Cloud Computing Forum

I had the opportunity earlier this month to moderate a panel on “Leveraging the Cloud in the Development Environment” for a great Mass TLC event entitled “Rapid Development & Deployment.” During my opening remarks, I focused on three key considerations:

1.           Ease vs. Control

2.           Interoperability

3.           Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

1.  Ease of use vs. Control and power. 

This is likely the first decision in your choice of development approaches in the cloud.

The Internet has forever changed the landscape of databases. It has enabled incredibly large numbers of connected users, businesses and devices, which in aggregate produce “Big Data”. Traditional Relational Databases cannot cope economically; they were designed primarily for tracking data on discrete business transactions, prioritizing reliability, consistency and reporting. Big Data creates new patterns of data capture, processing and retention, a new set of dataphysics that require very different priorities.

With the proliferation of new purpose-built database solutions for these new

I had the opportunity recently to sit down with Charles Fan in Shanghai. Charles is well known in China for having set up R&D facilities for EMC and VMware and for having created a world class integrated team at record speeds. Charles is currently a senior vice president and Chairman, China COE at EMC and is working on the Data Fabric of the future at VMware. During our interview I was struck by his vision and wanted to share his thoughts as I am frequently asked about the future of Big Data and how it relates to cloud.

 Michael: First of all, what is Cloud in your definition?

 Charles: When

“… and they lived happily ever after.” This is the typical ending of most Hollywood movies, which is why I am not a big fan. I much prefer European or independent movies that leave it up to the viewer to draw their own conclusions. It’s just so much more realistic. Keep this in mind, please, as you read this blog, because its only purpose is to present my point of view on what’s happening in the cloud BI market, not to predict where it’s going. I’ll leave that up to your comments — just like your own thoughts and feelings after a good, thoughtful European or indie movie.

Market definition

On the eve of the launch of Apple’s iOS5, there are many interesting discussions raging as to whether mobile applications should be written natively or in HTML5. Indeed, many mobile companies such as LogMeIn,and Apperian as well as sites like the Financial Times have faced this very choice. While it may seem like an important discussion today, I predict it will have little or no bearing in distinguishing a business’s success or failure. Why? Because in the future, revenue will be derived from the applications that do the best job of accessing and exploiting cloud services.  

Today there are