Cloud Computing

Evolution of the CIO

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Research shows that a focus on business skills is key to a CIO's career progression.

Special Report: The design revolution in enterprise IT

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

The phenomenon of consumerization has triggered an upheaval in the way enterprise IT is designed. CIOs who understand this can deliver major business benefits.

The green IT charts

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Environmental campaigner Greenpeace has assessed the eco credentials of the world’s top technology vendors.

Our monthly round-up of the latest CIO moves from around the world, including changes in IT leadership at: Lufthansa, Bank of America, Burger King, PostNord, Johnson & Johnson, Western Union, REA Group, Credit Suisse, Cipla, Mouchel, The Hershey Company and New York City.

Campofrio: Taking ERP into the cloud

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Fabio Di Capua, CTO of Campofrio Food Group, explains how the processed meat giant has enthusiastically embraced a pay-per-use applications infrastructure to support its ambitious growth strategy.

The m-security challenge

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

The race for watertight mobile authentication that won’t compromise user convenience.

The rise of the business keynote

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Recognizing digital innovation as the key to their future success, CEOs are taking to the stage at tech events.

Mobile goes to Mach 1

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

A new breed of superfast smartphone from Japan is about to hit the US and Europe.

Shaping the future: The world’s most powerful supercomputer

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

The world's biggest challenges, the world's most powerful solutions.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/i-cio/~4/R-0j1xYlWVg" height="1" width="1"/

The high price of privacy

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

The EU’s reform of data protection law will have huge compliance implications for many organizations.

The need for speed

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Business agility is key to coping with the accelerated pace of change, say C-level executives.

Steve Wozniak on innovation

Updated: 2012-05-31 18:46:10

Real innovation means rejecting the past, says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Executing an Elastic MapReduce Hive Workflow from the AWS Management Console

Updated: 2012-05-31 15:29:00

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The Official Rackspace Blog You Bring Questions We’ll Bring Answers SharePoint Tuesday Virtual Q A

Updated: 2012-05-31 10:45:25

, : Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact You Bring Questions , We’ll Bring Answers : SharePoint Tuesday Virtual Q A 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 30th , 2012 by Andrea Michnik Tweet There’s no need to pretend you’re a SharePoint rockstar , we know it’s a tough software to master . Leave that to our SharePoint MVPs who can help find answers to all of your IT challenges . Mark your calendars for every first and third Tuesday of the month as Rackspace brings you exclusive access to our Microsoft MVPs and their vast wealth of knowledge If you have questions , this is your

The Official Rackspace Blog Humanizing The Cloud Through Fanatical Support

Updated: 2012-05-31 10:45:24

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Humanizing The Cloud Through Fanatical Support 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 30th , 2012 by Rob La Gesse Tweet Where are the economies of scale in cloud computing Some suggest that by removing the human from the equation you can achieve greater returns . Automation is a great cost reducer but it also dehumanizes the cloud , and our experience tells us customers do not want to dehumanize the cloud . It’s actually the exact opposite : they want consultants , security wizards , engineers , real support . They want people who can affect

The Official Rackspace Blog Importance Of Updating Your WordPress Site

Updated: 2012-05-31 10:45:23

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Importance Of Updating Your WordPress Site 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 30th , 2012 by Matt Martz Tweet With WordPress it is important to update three things : the actual WordPress application , themes and plugins . However , before you begin updating any of these items , you should make sure that you have a current backup . This is important because sometimes these updates don’t go as well as planned and you need to restore a previous version of your site . Additionally , you might have made some modifications to your theme or plugin

The Official Rackspace Blog Racker To Highlight Negotiation Techniques At MidwestUX

Updated: 2012-05-31 10:45:22

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Racker To Highlight Negotiation Techniques At MidwestUX 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 30th , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet Rackspace User Experience Designer Jay Morgan will speak about the techniques and frameworks for Principled Negotiation next month at the MidwestUX Conference a user experience conference that blends talks and discussions with hands-on activities presented by regional and international experts and . professionals Jay , who works on the Experience Design for Platform Product Line at Rackspace , will present Negotiating

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (May 30, 2012)

Updated: 2012-05-31 01:22:40

The latest monthly update of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog is now available. It provides information about selected new works related to scholarly electronic publishing, such as books, e-prints, journal articles, technical reports, and white papers. | Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010: "This bibliography portal demonstrates that citation lists continue to play a role in [...]

