Cloud Computing Expo on Ulitzer
The most anticipated talk of the day yesterday, at the 4th International
Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, was by the deputy CIO of the CIA, Jill
Singer. Her talk was entitled, "Enterprise Cloud Computing, the
Infrastructure’s Final Revenge."
She acknowledged the problem with defining Cloud Computing, and then went on
to give her paragraph-length definition of “the cloud”. Her talk focused
on the part of the Cloud behind the firewall.
“Today’s CIO must increase the flexibility of the infrastructure,” said
Singer. “Today’s CIO must manage cost to free dollars for [other
purposes] …and work to improve the competitiveness of the larger
organization.”
“Faster, Better, Cheaper, and Safer” was the overall theme of her talk,
and she pointed... (more)
Government News on Ulitzer
In the High-Tech industry, the machinations of the US Supreme Court are, at
best, fodder for dinner party trivia questions. There is one case on the
Supreme Court docket this year that has the potential to change the way
intellectual property protected in the United States, and have a major effect
on the software companies who rely on the patent process. It coul... (more)
Day One of the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo is in full swing. First
off, it took me nearly 30 minutes to find parking. For some reason the top
level of the parking structure of the Santa Clara Convention Center was
closed off. Not sure why. Then I walked through the San Jose Hyatt. At that
point, I ran into the lines. The lines for registration were 50-100 people
deep. And there w... (more)
Blackberry recently pushed out another update of the OS for the Blackberry
Bold, and it appears that wireless upgrades are still a problem. BlackBerry
maker RIM has just posted another update for the phone, 4.6.0.297, that
appears to be a set up patches on top of the previous upgrade.
Numerous users have reported problems with the previous release, version
4.6.0.167. Problems include: Ina... (more)
CTERA announced a pair of products meant to make adding storage to “The
Cloud” easy. They also announced a marketing and distribution agreement
with RackSpace for their devices.
The first of the two devices is targeted at consumers. The Cloudplug is a
device that makes anu USB or eSata hard drive into Network Attached Storage.
CTERA is also offering an online backup service for $199 for ... (more)
Despite his technical education, Bill Roth is Chief Marketing Officer at LogLogic in San Jose. He is formerly the Vice President of the BEA Workshop Business Unit. Prior to this he was Chief Technical Evangelist for Epiphany. With over 20 years in this industry, he has played numerous product marketing, product management and engineering roles at companies like Sun and Morgan Stanley, and GSI Commerce. He was recently named one of the World's 30 Most Influential Cloud Bloggers.
Alan Williamson
Jeremy Geelan
Joseph Ottinger
Joe Winchester
Surekha Durvasula
Robert Graybill
Eric Lantz
Scot Schultz
Brian Sparks
Gilad Shainer
Clint Lee
Maria Lorna Kunnath
Bill Bauman
