Several months ago a CIO from a company I was meeting with claimed his ordinary data center was a private cloud. Nonsense! I vented with this post. Today there are two good myth busting posts circulating (here and here). One of the myths in Dave’s article states that putting data in the cloud could get you put in jail. That is pure swiftboating! But what is really getting annoying to me is watching companies and developers... Read More
Cloud Computing: Expert opinions everywhere, but where are the experts?
I have found that with cloud computing there seems to be a ton of “expert” advice but it is not coming from people who are actually building solutions in the cloud. Many giving “expert” advice are seasoned veterans and talented people, but they are simply stating opinions not backed by any facts. Most have simply read about the cloud’s pros and cons, formed their own opinions, and now claim their opinions as... Read More
Is social media making us dumber?
I have been a big fan of social media but lately I am starting to think that much of the information we share on the various social software tools are inaccurate, unproven, and nothing more than opinions. The problem is that anybody with a blog, a Twitter account, or a Facebook account can say anything and other people will accept it as the truth. On any given day, you can find content that is nothing more than someone’s bias opinion... Read More
The real problem with Cloud Computing….People
I said the same thing when we were in the extreme hype & FUD stage of SOA. Now we have simply changed the marketing slides from SOA to Cloud Computing and the same pattern of insanity commences. Cloud Insanity – To repeat the same behaviors that caused SOA to fail and expect a different result. For the creators of Cloud Computing FUD, here are some bullets for you to dwell on…. Nothing is secure unless you architect for it. ... Read More
