It is Time to Get Serious about Architecting ICT
Just finished another ICT-related technical assistance visit with a developing country government. Even in mid-2014, I spend a large amount of time teaching basic principles of enterprise architecture,...
View ArticleWiring the Sierras
Inyo County, the second largest county in California, is ready to jumpstart the process of delivering a true broad band infrastructure to business and residences within the Owens Valley. The plan,...
View ArticleNow that We Have Adopted IaaS…
Providing guidance or consulting to organizations on cloud computing topics can be really easy, or really tough. In the past most of the initial engagement was dedicated to training and building...
View ArticleNow that We Have Adopted IaaS…
Providing guidance or consulting to organizations on cloud computing topics can be really easy, or really tough. In the past most of the initial engagement was dedicated to training and building...
View ArticleNow that We Have Adopted IaaS…
Providing guidance or consulting to organizations on cloud computing topics can be really easy, or really tough. In the past most of the initial engagement was dedicated to training and building...
View ArticleNurturing the Marriage of Cloud Computing and SOAs
In 2009 we began consulting jobs with governments in developing countries with the primary objective to consolidate data centers across government ministries and agencies into centralized, high...
View ArticleNexGen Cloud Conference in San Diego – Missing the Point
The NexGen Cloud Computing Conference kicked off in San Diego on Thursday with a fair amount of hype and a lot of sales people. Granted the intent of the conference is for cloud computing vendors to...
View ArticleDeveloping a New “Service-Centric IT Value Chain”
As IT professionals we have been overwhelmed with different standards for each component of architecture, service delivery, governance, security, and operations. Not only does IT need to ensure...
View ArticleIt is Time to Consider Wireless Mesh Networking in Our Disaster Recovery Plans
Wireless Mesh Networking (WMN) has been around for quite a few years. However, not until recently, when protesters in Cairo and Hong Kong used utilities such as Firechat to bypass the mobile phone...
View ArticleFocusing on Cloud Portability and Interoperability
Cloud Computing has helped us understand both the opportunity, and the need, to decouple physical IT infrastructure from the requirements of business. In theory cloud computing greatly enhances an...
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