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Cloud Computing or The End of the World?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Just when we thought Larry Ellison of Oracle had Cloud Computing 'DE-MIST-IFIED' this shows up on YouTube. It's an amazing video of an unidentifified cloud formation over Moscow that has gone viral. It may not be raining in the picture, but this video is getting more attention than the Chocolate Rainmaker.

This is neither Cloud Computing nor the end of the world, but if you disagree then please feel free to comment. I'm sure it will lead to an interesting discussion.

Well, DMA09 starts this weekend so I'd better get back to work!

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Ellison Explains Cloud Computing

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Cloud Computing is the the buzz of the IT industry. In this 5-minute video, Larry Ellison of Oracle hilariously debunks the novelty of Cloud Computing and explains what this vapor is really made of:

I am not an Ellison fanboy, but I have to give him credit for driving the Network Computer concept a dozen years ago. It did not fly at the time, but it seems history will show he was ahead of his time.

For the inquiring reader, yes NextMark's applications are fully Cloud Compliant ;-).  Seriously, since our founding in 1999 every application we've built has been on the Software as a Service (SaaS) model… also known as on-demand computing, utility computing, other names, and most recently Cloud Computing.

The main theme in all these buzzwords is you don't have to hassle with building and maintaining software applications and the infrastructure needed to keep them up and running.  This saves you lots of time and money. But the biggest benefit is letting you focus on your core business!

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