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Can Amazon Be a Viable Cloud Standard? Cloud users are asking when cloud computing standards will be mature enough so that more companies will feel comfortable implementing cloud architectures and using cloud services without feeling vendor lock-in. Beth Cohen ponders whether or not Amazon is a viable cloud standard. |
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Where's the Security? Why Banks Owe Us Better Protection With the relative ease of carrying out DDoS attacks, shouldn't the world's largest banks have been able to protect themselves—and us—from publicly announced breaches? A security expert and a state senator explain why more must be done. |
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Managing the Cloud Application Lifecycle To migrate and maintain applications in the cloud, teams must first understand how to manage cloud application lifecycle phases. The recently announced Cloud Application Management Platform's goal is to provide a simple model that allows control over the application and its deployment environment. |
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Tips for Effective Traceability in Software CM Traceability provides the means to ensure that a product is correctly packaged and deployed. Joe Farah shares some tips that will help your team recognize proper traceability in order to keep track of and use data more efficiently when building a software product. |
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Announcing Cloud Application Management Platform Specs As many seek to rent application platforms instead of own them, there is a greater emphasis on application interoperability and portability. Open Cloud initiatives and Cloud specifications seek to increase platform interoperability, enhance application portability, and ease lock-in concerns. |
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Making the Environment Pay for the Internet The world's largest companies have built massive data centers that use—and waste—an unbelievable amount of electricity. What steps are being taken to reduce the energy usage of these companies without disrupting the constant service that we've all come to rely on? |
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It's Time We Create a Configuration Management Manifesto A recent discussion on Linkedin about the problem of misapplying CM principles has pushed Joe Townsend to action. It's time that CM professionals create a configuration management manifesto in the form of a living document that gives professionals a mantra they can follow in their CM-related work. |
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The Case for (and Against) Brainstorming Is brainstorming effective? Several studies suggest that rather than unleashing the potential of a group, brainstorming actually makes each person less creative. Naomi Karten explains the best way to brainstorm—if you decide to do so. |
