I am always being told off by i-technologists for quoting Picasso as having said that computers are useless. But I still love his reasoning? "Because they can only give you answers." Picasso, like AJAXWorld Magazine, liked questions. So we thought we would share with you what some of the world's leading rich Internet application pioneers are thinking may be the next questions that we need to see answered. From that readers can themselves infer where AJAX is headed. What are the top questions to ask next about AJAX? Eric Miraglia of Yahoo! 1.  (From March'08) How do I calculate the ROI of building my RIA on the iPhone SDK vs using AJAX? 2.  How do I assess the performance of my app and decide what to do next to make it faster?  3.  When it comes to accessibility, how do I know what's required of me for my rich web apps?  Beyond what's required, what makes good business se... (more)

Web Application Lifecycle Maintenance

Like an automobile, a web application needs occasional maintenance and management over its life cycle. Although it doesn't need oil changes, it will probably need version upgrades. There may not be manufacturer recalls, but sometimes servers fail or hang. An application doesn't need to be washed and detailed, but it does need to be backed up. And both cars and applications need occasional performance tuning. This article provides a complete list of the system management functions that need to be performed on a standard architecture web application, with a particular emphasis on doing so in an Infrastructure-as-a-Service environment. 1. Evaluation Anyone who has implemented an application without sufficient evaluation, only to realize too late that it does not solve the business problem, will understand why evaluation is part of the application lifecycle. Evaluatio... (more)

Taking the Pulse of Cloud Computing, Fall 2011

The markets may be melting, but Cloud Computing continues to attract headlines, VC dollars, M&A; activity, and more. So let's take a quick look at what's being said, written, and done about the Cloud...now that we have reached Fall 2011. Given the state of the economy, let's start with Forbes.com, where Joe McKendrick (@JoeMcKendrick on Twitter) recently wrote: "As we ponder unemployment and underemployment in our economy, the availability of cheap cloud computing may be laying the groundwork for a startup boom, the likes we have never seen before." McKendrick insists that cloud computing isn’t revolutionary because it’s changing the mode of technology delivery. "The real revolution that is underway," he claims, "is that it is opening up new lines of business in information technology or service delivery — even among non-IT businesses." Fighting talk. Another Cloud co... (more)

Cloud Expo New York Speaker Profile: Bart Copeland – ActiveState

With Cloud Expo 2012 New York (10th Cloud Expo) now just three weeks away, what better time to introduce you in greater detail to the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical and strategy sessions at the conference... We have technical and strategy sessions for you every day from June 11 through June 14 dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing and Big Data, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they written and/or said about the Cloud that is transforming the world of Enterprise IT, side by side with the exploding use of enterprise Big Data – processed in the Cloud – to drive value for businesses...? CLOUD EXPO SPEAKER NAME: Bart Copeland TWITTER: @ActiveState COMPANY: ActiveState 10TH CLOUD EXPO SESSION TITLE: Private PaaS for the Enterprise & Beyond SESSION DESCRIPTION: ht... (more)

Cloud Expo Speaker Profile: Andy McLoughlin - Co-Founder of Huddle

With Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (9th Cloud Expo) starting today Monday November 7 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, let's introduce you in greater detail to the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical program at the conference... We have technical and strategy sessions for you dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they written and/or said about the Cloud that is transforming the world of Enterprise IT? CLOUD EXPO SPEAKER NAME: Andy McLoughlin TWITTER: @Bandrew COMPANY: Huddle 9TH CLOUD EXPO SESSION TITLE: The Cloud: Driving an IT Department Transformation SESSION DESCRIPTION: http://cloudcomputingexpo.com/event/session/1355 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Andy McLoughlin is Co-Founder, EVP Strategy and GM USA at Huddle. Based in San Franc... (more)

1938Media Starts Posting for HP

Loren Feldman at 1938Media is one of the best Internet video producers I've seen.  Provactive commentary on Internet culture - especially Web 2.0.  He just started a new gig yesterday producing videos for the Huffington Post.  Don't expect to find much about storage on Loren's posts, but you can expect to be educated and stimulated by his direct, honest approach. ... (more)

Introducing AskBing The PowerShell Bing Twitter Proxy

Last week I posted a PowerShell function library for Microsoft’s newly introduced search engine at Bing.com.  The function library was appropriately named PoshBing. There was a log of interest in the script so I quickly moved it off my blog and onto a CodePlex project under PoshBing. Working on the command line is fun and all, but since I spend a good portion of my time accessing my twitter account, I figured it would be a bit of fun to integrate it with my previously released PoshTweet PowerShell twitter library. So, after an hour or so of coding it up and creating the @askbing twitter account, I’ve got it up and running. Using it is as simple as posting a message mentioning the @askbing account.  The Usage is as follows: @askbing [sourcetype [options]] question_or_search_terms If you omit the sourcetype it will default to “web”.  The following sourcetypes and opt... (more)

The 7S's of Content Marketing

The challenges marketers face today are multifold. How you do create content is such a way that it not only addresses an individual's informational need but also reaches the masses? How you present content so that your target audience does not loose interest? What language, style and marketing vehicle will you adopt to reach your prospects and customers? How will you connect employees, vendors, partners, and customers and help them make better, faster decisions? How will you build competitive strength and boost customer satisfaction? How can you leverage technology investments and improve training offering to grow your customer's success? These are just few of the questions faced by content marketers today. Using frameworks to tackle these questions is one way sure shot way of ensuring you are headed down the right path. I wrote about The 4P's of Content Marketing an... (more)

Immutable Service Containers on Amazon EC2

Cloud Computing on Ulitzer Back in June, we released the very first security hardened virtual machine images for the Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environment. These original images were based upon the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release and were configured in accordance with the guidelines published by Sun the Center for Internet Security. Since its initial release, we have provided an update to offer this image in the European Region. In August, we took another step forward with the release of a security-enhanced image based upon the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release. This image went beyond just the simple hardening of its predecessor to add functionality such as encrypted swap, non-executable stacks and auditing that was enabled by default. With such a strong foundation, it should have been no surprise that it was likely to be used as a foundation for layere... (more)

Reasons Why People File For Bankruptcy

Personal Bankruptcy on Ulitzer Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Eliminate the legal obligation to pay many of the debts: The goal of a discharge is to reduce debts and to give a fresh start; both the chapter 7 and chapter 13 can eliminate all kind of debts. Stop foreclosure: A home foreclosure can directly be stopped by chapter 13 bankruptcy laws, so one can be rest assured that bankruptcy can save his home. Prevent other properties like car or other valuables from being reposed, and even though the car has been already reposed, it can be returned back by filing bankruptcy. During times of natural accidents in the family, filing of chapter 7 can greatly reduce the amount for the medical bills. Many families have to make choices on allocation of bills. Often, bills that were once important become... (more)

Government Steps up to Define Cloud Brokering

Emerging markets don’t generally follow smooth, predictable paths. Rather, they struggle and jerk unexpectedly, much like an eaglet escaping from its shell. Vendors, analysts, and pundits may seek to define such markets, but typically fall short. After all, vendors don’t establish markets. Customers do. Today, cloud computing is still in its birth throes. Yes, many organizations are now achieving value in the cloud, but many more still struggle to understand its true value proposition as cloud service providers (CSPs) and vendors mature their offerings in the space. One problem: cloud computing is not a single market. It is in fact many interrelated markets, as its core service models, infrastructure-, platform-, and software as a service (SaaS), fragment as though they were so many pieces of eggshell. Bloomberg To bring order to this chaos, a new sub-market of th... (more)