JeOS, An Open Source Opportunity
During the past few days, the clouderati were busy discussing whether virtualization is a solution or part of the problem when applied to enterprise cloud computing. Christofer Hoff started off the discussion by throwing his thoughts out in the public. A lively good discussion ensued on his post and Surendra Reddy, from Yahoo, added his [...]
Netbook or Notebook? It’s Not Only About Size.
Hardly a day goes by without another new Netbook announcement, at lower and lower prices. The first baby eee PC by ASUS was toy-like ( I returned it after a day), but the current crop are quite usable mobile computing devices. These new Netbooks are flying off the shelf, so much so that sometimes you [...]
Oh, That Bloated Presentation – The Web is Greener
We can argue all we want about the benefits of SaaS, discuss hypothetical use cases at length, but the best showcases are served up by real life, often unexpectedly. A startup CEO friend asked me to take a look at his Powerpoint deck before he would send it to a VC. (Incidentally, I don’t believe [...]