Mobile Application Performance Testing: An End-to-End Approach

Updated: 2012-05-30 04:29:17

If you want to know how your mobile app will perform in the 'real world,' you need an end-to-end performance testing approach.

Drupal Hackathon winner in Haiti

Updated: 2012-05-30 02:03:23

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Drupal Hackathon winner in Haiti May 29th , 2012 by Adam Kalsey At the API hackathon at Drupalcon Denver in March , Chris Teitzel led a team working on Hope One Source a Drupal-based tool for organizing humanitarian aid workers . Using Hope One Source , aid workers can mark their location and classify themselves across a variety of categories . Then an aid organization can post messages to those categories . This way , an aid organization in northern Haiti can deliver a message to all doctors near Cap . Haitien Electricity and internet access in aid zones can be scarce unreliable , but mobile phones often work just fine . Chris and team saw an opportunity . They created Tropo Rules a plugin for Drupal’s rules engine that allows site

The Official Rackspace Blog Cloud Founders Innovation And Culture At Rackspace

Updated: 2012-05-29 20:28:13

: Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Cloud Founders : Innovation And Culture At Rackspace 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 29th , 2012 by Tarun Bhatti Tweet Todd Morey and Jonathan Bryce started working on Cloud Sites as a side project outside of Rackspace when one of the Rackspace founders asked them to bring the project in-house . The cloud founders realized that having both hardware and world class datacenters available to them would be extremely . beneficial At the time , Rackspace was primarily focused on delivering dedicated hosting solutions . However , our leadership

The Official Rackspace Blog Moving to the Cloud External Business Considerations

Updated: 2012-05-29 20:28:12

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Moving to the Cloud External Business Considerations 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 29th , 2012 by Ben Kepes Tweet CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks , written by me , Ben Kepes , curator of CloudU . How-tos , interviews with industry giants and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find . If that’s your cup of tea , you can subscribe here In our last post we looked at some technical considerations when moving to the cloud This time we’re

5 must do validation check for every website

Updated: 2012-05-29 08:18:05

If you are serious about your website, you can not just settle with what you see, remember your visitors are worldwide, and they use different screens to access your site – they use even their LCD TV, in 50 inches. The following are must have validations that you should insist your web site developer to check. 1.W3C [...]

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/25/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-27 20:00:00

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The Official Rackspace Blog Rackspace Cloud Sites Past Present Future

Updated: 2012-05-26 11:24:16

: , , Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Rackspace Cloud Sites : Past , Present , Future 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 25th , 2012 by Chris Spencer Tweet First and foremost , thank you for being a Cloud Sites customer . Rackspace Cloud Sites celebrated its sixth birthday this past February . To honor the occasion , we’d like to take you on a journey through where Cloud Sites has been , where it is now and where it’s . headed PAST In six years , we have grown with our customers and learned a lot . Like any other new and innovative product in the market , Cloud Sites had

OData Protocol Close to Becoming an Open Standard

Updated: 2012-05-26 04:42:03

Open Data protocol is headed toward OASIS standardization and it could simplify the way Web data queries and updates occur.

Random Hacks of Kindness June 2-3 San Francisco

Updated: 2012-05-25 23:43:33

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Random Hacks of Kindness June 2-3 San Francisco May 25th , 2012 by Diggz Twice a year we like to get together with some friends and give back to the world . Over the past two years , Tropo has been an active sponsor of Random Hacks of Kindness events in Seattle , Philadelphia , Boston , Milwaukee , Portland , and San Francisco and , through our unique ongoing partnership with Geeks Without Bounds , we are now in a position to help even . more What is Random Hacks of Kindness RHoK is unique in the space of apps competitions” , hackathons” and technology for social good” . RHoK’s model is to start from identifying , defining and refining problem definitions provided by subject matter experts and local stakeholders . This ensures that

The Official Rackspace Blog Don’t Let Security Be An Afterthought

Updated: 2012-05-25 06:00:57

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Don’t Let Security Be An Afterthought 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 24th , 2012 by Andrew Hickey Tweet This week , our Anatomy Of An Attack infographic showcased steps hackers may take to crack into your systems . The goal was to show the discovery process that an attacker goes through when looking to do something nasty . We’re not looking to spark fear , but instead to instill some common sense goals to lock down systems before attackers have a chance to penetrate . them The Anatomy Of An Attack really walks you through some of the

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/21/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-24 23:30:00

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The Official Rackspace Blog SharePoint Tuesday Recap Episode No 2

