Power of the Decentralized Cloud
Amid the hype and reality of cloud computing, we are witnessing the largest build out of centralized data center infrastructure in history. Due to the increased demand for cloud-based services and...
View ArticleGoogle Drive Doesn’t Change the Cloud Storage Economics
EDIT: More information is available now and I’ve written an update and corrected the story below. As expected, Google Drive launched today with 5GB free cloud storage and 1TB for $49.99. That is...
View ArticleGoogle Drive Reality Check
Now that a bit more information is available and I’ve had the opportunity to try it out, I’d like to follow up on my last post on Google’s new Drive offering. It is now clear that, like Dropbox, Drive...
View ArticleCloud is just another word for Service
In my last blog, we discussed the advent and hype of cloud and explored centralized and decentralized approaches to providing cloud services. In ending, I observed it was intriguing why services such...
View ArticleInterviewing Software Engineers in the 21st Century, the Traditional Way
Anyone who has started a company or worked at an early-stage startup knows it’s a crazy amount of work but also a lot of fun. Perhaps one of the best perks is getting to create your own culture, and as...
View ArticleInterviewing Software Engineers Part II, the Symform Way
In my last blog, I talked about how Microsoft and many tech companies use an interviewing process for engineers that does not always work well for either the candidate or the employer. At Symform, we...
View ArticleEastern US Storms are Rude Reminder of Vulnerabilities with Centralized Cloud...
Huge portions of the US have been pummeled with violent storms lately, and, as a result, several datacenters in the region suffered severe damage and power outages. Since some of the biggest...
View ArticleHow the Cloud is Just a Really Smart TV
In one of my last post about cloud equals service, I observed that Cloud is simply a short hand for delivering software as a service over the Internet. While perhaps simple in concept, the cloud has an...
View ArticleWhy Your Cloud Provider’s Monetization Impacts Your Privacy
In an earlier blog, I analogized cloud services to the traditional broadcast and entertainment industry, particularly around the ability for you to create content and experience a huge virtual world....
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