tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28807513801332487752012-01-27T08:34:31.929-08:00technology-political-businesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156559061192219798noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880751380133248775.post-27197160983635221432012-01-27T08:22:00.001-08:002012-01-27T08:34:31.943-08:00Apple has yet another record breaking 4Q 2011 and has almost more cash than the US government. Everyone has their own opinion on what they should do with it, I've even read somewhere that they should "buy Hollywood". I know it sounds idealistic to say but what if every iPhone, iPad, Macbook was made in the United States? (That would be another 1 Billion dollars a week staying in the United States). Of course it would cost 2-3 times more at least, but what could it do for our economy? Not to take anything away from the stories of the conditions of the factories, but still it is an interesting thought.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2880751380133248775-2719716098363522143?l=baybusinessgroup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>technology-political-businesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156559061192219798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2880751380133248775.post-79973936345224150802009-07-23T13:05:00.000-07:002009-07-23T13:07:41.195-07:00<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cmike%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style=""></span><o:p></o:p>There seems to be a tremendous buzz around cloud computing with techies and non techies alike. Conceptually it sounds great “do more with less”. Essentially cloud computing is using off site virtualized services over the internet that would traditionally be hosted on site. As with any new technology there will be growing pains along with it. Remember 802.11b WiFi? How long did it take to get WEP and WPA? Security always seems to be an afterthought with technology. I think that this can be good and bad. You don’t want to stifle technology so it never gets off of the ground but you also want to know the risks before you get in over your head. In my opinion Cloud Computing will change IT in the next 3-4 years and force IT to rethink the way it provides services. This is a good thing. I don’t imagine in the near future where I would be in a position to be an early adopter of this technology and figure out all of the kinks. I’m usually in the position that needs to deliver solid products and recommend solid solutions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Drawbacks of Cloud Computing <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Lose control over data-Who is really managing your data?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Slow access-No longer over Ethernet 100/1000<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Security issues-Who really has access to your data?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Barriers to Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Internet Speed-Over the past 10 years, Internet speed is the only technology that has not followed <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Moore</st1:place></st1:city>’s or increased significantly. Mostly due to infrastructure. Will cellular access and Obama’s administration change that?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p>-Failure-Since more servers will be virtualized or consolidated if one goes down so will a few others. “More eggs in one basket”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2880751380133248775-7997393634522415080?l=baybusinessgroup.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>technology-political-businesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15156559061192219798noreply@blogger.com0