Quest for the Cloud

The Next Square in “Buzzword Bingo”

Ashish C. Morzaria — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:17:36 +0000

If there ever was a “Buzzword Bingo” for technology (feel free to substitute Buzzword with another commonly played type of bingo that starts with “B”…), the center square that you get for free would have the word “cloud” deeply etched into the card. Even if it didn’t, it is very likely that “cloud” would be [...]

IT Requirements Cuts Through Cloud Confusion

Ashish C. Morzaria — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:25:05 +0000

Over 80% of respondents to an F5 survey state they are currently at least in trial stages for a public or private cloud deployment. The survey indicates that cloud computing appears to have reached critical mass, but with a high level of confusion over what that actually means, it is difficult to say “Everybody is [...]

When IT Meets Google Apps

Ashish C. Morzaria — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:00:51 +0000

As I wrote last time, developing an Enterprise/Web 2.0 product inside a security conscious company is interesting because you get to see “the other side of the coin”. So while we are developing cool new applications and addressing as many issues as possible, even the great mighty Google generates concerns for corporate IT. I just [...]

What Cloud Vendors Can Learn From RIM

Ashish C. Morzaria — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:57:35 +0000

I really like being a Product Manager. Sure, it can sometimes be a (very) thankless job, but I like seeing what happens when the software development team for my product meets with the IT department of our own company (who are effectively representing my future customers). I got both teams in a design room last week to [...]

Can Twitter Really Help Your Career?

Ashish C. Morzaria — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:25:30 +0000

Twitter is one of those things that you either “get” or you “don’t”. For some, having a large group of people know that you were “doing yard work in the heat” is a sense of validation (of what, I don’t know). For others, Twitter is a business tool that enables them to quickly and succinctly [...]

Canadian Privacy Commissioner: Facebook Violates Privacy Laws

Ashish C. Morzaria — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:31:17 +0000

Perhaps sleep deprivation is actually a good tactic. It is pure coincidence that my post yesterday about D-A-T-A being the most prized possession in or out of the enterprise was posted just before Canadian Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart issued a report detailing the results of an investigation into Facebook’s policies. Apparently Facebook has not totally [...]