After a decade of working to realize the benefits promised by Service Oriented IT Architecture (SOA), a new and exciting evolution of service orientation is taking place that is impacting and benefiting entire communities of consumers and businesses – the Service Oriented Business Model (SOBM). Many of us in the IT industry have been excited [...]
The June edition of The Bay Area Women’s Journal digital magazine has launched! As many of you know, I’m a partner and director of technology for a publishing company based in San Francisco, California. One of our flagship properties is the Bay Area Women’s Journal, an on-line lifestyle publication with a primary focus on issues [...]
When I first saw blog posts and industry press questioning the relationship between Cloud Computing and SOA… I wondered what was causing the confusion. Are our definitions of Cloud Computing not clear? Do many of us still not understand SOA? Are we not correctly conveying either the Cloud or SOA’s value proposition or role in the enterprise? [...]
A lot of us have been using server virtualization for a few years now. We’re well aware of how effective a virtual platform can be when it comes to utilizing server resources. In my experience, clients have seen their server utilization go from an average of 5-15% to at least 60-75%. And the number of physical [...]
I was a Twitter skeptic! I know… if you’re a Tweeter you’re thinking, “What a curmudgeon! How out of touch can you be?” But, nevertheless, although I dabbled in the Twitter culture, I was slow to see any value. Now… I have truly seen the light! Twitter has become an indispensible source of real-time news [...]
Many of you are no doubt considering some aspect of Cloud Computing in your Business and IT strategies for 2010. I’m sure you’re taking an incremental approach as you identify the best opportunities and the best approach for realizing the benefits that Cloud Computing can offer. I’ve just posted some guidance for developing a Cloud [...]
Clearly, we don’t all mean the same thing when we refer to the “Cloud”! That’s the first issue I encounter as I work with clients to identify the best and most suitable use of Cloud Computing –ambiguity and lack of precision in defining the term. Unfortunately, when there’s a discussion of Cloud Computing strategy it [...]
To state the obvious, cloud hype is extremely loud and distorted right now. As with most emerging technologies or computing paradigms, the rush by vendors to capitalize on (or, create) new opportunities and by enthusiastic early adopters to try to gain a competitive edge creates lots of confusion and silliness. (Maybe Gartner should have a [...]
Even though the potential benefits are obvious, and some early adopters are already experiencing a positive ROI, I fear for the near-term future of Cloud Computing! (For a late-breaking ROI example see http://bit.ly/HDJVy) It looks to me like we are very close to the peak of the Hype Cycle – lots of, often irrational, press; [...]
Clearly the economic challenges we’ve been facing over the past 18 months have been almost unprecedented. As business leaders, it’s been very difficult to plan and to know how to best use our scarce resources. But, as always, those who demonstrate creativity, leadership and courage can seize opportunities to focus on developing powerful IT strategies [...]
