Is Secure Clouds An Oxymoron ?

Of late, I am working on the cloud security mechanisms from multiple vantage points: Cloud Security mechanics for the provider interface between a Cloud Service Provider and a Cloud Service Consumer (including various brokers) Protocols, elements et al as part of the DMTF Cloud Incubator wg. Our white paper will explain a little further on [...]

When is SaaS a Cloud SaaS ? Let us hassle with the (C)Hoff !

Fellow comrade Chris Hoff has an interesting blog post on what exactly is a Cloud SaaS. Me thinks most of his points miss the mark. Let me elaborate – The dominant aspect of a Cloud eco system is the interface between the Cloud Service Provider & the Cloud Service Consumer – how the system is [...]

Marc Andreessen with Charlie Ross – Innovation, mobility, Social Media & Viral platforms

A very informative interview – Charlie asked interesting questions and Marc has equally insightful answers & discussions. Video and full text at http://seekingalpha.com/article/121915-marc-andreessen-on-charlie-rose-internet-and-new-media-companies For the attention challenged my bullet notes: Future of news papers Two words – kill it ! Stop Printing newspapers ! Fundamental structural change happening in the newspaper business. It is happening [...]

A Berkeley View Of Cloud Computing : An Analysis – the good, the bad and the ugly

I read thru the technical report from UC Berkeley, Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing with interest. My analysis: <summary> As an undergrad work on cloud computing, the paper gets an A+. But as a position paper from eminent academics, I can only give a C-. Granted it correctly identifies many of [...]