Updated: 2012-05-24 21:33:50

: . Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact SharePoint Tuesday Recap : Episode No . 2 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 24th , 2012 by Andrea Michnik Tweet Did you miss Rackspace’s latest SharePoint Tuesday event Not to fret , you can download it here because we like to share and , well , sharing is caring , right Our new SharePoint Tuesday events are virtual open forums that give you access to amazing thought leaders in the Microsoft SharePoint arena . SharePoint Tuesday isn’t a typical webinar series . There are no set topics of discussion . Instead , each week we give you an

Have Your Feet On The Ground When Looking At The Cloud

Updated: 2012-05-24 18:32:12

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Voxeo Named IBM Alliance Partner

Updated: 2012-05-24 14:24:37

Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Text Message Polling A Vehicle For Honesty Voxeo Named IBM Alliance Partner May 24th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo is excited to announce we’ve been named an IBM Alliance : Partner IBM will resell Voxeo’s speech-enabled communications platforms and services , and Voxeo will resell IBM’s hardware , software and services to create powerful , unified multi-channel self-service solutions for today’s customer-centric companies . We are excited and pleased to be onboard and working closely with IBM , 8221 said Clayton Reed , senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Voxeo . By combining our expertise in automated customer interaction with IBM’s technology integration and project management experience , contact centers all over the world can realize

The Official Rackspace Blog Anatomy of an Attack Why You Need to Consider Security in the Cloud

Updated: 2012-05-24 05:25:01

Cloud Hosting Managed Hosting Email Apps Company Sales : 1-800-961-2888 : Support 1-800-961-4454 Blog Home Channels Cloud Industry Insights Product Development Partner Customer Updates The Bloggers Videos Newsroom Logos Small Teams , Big Impact Anatomy of an Attack Why You Need to Consider Security in the Cloud 0 Filed in Cloud Industry Insights on May 23rd , 2012 by Tam Vu Tweet How does access to web properties end up in the hands of a hacker In this interactive piece , we’ll take you through the steps on how an attacker goes about targeting an organization . The primary goal of such an attack could be to gain access to competitive intelligence , to interfere with business by modifying or defacing a web site or to otherwise disrupt normal business activities which can all affect . you

The Cloud: Not As Airy As You Thought

Updated: 2012-05-23 23:49:00

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CRM is Exactly What Your Nonprofit Needs

Updated: 2012-05-23 23:33:22

Outbound Apps – How They Work in Scripting vs WebAPI

Updated: 2012-05-23 21:46:46

Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Outbound Apps How They Work in Scripting vs WebAPI May 23rd , 2012 by Justin Dupree Sending texts or making calls with Tropo can be a little counter intuitive if you’re accustomed to the pure REST implementations common to SMS APIs POST the destination phone number and the message content to a specific URL , text goes out , end of story . With Tropo , you need a launcher” app that handles the REST bits and a catcher” app that actually sends the text , which adds a bit of complexity but also an immense amount of . features The first app , the launcher” , will create a REST request , either a GET or POST , that contains one of your application tokens and any parameters to pass over such as the number to call The token is your

What does mobile, project management, and data integration have in common?

Updated: 2012-05-22 01:59:12

They are the focus of our latest RapidResponse release. The Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference continues today and we took the opportunity to unveil powerful new RapidResponse capabilities. I thought I would share some highlights. Mobile: access to "live" executive and operational dashboards on any tablet of choice have uninterrupted visibility to the current state [...]

Using the Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket (and Codename “Data Hub”) Add-In for Excel (CTP3)

Updated: 2012-05-21 18:47:00

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Text Message Polling – A Vehicle For Honesty?

Updated: 2012-05-21 15:43:26

Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Hiring in Beijing : Senior Java Software Engineer Voxeo Named IBM Alliance Partner Text Message Polling A Vehicle For Honesty May 21st , 2012 by alyx Tweet An interesting blurb from this weekend’s Wall Street Journal , entitled OMG , I’m Answering a Poll Honestly , 8221 suggested that questions about sensitive topics and questions with numerical answers may be more precisely answered when the poll is conducted via text messages versus : voice Researchers asked questions of more than 600 iPhone users , both by voice and text You might expect more caution in texts , which leave a trail , but texters gave less flattering and therefore presumably more accurate answers , confessing to higher levels of drinking and less churchgoing , for instance . And on

DigitalKoans Posts Resume on 7/11/2012

Updated: 2012-05-21 04:01:04

DigitalKoans posts will resume on 7/11/2012. | Reviews of Digital Scholarship Publications | Digital Scholarship |

Recent Articles about SQL Azure Labs and Other Added-Value Windows Azure SaaS Previews: A Bibliography

Updated: 2012-05-20 07:36:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/17/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-19 16:17:00

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Data, Network, and Translational Research Librarian at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Ebling Library

Updated: 2012-05-18 04:04:15

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Ebling Library is recruiting a Data, Network, and Translational Research Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad: Implement a research network (VIVO or similar semantic web application) on campus and collaborate with developer community Provide consultation services and assist faculty, staff, and students with devising data management strategies and writing data [...]

