by Ron Miller

Cloud Rising in the Enterprise

Several recent announcements have illustrated that software companies are trying to make the cloud more enterprise friendly, and IT is getting more comfortable with cloud offerings.

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

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 5/25/12

Welcome to the Memorial Day weekend edition of 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros. The week we look at open source file syncing and sharing, HTML5 security considerations and IT's love-hate relationship with BYOD.

See all my links and commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

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Moving Beyond the Desktop Era to Whatever's Next

My Windows Desktop (Photo credit: dannyasmith)

Life was a lot simpler for IT when everyone used Windows PCs and applications, but today employees are interacting with a variety of devices and different approaches to software, and you need to find a way to manage this new environment.

Read my full commentary on the Real User Monitoring blog.

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 5/18/12

So what do hobbits and programmers have in common and what 7 features might you not know about in Google Apps? Read this weeks 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros and get some knowledge, people.

Read my full commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

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Oracle Declares War on Cloud and Open Source

Oracle Headquarters Redwood Shores (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Even Oracle might not have known what it had when it brought Google to trial, but when the trial began to turn around the idea of copyrighting APIs, it couldn't have gone better for an old-school enterprise software company with a lot to lose if the cloud and open source continue to take over IT.

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

The Changing Face of Enterprise Software

When Adobe released Creative Suite 6 recently, it offered two ways to buy it: by subscription and the traditional box. Guess which one probably won't be around much longer?

Read my full commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

Salesforce Hires Kundra And Builds Social Government Cloud

SAN FRANCISCO - MARCH 03: U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra (L) talks with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Former US CIO Vivek Kundra joined Salesforce in January, and it only makes sense that his first project would involve a cloud service to simplify government online interactions with citizens.

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

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 4-27-12

This week we look at busting 2 cloud computing myths, why software teams make sense and the new Google SDK APIs. Plus why Yahoo! is failing cartoon from Oatmeal.

See all my links and commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Effectiveness blog.

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When IaaS Won't Cut It

Many startups can use Infrastructure as a Service to cut the cost of starting a business dramatically, but not every business has that luxury. Some have more stringent data center requirements that generic service providers can't meet.

Read my full post on the Real User Monitoring blog.

Zynga shows how to build a hybrid cloud

Zynga runs a hybrid cloud, but had the luxury of starting off using Amazon EC2, then building a compatible data center. Would a reverse strategy at a more mature company work as well?

See my full post on the Ness Engineering Effectiveness Blog.