David Dunlap
Cloud and IBM/Cisco’s Extensive Manifesto
A declaration of principles and intentions is the definition of a manifesto and the Open Cloud Manifesto was definitely following that definition to a T.
Firefox fix due next week after attack is published
Online attack code has been released targeting a critical, unpatched flaw in the Firefox browser....Serious Lack of Common Sense
I have been following the EU’s campaign against Microsoft and the most recent skirmish is absolutely unbelievable to me. ...The Art of War: Join, or Die!
The concept of Join, or Die; originated a little more than 200 years ago, created by Benjamin Franklin and was the first political cartoon published in the Americas. The basic principle is that several small groups cannot hope to defeat a larger one as separate entities....16 ways IT can do less with less
Tough times call for tough measures. Layoffs and cutbacks are rampant. Even if your IT budget is relatively stable, you will probably be asked to do more with less. ...Big players back Cisco's data center plans
Microsoft, Intel, BMC, EMC Smarts and VMware are set to endorse Cisco's 'Unified Computing' data centre strategy, to be launched next week....Internet and Attention Spans
I read a lot. In fact, in any given day I would say I spend a great deal reading, which is probably why my work days are so long. And its not just reading I do a lot of active reading, I markup text, write notes, etc....Customer Satisfaction for E-Commerce Decline
University of Michigan and ForeSee’s annual e-commerce satisfaction report detailed consumer’s declining satisfaction with the shopping experience provided by online e-commerce sites. ...Enterprises will self-host Windows Azure someday
Microsoft sees future datacenters as mini-clouds and is cross-pollinating the code for Windows Server and Windows Azure to help companies efficiently manage virtualization ...Virtualization Can Bulletproof Disaster Recovery Plans
By increasing the efficiency and availability of resources, virtualization can help companies survive a disaster. With proper planning and preparation, disaster recovery can go smoothly and protect a company from the threat of going out of business after an incident....Google CEO: Search Market Still Unsettled
Eric Schmidt waxes on Microsoft, the economy, and the inevitable rise of mobile computing. ...Author info
David Dunlap
David Dunlap has been both a Web host industry analyst and commentator for the past eight years. Prior to his active writing career, David was a network and communications technician for four years. He currently is the Editor-in-Chief for WebHostMagazine.com
