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The Impact of Cloud Computing Part 2 - Environmental Factors
Monday, April 20, 2009In part 1 of this series I briefly discussed the current buzz around the concept of cloud computing. In this post I want to talk about what I believe are two of the conditions needed (and potential areas of concern) if broad scale cloud adoption is to be successful. -
Pogoplug – Your Personal Wisp in the Cloud
Monday, April 20, 2009
We here at Saashay are a bit nuts about privacy and security in the cloud. That being the case a product called Pogoplug put smiles on our collective faces. While most of us are familiar with thumb-drives and external USB drives, Pogoplug goes one better. -
Data Portability in the Cloud
Friday, April 17, 2009Stacy Higginbotham interviewed Russ Daniels (HP’s CTO of cloud services) recently for some thoughts on HPs strategy in the cloud. One topic they discussed was data portability and I found this comment particularly interesting... -
The Impact of Cloud Computing Part 1 - Prevailing Winds
Friday, April 17, 2009The advent of products and services in the cloud is coming on fast and furious. As is often the case with hot new innovations, the short term advancements come ahead of the longer term customer benefits or impact to the overall industry. I’m going to start to take a look at this current fascination with the cloud and some of the benefits and pitfalls it brings to businesses and consumers. -
Easy List Creation with Windows Calendar
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wouldn’t it be nice to quickly create a list using software you already have and automatically have it available to you in the cloud? Well we here at Saashay Home thought the same thing and did something about it. -
The Cloud’s “Land Rush”
Sunday, March 29, 2009Richard Waters of the Financial Times wrote about the conflict between Amazon, Microsoft and IBM regarding a disagreement on the “Open Cloud Manifesto.” The manifesto, which can be found at opencloudmanifesto.org, has the goal of “initiat[ing] a conversation that will bring together the emerging cloud computing community (both cloud users and cloud providers) around a core set of principles.” Amazon and Microsoft have thus far stated they will not get behind the manifesto. Microsoft claims the document is too broad and “vacuous.” Amazon said it will demonstrate it’s own principles by what it delivers to customers. I will examine the -
No Access Without a Cell Phone
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
If you’re a fan of the 1992 movie “Sneakers” you won’t forget the line around which a portion of the film was centered, “Hi my name is Werner Brandes. My voice is my passport. Verify me.” In the film Werner (Stephen Tobolowsky) works in a top secret “toy” company that restricts entry to their building with biometric access control – in this case voice print. We haven’t progressed much since 1992 with most people using username and passwords or PIN numbers for access to their online user accounts, offline banking and the myriad other personal or restricted areas that require identification. Some companies are using proximity badges and smart cards for physical entry into a building, but most still rely on the good old lock and key. The problem with all these computer control mechanisms is that they don’t really provide a way to identify someone, but rather provide a fairly weak digital version of the lock and key.
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Cloud Gaming
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Today PC World highlighted a new game system that debuts tonight – OnLive. OnLive is a tiny console that pulls all the game content from servers in the cloud. While online access from consoles is nothing new, OnLive takes things to the next level. -
The Offline World, Coming to a Barcode Near You
Monday, March 23, 2009
The challenge: bring the offline world into the virtual world with the following restrictions: 1. Has to be dirt simple to use 2. Can’t require any additional devices 3. Minimum to no new technology required 3. Has to support the lowest common denominator of communication technology – print. -
How to Share a Calendar with Windows Calendar and Windows Home Server
Monday, March 23, 2009
Using Windows Calendar and Windows Home Server, you can easily create a powerful calendar sharing setup that gives you privacy, security and lots of flexibility. Combining the powerful iCalendar format with the power of your Windows Home Server and you have all the benefits of online calendar services right from your home.
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