Tag Archive | "linux"

Are you ‘Chrome’d-out?

July 12, 2009 Comments

By George M. Tomko
This is about the 20 millionth blog post or article that has been written with some reaction to last week’s *new* Google Chrome OS announcement. For the most part, it was a surprise announcement – mostly because it was not leaked to the press.
I have posted about Google in a mostly positive [...]

Open vs. Proprietary Clouds: What’s a CIO to Do?

April 30, 2009 Comments

One side of the story is in this interesting discussion of the open source cloud options  by Gary Richmond at Free Software magazine. Ultimately the “answer” lies in careful analysis of the type of project and risk profile. This is where experienced consultants earn their keep in helping customers wade through hype vs. fact.



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