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State of the Cloud – Cloud Camp in the Clouds

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Randy Bias

I recently gave a short, 5-minute ‘lightning talk’ at Cloud Camp in the Clouds.  This is the first ‘virtual’ (online) event for the Cloud Camp folks.  I want to particularly thank the organizers Reuven Cohen, Dave Nielsen, and Sam Charrington for allowing … Continue reading →

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Cloud Futures Pt. 4: The Culling

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Randy Bias

Like the advent of the commercial Internet before it, cloud computing is likely to have a similar ‘bust’.  In parts 1 (Service Clouds), 2 (Commodity Clouds), and 3 (Focused Clouds), I covered the types of clouds most likely to survive.  … Continue reading →

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Cloud Futures Pt. 3: Focused Clouds

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Randy Bias

If you can’t be ‘best‘ or ‘cheapest‘, that only leaves being ‘first’ (see Pt. 1: Service Clouds and Pt. 2: Commodity Clouds).  Since Amazon Web Services (AWS) clinched the ‘first’ and ‘best’ titles for the general marketplace, your best bet is … Continue reading →

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Cloud Futures Pt. 2: Commodity Clouds

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Randy Bias

Ever wonder where the other big guys are in the cloud computing space?  If Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are general purpose service clouds set to dominate as ecosystem plays, then what about those big companies that can’t deliver an ecosystem, … Continue reading →

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Cloud Futures Pt. 1: Service Clouds

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Randy Bias

With cloud computing rapidly accelerating it can be hard to see the road ahead.  I hope to help with this in my own way through this short four part series where I’ll outline how I think this is all going … Continue reading →

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