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Which Language Do You Speak, Facilities Talk or IT Dialect?

Which Language Do You Speak, Facilities Talk or IT Dialect?

By on May 17, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology

In all the conferences related to data centers that I’ve attended so far, there is a session or two that discusses the integration of facilities and IT to manage a data center more effectively. So far, there does not seem to be an effective solution that might apply uniformly to the average data center. There [...]

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Some Basics of Cloud Computing in 10 Minutes

Some Basics of Cloud Computing in 10 Minutes

By on May 10, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Data Management, Database, Enterprise Applications, Hardware, Information Technology, Network Securities, Networking, On-Demand, Security, Software, Storage, Telecommunication, Virtualization

The recent Open Cloud Conference was a little different from other conferences on cloud computing. It was not big compared with other nationwide conferences, but it attracted a lot of technology geeks and practitioners of cloud computing. Most people were casually dressed (more relaxed than even standard Silicon Valley attire), and most of them were [...]

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Open Source and Cloud

Open Source and Cloud

By on May 3, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Database, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Applications, Information Technology, Networking, Software, Storage, Virtualization

This week I attended the Open Cloud Conference at Silicon Valley Cloud Center in Sunnyvale. There were a lot of interesting sessions, and one was on the role of open source for cloud. As there was a debate during the conference on the relationship between open source cloud and open cloud, they are not exactly [...]

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Zettaset Enhances Hadoop’s Functionality and Provides Security

Zettaset Enhances Hadoop’s Functionality and Provides Security

By on March 13, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Management, Database, Editorial, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Applications, Information Technology, Software

One of the interviews I conducted at the recent RSA conference was with Brian Christian, CTO and cofounder of Zettaset. Their PR firm emphasizes the security it provides to Hadoop environments, which is understandable, considering that the RSA conference was all about security. Before getting to the interview, let’s see how Hadoop is doing. The [...]

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yaSSL Secures Embedded Systems with Tiny Footprints

yaSSL Secures Embedded Systems with Tiny Footprints

By on March 9, 2012 in Community Manager, Hardware, Mobile and Wireless, Network Securities, Software

When I explain that my expertise is in IT, people nod and think I am a technology guy. Then I go on to say I do software, networking, green/clean technologies, energy efficiency, cloud computing, embedded software, and the application of ICT to other areas, like smart grid. People get confused, and their attention goes out [...]

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What Was Hot at RSA Conference 2012?

What Was Hot at RSA Conference 2012?

By on March 3, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Hardware, Identity, Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless, Networking, Security, Software, Virtualization

First, a disclaimer. I attended two days of the RSA conference this week and saw and interviewed several vendors. Interviews by myself and others were videotaped and will be available soon. However, the sheer number of exhibitors and others was tremendous. I am sure I did miss some of the great technologies and vendors. But [...]

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RSA Conference 2012: Power Shortage by ICT? You Can’t Be Serious, Are You?

RSA Conference 2012: Power Shortage by ICT? You Can’t Be Serious, Are You?

By on March 2, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Hardware, Identity, Mobile and Wireless, Networking, Security, Telecommunication

Cloud conferences are gaining momentum and attendance, but  the RSA Conference 2012 I’ve attended held Feb. 27 through March 2 in San Francisco attracted more people by far. I talked to and interviewed many people there, and I plan to write about them and the security technologies they presented. This was my second conference since [...]

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The General Trends of Cloud Computing (Cloud Connect 2012)

The General Trends of Cloud Computing (Cloud Connect 2012)

By on February 27, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Data Management, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise Applications, Identity, Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless, Networking, Software, Storage, Virtualization

When you cover a conference like Cloud Connect 2012, it is sometimes overwhelming to see so many things and people in a matter of a few days. It is generally a good thing to collect or receive a large amount of information. The downside is that it is hard to digest it all and condense [...]

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I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

By on February 19, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless, Network Securities, Networking, Security, Telecommunication, Virtualization

Sometimes it is hard to admit that I am a laggard when it comes to the adoption of new technologies and services. I laugh at my friends who do not use LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter. But I now admit that I have not been exposed to mobile computing firsthand. Well, I was exposed to it [...]

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Open Innovation, Mozilla’s Way

Open Innovation, Mozilla’s Way

By on February 9, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Enterprise 2.0, Information Technology, IT Decision-making, Software

A keynote speech by a prominent expert usually kicks off a conference. In Teladata’s recent Technology Convergence Conference on collaboration between IT and facilities departments, Pascal Finette’s interesting speech was very unusual. He talked about a new way of running a business with open innovation—that is, with everything open. Pascal Finette of Mozilla I never [...]

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