Two Mega Cloud Conferences: What Google I/O and GigaOM Pro each had to Offer The cloud has finally settled after the weekend’s dual momentous occasions. Google I/O, the yearly gathering of tech heads on the West Coast of the US is finally over, with lauding and misgivings, alike. On the fringes was also a cloud computing platform that seeks similar, albeit more academic, answers than those of the former conference: GigaOM Pro’s conference. Here is an analysis of what the two disparate approaches to the fundamental world of the Internet, applications and the cloud, in general, had to offer the
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Two Mega Cloud Conferences: What Google I/O And GigaOM Pro Each Had To Offer
by John on May 20, 2013
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Google OS, IT, SaaS, Social networks, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloud Computing Is Redefining Micro-Learning In Five Revolutionary Ways
by John on October 18, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloud Computing Is Redefining Micro-Learning One of the great aspects of cloud computing is that it is quantifiable. It takes a challenge and accounts for it in hard figures. If it is software, one rents it and pays for the time he or she spends on it. If it is education, particularly, students come to know the time they spend in a remote learning environment will come back to them in the form of a certificate or degree. There are different ways in which the ubiquity and easy accessibility of otherwise expensive resources and data has affected micro-learning. Here are five
The New Cloud Academia: What If Future Graduates Never Saw A Classroom?
by John on October 10, 2012
in Business, Certification, Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
The New Cloud Academia: What If Future Graduates Never Saw A Classroom? As technology gets more personal and remote connectivity becomes more of a necessity, one-on-one coercions between people are slowly ebbing. The future may look bleak for inter-personal meetings like that between teachers and students in a typical classroom. But it holds a synergy that is highly appropriate for the contemporary hi-tech generation. One of the leading arguments that pro-micro-learning advocates cite is that the fight for mandatory education should go to what learners love most: the mobile, the computer and the social networks. This will bring even more
Playing Catch-Up With The Big Boys
by Emma on July 6, 2012
in Cloud Computing, IT, Storage, Technology, Trends
Playing Catch-Up With The Big Boys Microsoft dipped into their pockets a few days ago and shelled out $1.2 billion to purchase the social network Yammer. IBM has set the benchmark by merging cloud computing with social networking. It’s an interesting mix of work and play at the same time. It’s a nice idea, but for one of the world’s biggest companies, they are really lagging behind the other cloud computing giants out there. It is projected that in the next decade the developing and sharing of information through cloud computing technology is going to greatly increase. Cloud computing may
Will Facebook Halt Instagram’s Gratification To The Cloud?
by Jeff Norman on April 17, 2012
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Facebook, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
Will Facebook Halt Instagram’s Gratification to the Cloud? I’m sure that by now you’ve heard the news that Facebook has purchased Instagram. Even bigger concern for us cloud aficionados has recently been made news by Data Center Knowledge, one of Instagram’s place in the cloud. Will Facebook scoop it up from its roots there, or will the social network behemoth mercifully allow it to stay? Assuming you haven’t yet been made abreast of this news, allow me to contextualize all of this for you. Instagram might indeed be the world’s most popular cloud application. Established in the fall of 2010,
Zynga’s Shift from the Public to the Private Cloud
by sourya on April 4, 2012
in Amazon, Animation, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, Images, Infographic, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
Zynga’s Shift from the Public to the Private Cloud Zynga is a company that has grown tremendously since its modest beginnings in 2007. Named after a bulldog named Zinga once owned by founder Mark Pincus (who also features prominently in the company logo), Zynga began life as a startup and got $29 million in venture funding. VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, who are now contemplating a dedicated startup fund in the cloud computing space (See: Iconic VC Firm Kleiner Perkins Considering Focused Fund for Cloud Startups), was one of its early backers. Zynga hit the jackpot when it
Cloud Computing Will Produce the Next Mark Zuckerberg
by Jeff Norman on March 7, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Social networks, Technology, Trends
Cloud Computing Will Produce the Next Mark Zuckerberg The next king or queen of science and technology will come from the cloud, I predict. Budding geniuses wanting to make a name for themselves must master cloud computing. Naysayers wag their fingers with conservative statements like “the cloud is far too new to generate history-making change. Not just yet.” My opinion? Fooey. Cloud computing is new but not nascent. It’s an open frontier just waiting for a brazen cowboy to stand up as sheriff. I doubt we’ll all be moving from Facebook to “Cloud”-Book anytime soon. Yet ignoring the potential for
