Yahoo! Session at Cloud Expo
Cloud Computing is receiving a lot of attention, and a number of companies
see it as a key to increased agility and efficiency. The technology, however,
is still at an early stage and many fundamental challenges need to be
addressed before the full promise of the paradigm can be realized. In this
general session at Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West, Yahoo! Chief Scientist
Raghu Ramakrishnan highlighted some of the key challenges, described projects
at Yahoo! that seek to address one or more of these challenges, and - in
particular - he discussed the issues in managing large data stores in the
cloud.
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Raghu Ramakrishnan serves as Chief Scientist for Cloud Computing and is
responsible for the s... (more)
Over the last six months, a group of social media musicians in San Antonio
have been playing music together under the name, #TwitterJamBand. It's really
been a way to get friends together, jam and just have some fun. In the
process, the band is being noticed by the media, world-wide.
As the band and the get-togethers progressed, they decided to combine social
media with social good by ho... (more)
Intel Session at Cloud Expo
There are tangible economic benefits and efficiencies to be gained from cloud
computing. To realize those benefits, companies should consider specific
criteria and develop a strategy for how to optimize their datacenters to gain
efficiencies and significantly improve datacenter TCO. In this session at
Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West, Jason Waxman discussed the k... (more)
Linux Session at Cloud Expo
Today's enterprise IT organizations are intimately familiar with the pain of
change.
Under pressure to do more with less while accelerating velocity and
responsiveness, IT is finding software systems harder than ever to provision
and maintain.
Similarly, most IT organizations lack consistent and repeatable processes for
the handoff between phases in the rele... (more)
Macworld 2010 will offer a preview of the new iPad, providing attendees with
in-depth analysis and commentary on Apple's latest revolutionary product, IDG
World Expo, owner of Macworld 2010, announced today. Jason Snell, vice
president and editorial director at Macworld, the preeminent news and
information source for professional and enthusiast users of Apple products,
and a panel of ind... (more)