Free a Book: Unglue.it Launches

Updated: 2012-05-18 04:03:55

Unglue.it has launched. Here's an excerpt from the Frequently Asked Questions: Unglue.it is a place for individuals and institutions to join together to give their favorite ebooks to the world. We work with rights holders to decide on fair compensation for releasing a free, legal edition of their already-published books, under Creative Commons licensing. Then [...]

What is the Value of the Cloud for CSOs in the Developing World?

Updated: 2012-05-18 00:48:18

Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Updated: 2012-05-17 04:59:07

Manager, Data Management Services at Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries

Updated: 2012-05-17 04:20:05

Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries are recruiting a Manager, Data Management Services. Here's an excerpt from the ad: The Manager of Data Management Services manages a team that provides data management and planning services, including both data management consulting and technical staff. This position also provides consultative data management planning support to JHU Principle Investigators. [...]

Librarians at Miami University Libraries Adopt Open Access Policy

Updated: 2012-05-17 04:05:31

Librarians at the Miami University Libraries have adopted an open access policy. Here's an excerpt from "Miami University Librarians Pass Open Access Policy": On Monday, the librarians at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio affirmed their commitment to the principles of Open Access by voting in favor of an Open Access policy. The policy, based on [...]

PREMIS Version 2.2 Released

Updated: 2012-05-17 04:01:40

The PREMIS Editorial Committee has released PREMIS Version 2.2. PREMIS is an acronym for “PREservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies.” A document describing changes to the data dictionary was also released. | Research Data Curation Bibliography | Digital Scholarship |

What IT Pros Need to Know about Cloud

Updated: 2012-05-17 03:42:38

Cloud computing promises new career opportunities for IT professionals. In many cases, existing core skill sets transfer directly to cloud technologies. In other instances, IT pros need to develop new skill sets that meet the demand of emerging cloud job roles.

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/15/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-16 23:50:00

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Hiring in Beijing: Senior Java Software Engineer

Updated: 2012-05-16 18:18:42

: Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Hiring in Atlanta : DevOps Systems Engineer Text Message Polling A Vehicle For Honesty Hiring in Beijing : Senior Java Software Engineer May 16th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo China is hiring a Senior Java Software Engineer We’re looking for someone with Java based system design , development , testing , documentation , and maintenance , and the ability to communicate and collaborate with our engineers in China , Germany and the . US Desired skills : include Bachelor Master Degree in Computer Science Information Technology At least 3 years of full-time working experience in building Java based products Must be experienced in multi-threading programming , networking and OO design development Good command of English reading and writing , plus if able to

Social meet up on Twitter for MEET Windows Azure on June 7th

Updated: 2012-05-16 18:04:00

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VMware Launches vFabric Suite 5.1

Updated: 2012-05-16 05:13:19

The virtualization giant adds database capabilities to its application framework.

Agile Software Development Solves Some Problems, But Not All of Them

Updated: 2012-05-16 05:08:55

A new survey points out some shortcomings of agile methodologies.

Digital Resources Librarian at Sam Houston State University Library

Updated: 2012-05-16 04:03:19

The Sam Houston State University Library is recruiting a Digital Resources Librarian. Here's an excerpt from the ad: Position will provide leadership in planning, selection and organizing digital projects for an institutional respository. Creates digital collections including metadata for applications such as photographic collections, archives, manuscripts, music and video; develops guidelines for access and use. [...]

"Implementing DOIs for Research Data"

Updated: 2012-05-16 04:02:38

Natasha Simons has published "Implementing DOIs for Research Data" in the latest issue of D-Lib Magazine. Here's an excerpt: Research is increasingly collaborative and global in nature, and efforts to manage the vast amounts of research data generated daily require global solutions. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system provides a means of persistent identification of [...]

“Meet Windows Azure” Event Scheduled for 6/7/2012 in San Francisco

Updated: 2012-05-15 23:22:00

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Why Get a Microsoft Private Cloud?

