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Is WebEx “Dead Man Walking?”

Both Sides of the Table

Dig deeper and you see that they do: project management (like 37 Signals), share and store files online (like DropBox and Box.net), create and edit documents online (like Google Docs & Zoho), Wikis (like SocialText) and Discussions (like Yammer). I first noticed it while filming an episode of This Week in Cloud Computing.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

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I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. Of course I could go on and on including businesses like AirBnB, DropBox, Box.net, Yammer and so on. My experience in looking at deflationary businesses says that they should pay attention to it. All deflationary.

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Data is the Next Major Layer of the Cloud & A Major Victory for Startups

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During my second startup we never considered using cloud computer processing for our real-time processes but we did run some batch processes there. I have seed some compelling arguments for or against – but mostly on costs. From a reliability & performance perspective for most applications it will perform beautifully.

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