Why Apple Really Wanted Lala

 
Did Apple buy Lala in order to beat Amazon (and others) by setting up a cloud-based subscription service? Not according to this guest post on TechCrunch by Michael Robertson.
Robertson explains why he thinks Lala is critical to Apple’s future, why Apple’s move must include music already owned by iTunes users and why they bought an [...]

Webinar: Save Money With Cloud Computing and Google Apps

I have been a Google apps user and fan for a long time, and I am convinced cloud computing is the way to go.
Enterprise Spotlight: Cloud Computing and Google Apps
This presentation will begin on October 08, 2009 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.
Audience members may arrive 15 minutes in advance of this time.
Moving to [...]

What is Cloud Computing and why do you need to know?

According to About.com “A basic definition of cloud computing is the use of the Internet for the tasks you perform on your computer. The “cloud” represents the Internet.” However if you want to know more I highly recommend a white paper from the folks at Sun Microsystems that really gives a great overview as well [...]

The IBM “Open Cloud Manifesto”

Interesting that Amazon and Microsoft were not included in this one
IBM Twisting Arms In Support Of ‘Open’ Cloud Computing
Eric Krangel
Mar. 30, 2009
As expected, IBM’s (IBM) so-called “Open Cloud Manifesto” — basically an appeal to the industry to make their cloud computing components work together around common standards — is officially out this morning (it leaked [...]

Cloud Computing: What is it and what does it mean to you?

I owe alot to Shelly Palmer. Not only has he been a good friend, colleague, our first NY:MIEG speaker (ever!)  and advisor for many years but his MediaBytes has become a regular stop for information about everything media. In this mornings report Shelly talked about the notion of “Cloud Computing” and it got me to [...]