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Deeper and deeper I dive into HTML 5. The WebSocket API allows bidirectional communications with a server. Think of this one as how you wish AJAX would have been. Not only do you have Server-Sent Events with HTML 5, you can actually have multi-directional communicat...

As I continue my deep dive into the functional side of HTML5 I am learning about Server-Sent Events. Server-Sent Events enable servers to push data to a web page loaded in the browser. Think of it as reverse AJAX. Using the EventSource interface you can register and event listener client side. Then server side you send mes...

This is a second post in a series about where cloud computing is headed. In addition to regional cloud computing centers, the need for raw cloud storage is growing. A handful of providers are leading the charge in cloud compute Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS):...

I am spending a lot of time lately writing and thinking about the future of cloud computing. The need for raw cloud compute power is growing as a utility for every day business. A handful of providers are leading the charge in cloud compute Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): <...

A couple of weeks ago I was writing about tools you should offer with your Application Programming Interface (API). I was putting together some though...

I thoroughly enjoy my career right now. It is exciting being part of where technology and computing is going right now. I'm a total cloud computing fanboy, I admit. I do try to keep it realistic and focused on how it influences business and IT operations. Right now I can really see "cloud computi...

I was just reading Insights from the AWS Cloud Computing for the Enterprise Event in Los Angeles on the Morph blog. They offer some good morsels of cloud wisdom and have a good presentation by Dr. Werner Vogels. Wh...

I am impressed with Rackspace donating the code for their compute and object storage platform and creating the OpenStack. There has been a lot of discussion around the n...

After spending some time last weekend reviewing the exhibitors at the upcoming OSCON - Open Source Convention I noticed a pattern: There is an explosion in databa...

After spending some time last weekend reviewing the exhibitors at the upcoming OSCON - Open Source Convention I noticed a pattern: There is an explosion in database innovation right now ...

I have several Amazon Buckets I quickly want to use for public viewing of images and other files for clients. I haven't had time to integrate the bucket policy API into our code base. I just need the buckets updated right a...

I am spending some time researching various open source and cloud computing service providers using the exhibitors list for Read more →

I was just reviewing the cloud tools offered by Zeus. I was researching Global server Load Balancing (Cloud Balancing) software yesterday and they were on my list. Unfortunately I used an image from their soft...

I'm learning more and more about distributed computing as I"m playing with larger and larger volumes of data. I understand a lot of the concepts behind the popular distributed computing platform Hadoop, but have no actual experience deploying it. I'm diving into all th...

I'm spending a lot of time lately looking at more efficient and secure ways of delivery web applications and content globally. I am refining my DNS strategy using Global Server Load Bala...

I see many companies and clients jumping on the "developing an IPhone Application bandwagon". Its definitely a hot medium for delivering your web application, content, products and services to. One big disconnect I see is that many companies don't even have a mobile friendly version of their web site or application y...

I'm refining my strategy for best practices in designing mobile web sites. I just added a few RSS feeds from quality design firms, and added a Google Alert. I've put together a few things to consider when designing your web site for mobile browsers: Keep it Simple ...

Last year I moved web site, database and email services for the SAP SAPPHIRE event to the Amazon Cloud. We needed to scale our infrastructure dramatically to support the event for about 4 months out of the year. This was our second year running the conference in the Amazon Cloud and we were able to scale up nicely to handle the traffic. There were still issues. Read more →

I am spending some time putting together some recommendations for a vendor on their API. They are a payment gateway, that offers something no other payment gateway offers. I really feel they could rock the market if they were better known. The problem is that they don't have a product manager and...

When it comes to HTML5, for some reason the less visual and more functional aspects of HTML5 is what excites me. I was just reading more about the HTML5 Microdata specification. Microdata is part of the HTML5 specs that is relevant to...

Amazon Web Services released support for Bucket Policies within Amazon S3 Cloud Storage today. Read more →

I have been monitoring the traffic to several major technology blogs lately. This research is based upon specific domains with specific brand associate with them: TechCrunch Read more →

As a big dumb white guy, I often fall into the common trap that is set in our society. The trap that white men rule. I get to play dumb to the fact that there is injustice in the world. I've worked with clients where everything is perfect as long as I'm managing the project. As soon as I bring in my right hand (a woman), or my development support, things can go wrong. I (the big dumb white guy) need a constant wake up call (daily) about the "world" I live in. You may f...