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

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For example, a cloud computing company with no hope of success will get acquired for silly dot-com economics money by a provider with more money than R&D success. The new division will be trumpeted as the key to the company's future through most of 2011, with division heads appearing in every press release and photo op.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

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The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. As with the late 90′s the answer is “Yes. Yes, there is unprecedented innovation.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

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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? Let me answer ‘why computing needs RightScale.’ Computing is going the way of the electric grid. It’s contagious!”. 5) It is 2015.

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Great Startups Sell Around Gartner Hype Predictions

Startup Professionals Musings

The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic. The trough of disillusionment includes NFC for mobile payments, cloud computing, gesture control, virtual worlds, and more.

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Entrepreneurs Challenge The Gartner Hype Cycle

Startup Professionals Musings

The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic. According to the report, private cloud computing, NFC and Internet TV are at the moment overvalued.

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Where is Your Startup In the Gartner Hype Cycle?

Startup Professionals Musings

The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic. A hype cycle in Gartner's interpretation always comprises five phases: Technology trigger. Peak of inflated expectations.

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Where Is Your Technology In The Gartner Hype Cycle?

Startup Professionals Musings

The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Consequently, the press usually abandons the topic. The trough of disillusionment includes mobile health monitoring, NFC and cloud computing. Slope of enlightenment.