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most recent messages 5/19/2012 1:43:12 AM Innovator "...anything that does not support or improve employees' work is not an IT service." I think this sums up the definition of an IT service quite nicely. For some strange reason... blog roll message boards chat An Ink-Stained Kvetch John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/18/2012 Comment now Real writers don't process words. Kobayashi Maru & the Cloud Mariano Maluf, Chief Technology Officer, GNAX, 5/18/2012 Comment now 5 comments As an unapologetic sci-fi enthusiast, I can't help but imagine how a dialogue about cloud computing might go on the Starship Enterprise. I bet it would have strong echoes of the famous Kobayashi Maru incident. Most recent post, techie, 5/19/2012 12:18:55 AM Yes indeed but I feel cloud has achived much more than this in its journey towards... Graphs: Big-Data's Next Frontier John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/17/2012 Comment now 4 comments Specialized hardware may help analyze social networks and other big-data graphs. Most recent post, techie, 5/19/2012 12:19:55 AM Do you have an idea on why its shaes are not moving as expected ? The Double Major Gets the Worm Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data, 5/17/2012 Comment now 18 comments To get ahead in IT, it helps to have not just depth but breadth of experience, too. Most recent post, John W. Verity, 5/18/2012 6:54:10 PM That's very true, @SaneIT; a simple choice of this vocabulary or that can make someone... APM in the Cloud: a Work in Progress John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/16/2012 Comment now 3 comments Managing the performance of apps in the cloud calls for special measures. Most recent post, tekgirl, 5/18/2012 12:34:06 PM @John - IMO one product may not satisfy all the requirements. I would have one tool... Analytics in Online Advertising John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/16/2012 Comment now 4 comments Analytics is helping at least one newspaper publisher to sell advertising on its Web pages. Most recent post, techie, 5/19/2012 12:21:02 AM This is a good option but nothing is happening ight now with it. I simply cannot... A Recipe for Migrating Apps to the Cloud John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/15/2012 Comment now 4 comments There are as many ways to think about and use cloud computing, it seems, as there are ways to skin the proverbial cat. Most recent post, natishalom, 5/17/2012 3:26:06 AM "And I suppose it needs to be using the kinds of middleware - databases, messaging,... IT Services & How to Know Them Dmitry Korolev, IT Professional, 5/15/2012 Comment now 15 comments What is an IT service, anyway? Here's how to think about it. Most recent post, Innovator, 5/19/2012 1:43:12 AM "...anything that does not support or improve employees' work is not an... Chart Junk on the Loose John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/14/2012 Comment now 16 comments Spiffy Web technologies and big-data may be ushering in a new era of data visualization technniques, but viewer beware. Most recent post, Henrisha, 5/18/2012 3:25:35 AM Very true. There's little point in presenting something extremely complicated to... Taming the Software Complexity Beast With DDD Tim Kellogg, Software Engineer, 5/14/2012 Comment now 13 comments There's nothing like complexity to foil the best-laid development plans, but a solution is at hand. Most recent post, sohaibmasood, 5/17/2012 9:54:02 AM @Tim: I'm glad that you are interested in the same domain. I'd love to get in touch... The Attention Economy, Unfolding Now John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/14/2012 Comment now 8 comments Michael H. Goldhaber, trained as a theoretical physicist, is known in certain Web-centric circles for having put forth a particularly big idea: the attention-centered society. Most recent post, Innovator, 5/19/2012 1:02:05 AM Goldhaber's ideas are very interesting, while I don't completely agree with is... Next 5 blogs + All blogs All blogs most commented 18 The Double Major Gets the Worm Mary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data, 5/17/2012 16 Chart Junk on the Loose John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/14/2012 15 IT Services & How to Know Them Dmitry Korolev, IT Professional, 5/15/2012 13 Taming the Software Complexity Beast With DDD Tim Kellogg, Software Engineer, 5/14/2012 8 The Attention Economy, Unfolding Now John W. Verity, Editor in Chief, 5/14/2012 blog roll message boards chat 5/19/2012 1:43:12 AM Definition Depends On Background ?: "...anything that does not support or improve employees' work is not an IT service." I think this sums up the definition of an IT service quite nicely. For some strange reason this basic goal and definition has been... Innovator on IT Services & How to Know