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 [...]
By George M. Tomko:
As the hype continues regarding “Cloud Computing”, there are now tales from those who have recently experienced the current offerings of these services.
Also, there are more and more seasoned, veteran practitioners of information technology (“IT”) that have been at conferences, had prosepctive suppliers call on them and, in a number of cases, [...]
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.