Don't Be Ambushed by Your Cloud Provider Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/27/2012 21 comments One ISP engineer reports that not knowing the details of his cloud contract resulted in hours of unnecessary downtime.
Match Play Todd Watson 2/27/2012 Post a comment The IBM Pulse2012 event, being held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas March 4 to 7, will focus on several key areas, including cloud, mobility, smarter physical infrastructure, and security.
10 New Surveillance Methods Editor's Blog 2/24/2012 57 comments Increased connectivity means increased surveillance. Here are 10 new ways you're being watched online.
Steve Garrity, Co-Founder & CTO, Hearsay Social IE Radio 2/23/2012 144 comments Steve Garrity is the CTO and co-founder of Hearsay Social, a startup that provides cloud-based solutions for enterprises seeking to increase revenue and deepen customer relationships through social media. Steve is a former Microsoft engineer who worked on mobile search, Live Mesh, and Azure, and he was a product manager at Fortify Software. Steve was a Mayfield Fellow scholar at Stanford University, where he earned BS and MS degrees in computer science.
Reservations About SaaS Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 2/21/2012 7 comments SaaS skeptics may be underestimating both the flexibility of the best SaaS proffers, especially in the field of analytics, and the real cost of alternatives.
Report: Google 'Tricked' Millions of Browsers Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/20/2012 38 comments Google and three other online advertising companies have been accused of deploying software to bypass Apple's Safari privacy settings.
IBM's New Vision of the Cloud Second Shooter 2/16/2012 10 comments IBM user survey suggests that the real value of the cloud lies in enabling new business models.
Pondering Digital Data as Dollars Editor's Blog 2/13/2012 14 comments The plurality of our poll takers think they're owed a cut of Facebook's revenue, but will they stop creating content if they're not compensated? Our Magic 8 ball says it's doubtful.
Yes, Data in the Cloud Is Your Responsibility Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/13/2012 4 comments No cloud contract fits all. It is up to the enterprise subscriber to ensure that your expectations for data ownership match your provider's.
At Yahoo, the Board Gets Real Editor's Blog 2/9/2012 10 comments The board shakeup at Yahoo is the first sign that the enterprise is regaining its grasp on reality.
Finnish Startups Flourish Susan Fourtané 2/8/2012 37 comments Finland's Internet startups are setting the bar for innovation and attracting funding from Silicon Valley.
The Potential of DIY Analytics Internet Evolution Analytics Clan Poll 2/8/2012 Post a comment Open-source solutions like Hadoop and HBase arguably make analytics available to anyone with some programming savvy.
Server Hugging Internet Evolution Midmarket Clan Poll 2/8/2012 Post a comment Some midmarket CIOs are accused of being "server huggers," or clinging to the internal systems they know rather than looking positively at cloud services.
The Internet's Most Wanted List The Big Report 2/7/2012 31 comments For the Internet to have a prosperous future, these 10 politicians, lobbyists, and media big-wigs need to step away from it.
Clouds Aren't Just for Outsourcing Mary E. Shacklett 2/2/2012 15 comments A one-dimensional focus on outsourcing has tended to obstruct strategic planning and creative thinking about cloud services.
Legit Sites Caught in Megaupload Fallout Joe Stanganelli 2/2/2012 25 comments A number of legitimate users who subscribed to Megaupload for cloud storage are finding themselves unable to retrieve lost data.
Don't Be Ambushed by Your Cloud Provider Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/27/2012 21 comments One ISP engineer reports that not knowing the details of his cloud contract resulted in hours of unnecessary downtime.
Match Play Todd Watson 2/27/2012 Post a comment The IBM Pulse2012 event, being held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas March 4 to 7, will focus on several key areas, including cloud, mobility, smarter physical infrastructure, and security.
10 New Surveillance Methods Editor's Blog 2/24/2012 57 comments Increased connectivity means increased surveillance. Here are 10 new ways you're being watched online.
Steve Garrity, Co-Founder & CTO, Hearsay Social IE Radio 2/23/2012 144 comments Steve Garrity is the CTO and co-founder of Hearsay Social, a startup that provides cloud-based solutions for enterprises seeking to increase revenue and deepen customer relationships through social media. Steve is a former Microsoft engineer who worked on mobile search, Live Mesh, and Azure, and he was a product manager at Fortify Software. Steve was a Mayfield Fellow scholar at Stanford University, where he earned BS and MS degrees in computer science.
Reservations About SaaS Analytics Clan Editor's Blog 2/21/2012 7 comments SaaS skeptics may be underestimating both the flexibility of the best SaaS proffers, especially in the field of analytics, and the real cost of alternatives.
Report: Google 'Tricked' Millions of Browsers Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/20/2012 38 comments Google and three other online advertising companies have been accused of deploying software to bypass Apple's Safari privacy settings.
IBM's New Vision of the Cloud Second Shooter 2/16/2012 10 comments IBM user survey suggests that the real value of the cloud lies in enabling new business models.
Pondering Digital Data as Dollars Editor's Blog 2/13/2012 14 comments The plurality of our poll takers think they're owed a cut of Facebook's revenue, but will they stop creating content if they're not compensated? Our Magic 8 ball says it's doubtful.
Yes, Data in the Cloud Is Your Responsibility Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/13/2012 4 comments No cloud contract fits all. It is up to the enterprise subscriber to ensure that your expectations for data ownership match your provider's.
At Yahoo, the Board Gets Real Editor's Blog 2/9/2012 10 comments The board shakeup at Yahoo is the first sign that the enterprise is regaining its grasp on reality.
Finnish Startups Flourish Susan Fourtané 2/8/2012 37 comments Finland's Internet startups are setting the bar for innovation and attracting funding from Silicon Valley.
The Potential of DIY Analytics Internet Evolution Analytics Clan Poll 2/8/2012 Post a comment Open-source solutions like Hadoop and HBase arguably make analytics available to anyone with some programming savvy.
Server Hugging Internet Evolution Midmarket Clan Poll 2/8/2012 Post a comment Some midmarket CIOs are accused of being "server huggers," or clinging to the internal systems they know rather than looking positively at cloud services.
The Internet's Most Wanted List The Big Report 2/7/2012 31 comments For the Internet to have a prosperous future, these 10 politicians, lobbyists, and media big-wigs need to step away from it.
Clouds Aren't Just for Outsourcing Mary E. Shacklett 2/2/2012 15 comments A one-dimensional focus on outsourcing has tended to obstruct strategic planning and creative thinking about cloud services.
Legit Sites Caught in Megaupload Fallout Joe Stanganelli 2/2/2012 25 comments A number of legitimate users who subscribed to Megaupload for cloud storage are finding themselves unable to retrieve lost data.
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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Steve Garrity, Co-Founder & CTO, Hearsay Social
