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Flight Plan: Cloud Computing Meteorology

Posted on01. Nov, 2009 by vbrown.

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There are so many voices expressing confusing and diverse opinions around the topic of Cloud Computing. Definitions, benefits and risks, strategies for adoption, are all over the map. Most have some merit; very few make practical sense and are actionable. My goal in this series is to provide fundamental definitions and practical strategies that can [...]

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Flight Plan: Into the Clouds

Posted on26. Oct, 2009 by vbrown.

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Ok. You’ve heard enough to be convinced that there could be tangible benefits from adopting a Cloud Computing strategy – everyone seems to be doing it. Next big question… what benefits can you realize, and how? Can a Cloud Computing strateg Facebook Twitter LinkedIn email Technorati Digg StumbleUpon

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The Best Clouds Will Use SOA

Posted on28. Sep, 2009 by vbrown.

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I think that one of the most significant benefits from the over-heated interest in Cloud Computing may be the result of a change in the way we think about Services (SOA). Effective use of a Cloud - especially IaaS and PaaS - will essentially mandat Facebook Twitter LinkedIn email Technorati Digg StumbleUpon

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Clouds and SOA: A powerful combination

Posted on07. May, 2009 by vbrown.

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As evidenced at IBM’s Impact event in Vegas this week, internal/private “Clouds” are a natural evolution (marriage) of platform virtualization and SOA. In leading enterprises, traditional data centers – often a proliferation of internal stovepipe da Facebook Twitter LinkedIn email Technorati Digg StumbleUpon

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SOA Discovers MDM

Posted on02. May, 2009 by vbrown.

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If you asked a random sample of CIOs how they feel about their data strategy, most would probably respond that it’s in good shape. They’ve implemented data warehousing, business analysts have access to BI repositories Facebook Twitter LinkedIn email Technorati Digg StumbleUpon