Blog Archives

On PRISM, the Cloud and Granularity

June 17, 2013

Business

cloud computing, MegaUpload, Microsoft, Patriot Act, PRISM, privacy, Richard Stallman, United States

Since news of the US data interception program, PRISM, hit the world, there has been the expected firestorm of comments suggesting that this would be the death-knell of the cloud. It’s something of a tradition that whenever anything even…

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GreenQloud Looks to Both Deepen and Broaden Service–Internationalization and QloudSync

March 19, 2013

Business

cloud computing, Cloud storage, dropbox, GreenQLoud, Iceland, MegaUpload, Patriot Act, QloudSync

One of the emergent tends I’m seeing with technology vendors is a move towards offering more long-tail solutions. As pure infrastructure becomes more and more commoditized, vendors are looking for ways to differentiate themselves, one of the most effective…

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On Privacy, US Legislation and Cloud Vendors

March 5, 2012

Business

Aaron Levie, box, dmca, google, MegaUpload, Salesforce.com, United States, USA PATRIOT Act

While in the US a week or two ago I spent some time talking with vendors about the security of Cloud data, in particular the impact of the DCMA and Patriot Act on non US customers of vendors. As…

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Cloud and the Enterprise

February 9, 2012

Business

cloud computing, John Taschek, MegaUpload, Service provider, Steve Gillmor, USA PATRIOT Act

Recently I spent a remarkably enjoyable hour chatting with Steve Gillmor and John Taschek on a special enterprise-focused Gillmor Gang. Somehow I was roped in to be the provocateur and judging by many of the comments on the back…

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Blog Archives

On PRISM, the Cloud and Granularity

GreenQloud Looks to Both Deepen and Broaden Service–Internationalization and QloudSync

On Privacy, US Legislation and Cloud Vendors

Cloud and the Enterprise