Joe McKendrick

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Joe McKendrick is an author and independent analyst who tracks the impact of information technology on management and markets. Joe is co-author, along with 16 leading industry leaders and thinkers, of the SOA Manifesto, which outlines the values and guiding principles of service orientation. He speaks frequently on cloud, SOA, data, and enterprise computing topics at industry events and Webcasts. As an independent analyst, he has authored numerous research reports in partnership with Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc. for user groups such as SHARE, Oracle Applications Users Group, and International DB2 Users Group. He is also independent analyst for GigaOm Pro. In a previous life, Joe served as director of the Administrative Management Society (AMS), an international professional association dedicated to advancing knowledge within the IT and business management fields. He is a graduate of Temple University.

Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?

No one in the industry is talking about any fears they may be having about the cloud -- at least not out loud.

published 1 day ago by Joe McKendrick

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A master's-level computer science degree, delivered via MOOCs

Massive open online courses will soon deliver an advanced comp-sci degree at a very, very low price, courtesy of Georgia Tech, Udacity and AT&T.

May 15, 2013 by Joe McKendrick

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IBM divulges private cloud progress in an infographic

IBM eats its own dog food, reporting significant cost savings and more customer interactions with its private cloud.

May 14, 2013 by Joe McKendrick

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