Early in my career, I had the opportunity to work on some projects with the Association for Information Systems Professionals, a group that had taken one wild ride on the information technology roller coaster.(Note, not to be confused with the Association of Information Technology Professionals, formerly Data Processing Management Association, a vibrant group based in Chicago.
The age of on-demand and utility computing is upon us now. This time we really mean it.
In spite of the off-putting buzzword, I nevertheless find quite a bit of merit with Richard Samson's argument that automation will make offshore outsourcing a moot point in the not-so-distant future (as explored in this CNET report).Back in November, we uncovered some food for thought from Datamonitoron this very topic.
Cloud, the third great shift in 50 years of computing, presents a golden opportunity for IT to get out in front and lead.
A series of 'what-if' scenarios for what could go wrong with cloud, developed by The Open Group.
Moore's Law versus the higher education system.
A fresh approach, a new language for developer productivity
A public cloud provider, private cloud operator, consultant, network provider, and venture capitalist were all put in the same room. Here's what they had to say about cloud's business value.
'We began seeing our infrastructure as a commodity service, and not a strategic asset'
Every economic quake leads to tectonic information technology shift. Is it cloud this time?