What does Facebook really owe its users?

Last week, Facebook finally made the announcement of its public offering, ending a year of speculation about when it would finally come to market. Although I don’t normally follow the […]

The HP Touchpad, Gone in a Frenzy

The HP Touchpad was discontinued because it couldn’t do it. How can you beat Apple? The Washington Post featured an article entitled, “HP Touchpad, HP Pre 3 [smart phone] still in high demand despite […]

Google+ (Change is Good)

Google+ is adding new features and functionality nearly on a daily basis for the 25 million users so far today. Change is a good thing, especially for the upcoming Google+ for […]

Mobile Retailing Technology Goes App(le)

What is mobile retailing technology? Basically it’s a handheld “register.” This is a breakthrough in many ways. Years ago we were looking at “point of sale” technologies to use on […]

The Post PC Era? When?

What are tech savvy reporters referring to when they talk about the post PC era? It’s all about how iPads and tablets have skyrocketed in popularity — big time. That’s good news for those that manufacture them, but relatively bad news for laptops and perhaps PCs in the near future (especially when you figure in cloud computing).

Cloud Computing: What’s In It For Me?

There are more than 1.5 Billion people connected to the Internet today. That’s one quarter of the world’s population. And over the next 5 years it’s estimated that another 1 Billion people will be connected.

All this could easily choke traditional infrastructures. That’s why cloud computing is the technology poised to take the lead with a simpler, more secure and efficient way of doing things.

The Cloud is actually a metaphor to describe the Internet. It means using the Internet for your computing needs. For instance, Google Docs is a cloud computing application, as is SalesForce and AWS (Amazon Web Services.)

To make is even easier to understand; think utilities. It’s similar to the power company that supplies electricity to your home and office. Flip on a switch to turn on a lamp, there’s power. You pay for that power while you use it. The service is scalable. The same holds true with cloud computing.