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On Microsoft and the Lack of Startup Cred

January 18, 2011

Business

Amazon EC2, azure, cloud computing, gmail, Microsoft, Quora, Software as a Service, Y Combinator

The recent domain profiling of Y Combinator startups was interesting reading from a “how far ahead of corporate IT are startups when it comes to cloud services?” question, but also interesting was a look at Microsoft‘s performance among the…

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Quora’s Uptake Velocity, and Unintended Consequences

January 7, 2011

Business

Facebook, google, online communities, Quora, twitter

I’ve spent a few days thinking about the seemingly rapid rise of Q&A site Quora. While a great case study for the value that utilizing Cloud infrastructure can bring, my thoughts are more about the speed at which Quora…

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Gartner’s “Creative” Cloud Magic Quadrant – On Analysts, Cogitation and Vested Interests

January 6, 2011

Business

cloud computing, gartner, Magic Quadrant, Quora

Earlier this week Dennis Howlett posted on ZDNet a fairly scathing attack on poor analysis and its creators – be they traditional firms or people with a different approach. In his post (in which I came in for a…

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