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Cloud Computing is Not All Sunshine Yet

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Cloud computing is all the rage in the startup world these days. A typical definition (from Wikipedia) is that “cloud computing, is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.”

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Eucalyptus: The Next Billion Dollar Open Source Firm?

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A new article this morning from ReadWriteWeb has identified Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software firm Eucalyptus has one of the open source software companies most likely to become the next, $1 billion company (in annual revenues). The article did not say what kind of revenues Eucalyptus actually is delivering, however.

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5 (More) Battle-Tested Business Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos

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A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. My article 5 Time-Tested Success Tips From Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos was so well received, I am sharing five more pearls of wisdom from Mr. Bezos. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles!

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Insights and Opinions: A Cynic Predicts IT and Media in 2011

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we share the thoughts and insights of local technology thought leaders, we have an article from Tony Greenberg , CEO of Ramprate on A Cynic's Prediction of IT and Media in 2011. Last year brought us the return of 3D from the 1950s, cloud (a.k.a. Everything that's old will be new again.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

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A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album ( DSOTM ) only reached #1 on the US charts for a single week. However, it remained in the Top 200 for an astounding 14 years and 3 months.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

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free weekly Infochachkie articles! Or would you like me to sell you a story on how cloud computing is green because these large datacenters are more energy efficient than the same number of computers run in ad-hoc ways? The term ‘cloud computing’ only caught on much later. It’s contagious!”. 5) It is 2015.

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Opening The Cloud: Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems

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So there is benefit of a running a cloud in-house, you have your own servers but you get full elasticity and you can shift workloads between your various applications.”. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Marten also offers some grounded advice for emerging entrepreneurs interested in starting a venture within the cloud ecosystem.