Monday, June 27, 2011

Today's Links and My Two Bits on the 800lb. Gorilla in the Tech Industry...

“Localities move data to 'cloud' despite security concerns”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2011/06/localities-move-data-cloud-despite-security-concerns

“Is Microsoft Blowing Smoke When It Says It Won't Be Hurt By the Cloud?”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231167/is_microsoft_blowing_smoke_when_it_says_it_wont_be_hurt_by_the_cloud.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“LulzSec Calls It Quits After 50 Days of 'mayhem'”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231198/lulzsec_calls_it_quits_after_50_days_of_mayhem.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Silicon Valley Pulse: Overseas Firms Seek Talent Here”
http://news.dice.com/2011/06/24/silicon-valley-pulse-silicon-valley-thriving-while-ipos-are-declining/

How to Prepare Yourself for a Telephone Interview”
http://news.dice.com/2011/06/24/the-art-of-the-phone-interview/

Is There a Link Between IT and Autism?”
http://news.dice.com/2011/06/23/is-there-a-link-between-it-and-autism/

LulzSec’s Hacker Went Under Cover By ‘Playing Video Games’”
http://news.dice.com/2011/06/23/lulzsecs-hacker-went-over-cover-by-playing-video-games/

“The future of the cloud, as seen by Cisco”
http://gigaom.com/cloud/the-future-of-the-cloud-as-seen-by-cisco/

“Twitter’s data center mystery deepens”
http://gigaom.com/cloud/twitters-data-center-mystery-deepens/

“Forget cool, OpenFlow and networking is now hot!”
http://gigaom.com/cloud/forget-cool-openflow-and-networking-is-now-hot/

“As email passes 40, is a midlife crisis in the cards?”
http://gigaom.com/collaboration/as-email-passes-40-is-a-midlife-crisis-n-the-cards/

Supreme Court strikes down California video game law”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gamification/supreme-court-strikes-down-california-video-game-law/503?tag=nl.e550

Microsoft convinces another Android vendor to sign a patent-protection deal”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-convinces-another-android-vendor-to-sign-a-patent-protection-deal/9826?tag=nl.e550

Firefox 5 review: Tab perfection”
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/firefox-5-review-tab-perfection/2645?tag=nl.e550

Has the Mozilla Foundation lost its collective mind?”
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/has-the-mozilla-foundation-lost-its-collective-mind/5687?tag=nl.e550

How far is too far to troubleshoot on servers?”
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/how-far-is-too-far-to-troubleshoot-on-servers/4106?tag=nl.e550

Eight ways it may change how you work”
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/networking/the-cloud-is-coming-for-you-eight-ways-it-may-change-how-you-work/4079?tag=nl.e550

Energy reduction biggest milestone for grocery giant Kroger”
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/energy-reduction-biggest-milestone-for-grocery-giant-kroger/16719?tag=nl.e550

“Verizon stores struck by HTC Thunderbolt Wireless Charging Battery Cover”
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/27/verizon-stores-struck-by-htc-thunderbolt-wireless-charging-batte/

A Review of the Verizon Droid HTV Incredible
http://www.financefoodie.com/2011/06/review-of-verizons-htc-droid-incredible.html

Google bets big on cloud computing for India”
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/google-bets-big-on-cloud-computing-for-india/articleshow/9012241.cms

“Comcast has no say as Hulu considers sale”
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-06-comcast-hulu-sale.html

A list of Start ups worth checking out.
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29409.asp
Even though their focus might be in marketing you never know who they might be hiring or what trends they might bring to the market.

6 months in review: Digital's biggest trends”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29425.asp

Do Energy Subsidies Make Green Sense?”
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/06/24/do-energy-subsidies-make-green-sense?utm_source=GreenBuzz&utm_campaign=526ecb49b5-GreenBuzz-2011-06-27&utm_medium=email

“How to buy hardware for virtualization”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/how-buy-hardware-virtualization-169?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-27

“The 10 worst cloud outages (and what we can learn from them)”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/the-10-worst-cloud-outages-and-what-we-can-learn-them-902?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-27

Desktop PCs: Dead as a doornail, or maybe just a fax machine”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062711-desktop-doomed.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-27

N9 + WP7 = the future of the smartphone”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/n9-wp7-future-smartphone?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-06-27

How to Argue with the CEO--And Win”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061311-how-to-argue-with-the.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_it_best_practices_2011-06-27

