The Coming Linux Admin Shortage
"Facts are facts. Due to the decrease in IT spending and demand for IT scalability and flexibility, and coinciding attraction of Linux, we have a perfect storm brewing for resource shortages. ...
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October 19, 2009
Canada as Major Cloud Provider for North America
Recently, Canada’s CTO Jirka Danek gave a speech where he highlighted the opportunities in cloud and green IT for Canada. Bill St. Arnaud’s blog carried the details. The arguments for Canada include: Well positioned to become a world leader in Cloud Computing IT investments by the government Existing data...
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October 19, 2009
Microsoft Sidekick Data Loss Not a Blow to Cloud
Stemming from the Microsoft Sidekick Data Loss event, some are highlighting the dangers of cloud computing. Of course there is also the contrarian view too. But the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Is cloud computing dangerous? As with many things, it depends on how you approach...
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October 19, 2009
Data Center World: Cloud and Data Center Comments
AFCOM’s Data Center World conference was held Oct 4-7, 2009 in Orlando, FL. Dr. Zen Kishimoto from AltaTerra Research Network posted a nice set of updates to his blog: Zen and the Art of Data Center Greening. There is quite a bit of good information on...
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