Welcome to part 4 of my 6 part series on how the cloud is changing the economics of business. In this post I will discuss how enterprise software is moving away from large, complex systems with expensive software licensing models to simple, focused, pay-as-you-go pricing models. Huge opportunities exist to solve existing business problems better than they have been solved in the past. One of the hardest things for entrepreneurs is deriving... 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
Twitter: Is the Cloud Computing conversation nothing more than vendor PR?
I am a big fan of social media, especially Twitter. I have used Twitter to engage in conversations with fellow enterprise architects, CTOs, CIOs, vendors, and industry analysts to name a few. Most of what I troll Twitter for are conversations about EA, SOA, and Cloud Computing. Lately, the Twitter stream has been adding little to no value on these topics. Most of the chatter that comes across my Twitter client is a rehashing of what is being... Read More
How Technology is Drastically Changing the Future of Business
Todays announcement of 3Tera’s AppStore is just another mounting piece of evidence of how technology is drastically changing the business landscape of our future. 3Tera joins Amazon in delivering “cloud ready” components that enterprises, big and small, can quickly get up and running with very little upfront costs. Take at look at 3Tera’s website and you see that in Q3 of 2009 they will release many new... Read More
My Summary of the IBM Impact 2009 Conference in Vegas
I just got back from a cool three days at IBM’s Impact 2009 in Vegas and thought I would summarize my opinions from what I saw and heard for those who did not get a chance to go. I’ll cover four areas: SOA, Cloud Computing, Social Software, and Personal Networking. But first, here is my disclaimer. I am not an IBM Customer and I am not being paid by IBM in any way. I was invited to the conference and did not pay for airfare or a... Read More
What would life be like if they took your Social Networking tools away from you?
I left the corporate environment nine months ago to embark on a startup venture. The place that I worked at frowned upon social software, especially instant messaging. It was always a battle when we had consultants come in because they could no longer use the tools they were accustomed to using to get work done. Today, I just saw a glimpse of what life would be like if I was stripped of my social networking tools. I just engaged in a long... Read More
The Greek’s 2009 Technology Predictions
I just read a post from Dana Gardner where he highlights 2009 predictions from leading analysts. I agree with most of these predictions but I’d like to add my own. I am by no means an industry analyst, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night :-} The Greek’s Top 5 predictions/trends for 2009 Reduction in IT spending causes companies to start to be more fiscally responsible and take a more portfolio management approach... Read More
Social Networking: Accelerate the Learning Curve
Every day the I find myself amazed at the amount of information that I can obtain and the speed at which I can learn about technology by leveraging social software. By using a variety of tools, I can tap into a network of several hundred individuals that I am directly connected to. Each of them have their personal networks at their disposal resulting in a viral network of millions of resources that I can tap into for knowledge sharing. Over... Read More
