David Linthicum

I’ve been in several meetings recently that have hit on the topic of Data.gov.  Data.gov will become a repository for all the information the government collects, and that information will be in turn available to anyone who needs it.   Pretty positive move, if you ask me.   However, the existing data-as-a-service providers that traffic in government data could find that they are soon suffering from relevancy problems.  The core issue is that many existing data-as-a-service players make their living from publishing reconstituted, and cleansed, government data that they charge for.... (more)

Cloud Computing and Your Enterprise Architecture and/or SOA

There are a few other issues to consider when looking to leverage cloud computing as a component of your enterprise architecture and/or SOA:  First, cloud computing is not the savior of IT. It's nothing but a way to deploy your enterprise architecture in such as way that has the potential to be more productive and cost effective. In essence, it's a tool, not a way of life. It's not magic,... (more)

The McKinsey Report on Cloud Computing is Wrong, and Right

Dave talks about the McKinsey report on Cloud Computing, including what it got right, and what it got wrong. ... (more)

Virtualization Experts in High Demand

Those with virtualization skills are in high demand right now.  That makes them just as difficult to retain as it is to find and hire them.  Indeed, as virtualization becomes more important to enterprise IT, those who understand VMWare, and other virtualization technology, as well as understand virtualization in general, are commanding top salaries and they are often recruited away from ... (more)