by Ron Miller

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 10/28/11

This week we look at a debate on the merits of cloud computing, WebGL and the future of the web, and amazingly bad password practices.

Read the full post and commentary
on the Ness SPL blog.

Outages Could Get You Sued

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When RIM had a three-day outage earlier this month, it was embarrassing and damaged the company's reputation, but I'm sure one outcome it never expected was a lawsuit.

Read my full post on Real User Monitoring.

Nokia Windows Phones Focus on Consumer

 

Nokia introduced its new Windows Phone 7 phones this week at Nokia World, and while the phones certainly looked nice enough, Nokia faces a tough battle with iOS and Android for market share.

 The fact is no matter what Nokia came up with, it was going to be a struggle to gain market share in a maturing market with clear consumer preferences. 

Read my full post on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

IBM Hops on the Big Data Analysis Band Wagon

As businesses are forced to process more and more data, it's becoming more of a curse than a blessing, and that's why finding ways to make sense of that data is becoming big business.

Read my full commentary on the NESS SPL Blog.

Load Balancer Trips UNC Blackboard Web Site

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When the UNC Blackboard site went down last week, it turned out to be a traffic spike on an unrelated site and a load balancer was at the root of the problem.

Read the full story on Real User Monitoring.

Retention Policies Need to Balance Legal and Historical Requirements

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While it's all well and good for companies to cover their legal behinds with strict retention policies, there may be an unanticipated loss of the historical record every time you destroy a file.

Read my full commentary on FierceContentManagement.

USAJobs.gov Re-launch Hampered by Performance Issues

When the federal government launched an updated version of the USAJobs.gov web site recently, it was hampered by performance issues and problems with the search engine, issues that should have been picked up in pre-launch performance testing.

Read my full commentary on Real User Monitoring.

Facebook Caught Hanging on to 'Deleted' Data

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Did you think that Facebook email you deleted was actually deleted forever? Think again. Turns out Facebook is hanging onto everything you've ever touched forever.

Read my full commentary on Internet Evolution.

Yahoo! Data Center Chief Flees to Apple

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Scott Noteboom, the man who helped build Yahoo!'s cloud infrastructure recently left the company and joined Apple just in time to help build up iCloud, and he could be quite a find for Apple.

Read my full commentary on the Real User Monitoring blog.

Can The Cloud Ever Satisfy Compliance?

Cloud computing offers many advantages to organizations, but the folks in charge of maintaining company records and making sure your company is complying with all applicable laws may need to loosen their traditional ideas of control or risk negating the advantages of the cloud.

Read my full commentary on my TechTarget View from Above blog.