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For IT, “Getting Lean” Means Just-in-Time System Images

Jake_Sorofman — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:14:00 -0700

You’re probably familiar with the concept of VM sprawl—the no-longer-hidden cost of virtualization and cloud computing—where the proliferation of system images threatens to wash out the savings promised by these technologies.

As the story goes, virtualization and cloud are an escape value for pent up IT demand, making compute capacity cheap and accessible.

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Automation, Economics and the Birth of Market-Driven IT

Jake_Sorofman — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:12:00 -0700

Recently, I had a conversation with a well-known industry analyst—a very creative guy drawn to big ideas. He got me thinking about a big idea that has been rattling around in my brain to some degree of distraction. In my estimation, the idea is nothing short of transformational to the economics of enterprise computing.

It’s a story about taking back control of IT and truly rationalizing costs.

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Next Up for rPath: Automation for .NET

Jake_Sorofman — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:07:00 -0700

Why is .NET such a hugely popular platform for in-house development? One reason is Microsoft’s optimization of .NET for the developer experience. .NET programmers have a broad, consistent platform at their fingertips and excellent integrated tools, including version control, team collaboration, and a single-click ability to deploy a fresh app directly into production.

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Shopping Cart Recovery Drives Website Conversions at Rockler.com

Charles_Nicholls — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:19:00 -0700

Rockler is generating spectacular results, measured in recovered revenues, from their shopping cart abandonment remarketing program.

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Zappos website conversion philosophy

Charles_Nicholls — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:17:00 -0700

On a scale on one to ten, how weird are you?

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Say Goodbye to Hollywood

suzybutterfly — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:37:00 -0700

Listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ5Nek7HFqw

Watched the last flight of Atlantis touch down at Kennedy Space Center at 8:00 CST this morning with tears in my eyes -- Say Goodbye to Hollywood.

Law & Order stopped this week.

All of the LOST were found.

The Stars stopped Dancing.

Dr Who become Dr say-what?

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Facebook's Strategy: Surround & Capture

Jay_Deragon — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:15:00 -0700

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Shopping Cart Recovery Drives Website Conversions at Rockler.com

Charles_Nicholls — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:39:00 -0700

Rockler is generating spectacular results, measured in recovered revenues, from their shopping cart abandonment remarketing program.

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VSE 2010 Speaker Profile and Registration

AlwaysOn — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:18:00 -0700

VSE 2010 Sponsor Registration

AlwaysOn — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:00 -0700

The AO X Fund: Week 64

VC and Money — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:30:00 -0700

The X Fund follows the general market lead and jumps up again, thanks to strong performances by American Superconductor, Apple, Netflix, and K-12. Check out this week's best and worst weekly performers.

For the week, the AlwaysOn X Fund portfolio advanced 5.6%, while the NASDAQ was up 3.6%, and the S&P 500 was up 2.2%. Year-to-date, the AO X Fund is up 3%, the NASDAQ is up 3.4%, and the S&P 500 is up 1.8%.
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Jaundiced View’s of Social

Jay_Deragon — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:05:00 -0700

A jaundiced

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GoingGreen West 2010 CQF

GoingGreen — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:09:00 -0700

Summit at Stanford Program

Stanford Summit — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:54:00 -0700

The 8th AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.

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Insights into iPhone 4G @ 4G Summit'10

Willie.Lu — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:34:00 -0700

Join 2010 4G Summit on June 3-4 in S.F. Parc 55 Hotel to access the technical analysis and insights into the design and development details of the iPhone 4G system architecture and innovative breakthrough. Come and share the development experiences with leading engineers and executives of the industry. We have leading medias to report the breaking news well prior to the annual Apple WWDC'10 on June 7-11 just across the street of same city.[...]