The recent news that Dell Computer has aligned with Joyent to provide Joyent’s cloud platform software that will be offered as a new cloud solution for web applications is not much of a surprise.  We all knew that an industry giant like Dell would soon step further into this space.  As this industry continues to ...

One of the things that need re-engineering in the deployment of cloud computing  is that I find that often times the thought of  how it fits into an organization seems to be incongruent with the methods in which traditional applications get procured in an organization.  I say re-engineering because what this introduces is a departure ...

If 2010 is the year of Cloud Computing, you would think someone would have doubled down on a thirty second advertisement during what turned out to be the most watched telecast in history. Sure.  Maybe the audience might be a little broad, but it is still a heck of a way to get the word ...

At the CloudCamp Seattle last week, there were many lively discussions.  A number of vendors stepped up with some great discussion on their products and solutions. One question that was quickly mentioned and pops up in my mind was regarding PCI compliance.  Now, PCI is a well known standard and should not be a radical ...

I was in a Twit-based cloud discussion last week about the role of the “cloud” term and how it has essentially replaced or should be renamed (or reverted) to the term “utility.”   There are surely many opinions on this, but I tend to think of cloud computing in terms of architecture.   Utility computing reflects a ...

According to an article published last week at investors.com, more than half of surveyed IT managers would like to be rid of buying and maintaining servers.    Between this trend and the phenomenon of virtualization, we will see a gradual disappearance of the server in business architecture.  More service-based infrastructure, applications and the demands this places ...

Today I want to talk about possibilities.  In reading John Furrier‘s great post about Google’s impending dominance in the world of cloud computing, at SiliconANGLE and its network this story has sparked interest, questions, and discussion.   There are several thoughts I had and wanted to share some perspective on this.  Oh yes, Google is poised ...

  News and details on an exclusive story that debuted here on Silicon Angle about the new MagicJack Femtocell device has been spreading on the web like wildfire.  The word will spread.  They probably won’t be needing those commercials, but we’ll probably see them anyway. Sparsely released details have the device costing around 40 dollars ...

At Microsoft’s CES 2010 Keynote address tonight a significant portion of time was dedicated to the much anticipated Project Natal.   Microsoft’s President of Entertainment and Devices division, Robbie Bach concluded the technically-delayed presentation with a focused presentation on upcoming XBOX 360 innovations and title announcements. Bach discussed the anticipation that 2010 would be a landmark ...

Sony showed off their new "Bloggie" device during their opening press conference at CES 2010 today. This silly-named device is clearly aimed at social media file sharing and the people who use sites like Myspace, Facebook,Youtube, etc. It shoots quality HD video and 5MP photos for about 200 bucks. The name is silly but it ...