:20:08

This blog post is the third in a series of implementation best practices. The way projects are run have changed significantly since I started consulting 19 years ago. In those days, it was unheard of not to be onsite at the client Monday through Friday working on a project. Even though during that time you may only [...]

Strange Behavior of Windows Azure Platform Training Kit with Windows Azure SDK v1.3 under 64-bit Windows 7

Updated: 2010-12-05 22:47:49

: 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 Windows Phone 7, 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 , December 05, 2010 Strange Behavior of Windows Azure Platform Training Kit with Windows Azure SDK v1.3 under 64-bit Windows 7 After installing the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 v1.3 Vscloudservice.exe which also installs the Windows

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