Them 5/19/2012 1:02:05 AM The New Wealth of Attention : Goldhaber's ideas are very interesting, while I don't completely agree with is thoughts on the need for attention. I do agree that we have limited attention spans with so much going on. There is so much information out there... Innovator on The Attention Economy, Unfolding Now 5/19/2012 12:21:02 AM Re: Analytics in Online Advertising: This is a good option but nothing is happening ight now with it. I simply cannot see why its not happening but its a pity stage for analytics and online marketing. techie on Analytics in Online Advertising 5/19/2012 12:19:55 AM Re: Rough Weather at Facebook: Do you have an idea on why its shaes are not moving as expected ? techie on Graphs: Big-Data's Next Frontier 5/19/2012 12:18:55 AM Re: New rules: Yes indeed but I feel cloud has achived much more than this in its journey towards IT. Its not that clear since there are so many issues on its path but they have reached a good mile or 2 in IT than it shows. techie on Kobayashi Maru & the Cloud 5/18/2012 10:44:21 PM Re: New rules: Nice one, maybe we could try the Vulcan mind-meld, in order to share some knowledge and experiences around cloud - best practices if you will. Your point is a good one though, legacy applications can become a point of concern as cloud... mjmaluf on Kobayashi Maru & the Cloud 5/18/2012 6:54:10 PM Re: The Double Major Gets the Worm: That's very true, @SaneIT; a simple choice of this vocabulary or that can make someone "click" with (certain) others or not. I have run into lots of engineers in my travels who have no idea how to "speak English," by which I mean they cling... John W. Verity on The Double Major Gets the Worm 5/18/2012 6:49:44 PM Rough Weather at Facebook: Well, the results are in, it looks as if Facebook shares are not on their way into the stratosphere, so perhaps that's one company that's not goig to buy a YarcData graph appliance. On the other hand, Facebook probably has one of the more important... John W. Verity on Graphs: Big-Data's Next Frontier 5/18/2012 6:46:19 PM Re: Analytics in Online Advertising: Evidently, this company Metamarkets mentioned in the article essentially rents Hadoop nodes running in the Amazon cloud. John W. Verity on Analytics in Online Advertising 5/18/2012 5:03:52 PM Re: New rules: Ah, I see, now. Step by step, layer by layer, progressively up the stack. That's very interesting. I often hear and read people saying, "the cloud will change everything," and it certainly seems that way. Let's just hope it doesn't apply... John W. Verity on Kobayashi Maru & the Cloud 5/18/2012 4:41:15 PM Re: New rules: Thanks John. The point I was trying to make ties in with the "progressive" nature of the approach I was describing. In some cases, there will be a substantial legacy application environment that can't be ported to a "cloud architecture", ot... mjmaluf on Kobayashi Maru & the Cloud 5/18/2012 12:34:06 PM Re: APM in the Cloud: a Work in Progress: @John - IMO one product may not satisfy all the requirements. I would have one tool to get my infrastructure/server/web metrics, one for the backend database and one light weight tool on the end user box to actually measure in real tme... tekgirl on APM in the Cloud: a Work in Progress Next 5 messages + All messages All messages blog roll message boards chat 4/26/2012 3:23:45 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): have to go good day to all , good chat:) batye Basic Coder 4/26/2012 3:15:15 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): Thanks for an informative chat! Michael Steinhart Basic Coder 4/26/2012 3:12:42 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): Au revoir. John W. Verity Blogger 4/26/2012 3:11:49 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): @John Thank you as well, Have a great day everyone ! Innovator Management GUI 4/26/2012 3:11:20 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): @Matt Thanks for your time and insight - it was a great chat ! Innovator Management GUI 4/26/2012 3:10:36 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): Yes, thank you so much, Matt. We've all enjoyed it. See you around ....! John W. Verity Blogger 4/26/2012 3:10:17 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): Thanks Matthew. Cas Medford Basic Coder 4/26/2012 3:10:11 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): ah yes, job security! now there's a big topic! John W. Verity Blogger 4/26/2012 3:09:52 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): Thanks everyone. I enjoyed the session. Feel free to contact me if you have any direct questions. I am happy to assist where I can. Matthew Matkin Blogger 4/26/2012 3:09:43 PM Public or Private: Which Cloud? A Live Chat Thursday April 26 at 2:30PM ET (11:30 Pacific): You, too, TinyM. Thanks for making the time! John W. 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