Is Google entering the social games market?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/is-google-entering-the-social-games-market/3042?tag=nl.e539

Google Voice: beyond Gmail. Get voicemail and texts using any client you want”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/google-voice-beyond-gmail-get-voicemail-and-texts-using-any-client-you-want/10476?tag=nl.e539

Desktop Virtualization vs Virtual Desktop Infrastructure”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-vs-virtual-desktop-infrastructure/3390?tag=nl.e539

An oddity in the Cable industry: “Programmers vs. Operators”
http://www.fiercecable.com/story/programmers-vs-operators-oddity-wrapped-strangeness/2011-06-27?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

“Twitter to Kill Old Interface 'Very, Very Soon'”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/231172/twitter_to_kill_old_interface_very_very_soon.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Anonymous Claims LulzSec Members, Steps up Attacks”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231209/anonymous_claims_lulzsec_members_steps_up_attacks.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Tilgin Launches Home Gateways for 1G Bps Broadband Services”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231212/tilgin_launches_home_gateways_for_1g_bps_broadband_services.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Oracle Fusion Applications Pricing Revealed”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231221/oracle_fusion_applications_pricing_revealed.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Android lovers: Don't overlook Nook”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062711-android-nook.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

Healthcare IT jobs lucrative but tough to land”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062711-healthcare-it-jobs.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

They're back! Data breach notification bills resurface”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062711-theyre-back-data-breach-notification.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

Deconstructing the Cloud”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/deconstructing-cloud?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

Pipeline installs new Sprint fixed 4G wireless system at Houston facility”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/062711-pipeline-installs-new-sprint-fixed.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

“Microsoft opens 10th Store in Houston”
http://blogs.cio.com/retail/16370/houston-we-have-xbox-microsoft-opens-10th-store?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

Geekiest wedding dress ever”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/geekiest-wedding-dress-ever?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-27

“Google Talk Adopts Jingle As Default VoIP Protocol” http://ip-pbx.tmcnet.com/news/2011/06/24/5596066.htm


Elfiq LB-800E Link Balancer Review”
http://ip-pbx.tmcnet.com/news/2011/06/27/5599292.htm

“TMCnet IP PBX Week in Review”
http://ip-pbx.tmcnet.com/topics/ip-pbx/articles/190086-tmcnet-ip-pbx-week-review.htm

“ScaleXtreme Looks to Bring Server Management to the Cloud”
http://cloudcomputing.internet.com/networking_infrastructure/article.php/427258

“Google: There Isn't a Microsoft Mistake We Won't Repeat”
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/AMD-Google-Oracle-Harry-Potter-and-Robopocalypse-72753.html

My Two Bits.............

Comcast as the 800lb.Gorrlla in the tech industry.

I think the 800lb. Gorilla in the tech industry right now is Comcast. They are getting their hands into everything right now. They own NBC, and Universal, then there are theme parks, and all the tech that they are developing to put into the pipeline. When I think of the cloud and the pure computing power that the cloud could provide I think of the backbone that Comcast controls that could be used to move all that info and data back and forth to the cloud. Forget Microsoft and Google their software. Comcast is hardware, which means its not a stretch to think of Comcast as some day being a cloud provider. They could easily set up their own data centers to host VM’s. In fact they might use Linux or some other OS to offer cloud based services. They would be a bigger threat for Amazon Web Services if they ventured in that direction. That’s not to mention be in the Cat’s bird seat in offering cloud services, because of where they sit on the pipeline as a major ISP provider. What’s to stop them from coming up with their own notebook or pc that you could connect to their box and boot up their own cloud OS that could compete with Google or Microsoft. Then again they could just as easily partner with either for the software and find a willing partner for the hardware.  I’m merely speculating here on my part. I have no idea what so ever, that this in Comcast’s plans’. In my view their still busy integrating NBC into their org. So for them to venture into cloud computing might take a few years, if they decided to get into a new business. But to me the whole idea of a Comcast Cloud venture is not so far fetched, and offers interesting possibilities for the future of both broadband, and cloud providers alike.

(Disclosure; I was neither paid to write this piece nor do I have any affiliations with Comcast or anyone in the cable industry. Furthermore neither my wife or I own any stock in Comcast. Though we own stock in both Microsoft and Google. The opinions I expressed in my Two Bits blog post are my own.)


Surfs up!.............................................Eric

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