ClickSoftware – Great Case of an AWS Cloud Adoption: Part 1, Operations
Over the last year I had endless conversations with companies that strive to adopt the cloud – specifically the Amazon cloud. Of those I met, I can say that ClickSoftware is one of the leading traditional ISVs that managed to adopt the cloud. The Amazon cloud is with no doubt the most advanced cloud computing [...]
NoOps Is As Legitimate As DevOps
Ever since Lucas Carlson, CEO of AppFog, brought the term “NoOps” into the focus of discussion, there is quite a bit of backlash against the term. The debate sometimes borders along insanity and I thought I will add my 2 cents to this cacophony. In fact, this backlash is nothing new. Whenever I make a statement [...]
Google's Shot at the Waterline with China
Yesterday Google dropped the biggest corporate bombshell in recent memory with the announcement that they are reviewing their operations in China following a very sophisticated cyber attack against Google and some 20 other companies (including Rack Space) that targeted intellectual property and the Chinese dissident community. This has implications that go far beyond the explosion [...]
Sadly the Pirate Bay Shuts Down
It is with a real sense of loss that the Pirate Bay closed down today, and while the news is all over the place from Torrent Freak to more mainstream sites like Gizmodo and Life hacker, this is a real loss to anyone who was interested in what was being downloaded. Companies like Big Champagne [...]
