What Kitchen-Aid taught me about cloud computing
If you’re even slightly interested in utility computing — the move towards on-demand, pay-as-you-go processing platforms — then Nick Carr’s The Big Switch is a must-read. You may not agree with...
View ArticleSitting on the frontlines of the Chrome rollout
Within hours of Chrome’s release, many companies were reporting operational issues. This might seem strange: Chrome is supposed to be leaner, faster, and better. But some of those improvements meant...
View ArticleAmazon's new CDN: More than just footprint in Asia
Amazon’s rolling out an extension to its S3 storage offering that will help move content closer to users, reducing WAN latency. “Using a global network of edge locations this new service can deliver...
View ArticleWhy I like my data near my logic
I use an email client on my iMac. When it can’t get to the server, it still works. But sometimes, on a slow day with an unreliable network like the one I’m on right now, I don’t realize that I have...
View ArticleGoogle prepared to put all the meat in the spit
I wrote a piece for GigaOm on the gradually forming Google strategy for applications. Here’s the short version: Google Apps + App Engine + Chrome + Marketplace = Appexchange for small businesses. The...
View ArticleTwitter's not a site, it's a protocol
Twitter-like micromessaging is a relatively new communications model, with unique characteristics that affect how we use it and what’s appropriate. It’s an RSS feed for people, a way to directing the...
View ArticleComplete Web Monitoring at Enterprise 2.0
Just finished a one-hour dash through web monitoring from a community manager’s point of view. The slides are available as a PDF; while this deck deals somewhat with the business of monitoring...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer at Velocity09, and Google's quest for speed
I’m at Velocity in San Jose. Just got in last night, and I wish I could have been here for the whole thing. It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the biggest congregation of people who make the...
View ArticleWhy elasticity, performance, and analytics will change how Webops is judged
I got to Velocity this morning, and Jesse asked me if I wanted to get on stage for five minutes to talk before lunch. Given that I’m doing a session in the afternoon called What The Rest Of Your...
View ArticleCrowdalytics and lean startup metrics: Gemini Round Table in Israel
We’re headed to Israel for IGT09, and while we’re there, we’ll be meeting some of Israel’s startups. The folks at Israeli VC firm Gemini have set up a two-hour session entitled Crowdalytics and lean...
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