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22 July 2008 3 Comments

Cloud Computing Does Not Spell the End for Common Sense I.T. Management

Sometimes I think I might be the only one who retains commons sense. Really. At least in the area of I.T. Management. Though we had our share of growing pains at b5media, the knowledge gained from working in an enterprise environment at Northrop Grumman was only accentuated by my tenure as the Director of Technology at b5media.

Unfortunately, some common best-use practices in developing infrastructure is often put aside by those with shiny object syndrome surrounding “cloud computing“.

Let me explain.

Tags: amazon, amazon s3, enterprise, friendfeed, infrastructure, it management, s3, smugmug, Technology, twitter pitch, wordpress.com

7 April 2008 11 Comments

Google File System: Much To Do About Nothing

Google had a much-hyped announcement tonight that, frankly, I’m missing the point of. Techcrunch covered it. Scoble Qik’d it live. I was one of numerous who took the bait out of curiosity and watched the announcement live until Scoble turned off his camera, or something.
honestly, folks, I don’t see what the point is. The product [...]

Tags: amazon s3, Google, google app engine, google apps, Privacy, qik, Scoble, Techcrunch