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  • 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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  • Rackspace Allays Australasian Patriot Act Fears

    August 24, 2012

    Business
    australia, Jim Fagan, Patriot Act, rackspace, sydney, United States, US Government, USA PATRIOT Act
     

    News the other day that Rackspace (see disclosure) will soon be opening its first data center in Sydney, Australia. This marks the first large scale US vendor to announce a local operation in my neck of the woods –…

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  • On Geographic Flexibility–OxygenCloud Understands the Need

    March 13, 2012

    Business
    cloud computing, Macquarie Telecom, NetApp, Patriot Act, Salesforce.com, USA PATRIOT Act
     

    I’ve written a lot lately about the need for cloud vendors to provide services that are tailored to specific countries or regions. Whether this is due to cross-cultural reasons or merely because of concerns around US located data, as…

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  • German Clouds… And No, That’s Not a Joke

    September 15, 2011

    Business
    cloud computing, Deutsche Telekom, Patriot Act, Reinhard Clemens, United States
     

    At the risk of inviting jokes along the lines of “ve haf vays of making you kloud”, I wanted to comment on the recent news that Deutsche Telekom is pushing German regulators to introduce a certification for German or…

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Papers

The Future of ERP – Moving at the Speed of Change

If we look back a generation, business tended to be static. While it is undeniable that innovation occurred, it tended to at a much slower pace. While Henry Ford’s manufacturing and distribution models certainly marked disruption for the horse and buggy industry, this was a change that took decades.

Channel Strategies for Success in the Cloud Age

Cloud Computing is perhaps one of the biggest shifts in the technology industry in a generation. Alongside the technology shifts involved in Cloud, there is also a significant change in the way technology will be supplied, implemented and delivered going forward. While this shift offers real benefits to consumers in terms of reduced costs and increased agility

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Ben Kepes is a business leader, a technology evangelist, an entrepreneur, and a commentator. Ben covers the convergence of business and technology.

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