Updated: 2012-05-15 23:13:52

Understand the benefit a private cloud can provide your company.

Accessing the US Air Carrier Flight Delay DataSet on Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket and “DataHub”

Updated: 2012-05-15 07:44:00

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WhiteSource Beta Offers Cloud-Based Open Source Management

Updated: 2012-05-15 05:30:57

The freemium tool tracks licenses and updates to open source projects.

Current News: Twitter Updates for 5/14/12

Updated: 2012-05-15 04:05:33

Elsevier Requires Institutions to Seek Elsevier's Agreement to Require Their Authors to Exercise Their Rights?, http://bit.ly/KaPbPY Dawn of a New Wireless: First 802.11ac Router Available Today, http://bit.ly/IUz0XG Latest Developments in PLoS Article-Level Metrics, http://bit.ly/KnFIcz Netherlands Becomes World's Second "Net Neutrality" Country, http://bit.ly/KaQ771 ARL Endorses VRA Statement on Fair Use of Images for Teaching, Research, and [...]

Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/14/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-14 07:48:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/10/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-12 15:53:00

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Hiring in Atlanta: DevOps/Systems Engineer

Updated: 2012-05-10 20:04:38

: Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Voxeo and IVS : Partners In Legacy IVR Migration Hiring in Beijing : Senior Java Software Engineer Hiring in Atlanta : DevOps Systems Engineer May 10th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo Labs is looking for a DevOps Systems Engineer to work remotely , in or around the greater Atlanta area . We’re flexible for the right person , but an Atlanta local is highly desirable . Why work with us We’re solving interesting problems . Tired of clients with yet another social network for cats We have awesome benefits . Mind-blowing in fact . Medical , dental , the works , 100 paid for by us , even a flex card woot We participate . Conferences , Hack-a-thons , Code Camps . You name it , we do it . Heck , even our core product is open . source We’re Polyglots , and love it if

Uptime Report for my Live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project: April 2012

Updated: 2012-05-10 15:33:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/7/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-09 21:02:00

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Voxeo and IVS: Partners In Legacy IVR Migration

Updated: 2012-05-09 14:40:11

: Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Americans Not Taking Advantage Of Their Smartphones Yet Hiring in Atlanta : DevOps Systems Engineer Voxeo and IVS : Partners In Legacy IVR Migration May 9th , 2012 by alyx Tweet As part of Voxeo’s partnership with Integrated Voice Solutions IVS we’re announcing the ability to automate migration from existing legacy and end-of-life interactive voice response IVR systems to the more flexible and powerful open-standards technology of our communication platforms , Prophecy and VoiceObjects When an end-of-life or legacy system is migrated to our more advanced Voxeo platform , businesses will be able to create just one single application and deploy it across any combination of voice , text or mobile web-based communication channels , giving their contact centers

Creating An Incremental SQL Azure Data Source for OakLeaf’s U.S. Air Carrier Flight Delays Dataset

Updated: 2012-05-09 00:04:00

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Multitier Supply Chain Visibility and Orchestration: Agilent Case Study

Updated: 2012-05-08 15:35:49

We recently published a newsletter which includes complimentary access to a Gartner research report titled "Multitier Supply Chain Visibility Improves Supply Chain Relationships and Reduces Risk" (R. Barger, M. North Rizza, B. Kraus, 12 August 2011). The loss of supply chain visibility as a result of outsourcing manufacturing operations is of real concern to brand [...]

Microsoft Codename “Data Transfer” and “Data Hub” Previews Don’t Appear Ready for BigData

Updated: 2012-05-05 16:07:00

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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 5/3/2012+

Updated: 2012-05-04 23:00:00

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Voxeo University: VoiceObjects Class Is In Session

Updated: 2012-05-04 18:46:41

Ever wondered who comes to Voxeo University or what a typical class is like? We dropped in on a session this week in our Orlando office to see what was going on. This week, Voxeo’s Drew Allen has been leading a series of VoiceObjects trainings, which started with a two-day VoiceObjects overview, followed by a [...] No related posts.

Five Months of U.S. Air Carrier Flight Delay Data Available on the Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket

Updated: 2012-05-04 16:50:00

: . 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 , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , May 04, 2012 Five Months of U.S . Air Carrier Flight Delay Data Available on the Windows Azure Marketplace DataMarket Updated 5 12 2012 for an updated , expandable SQL Azure data source , currently with five up from two months of data and name .