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OnDemand Speed Links 16 August 2010Open in a New Window

Enterprise 2.0 Software Patents In a sign that Social Computing in the Enterprise is now going mainstream, Alexander Wolfe reviews 13 recent Enterprise 2.0 patent applications. CA Acquires Cloud Consulting Firm CA continues its acquisition strategy with the purchase of Silicon Valley based 4Base; one of the more established Cloud Consulting firms in the industry [...]

 

Review of The New PolymathOpen in a New Window

Vinnie Mirchandani’s new book; The New Polymath, is full of profiles and case studies that illustrate how the New Polymath’s within many industries are creating disruptive innovation to leapfrog their competition and introduce innovation to their respective industries and customers. The  book’s chapters on Technology and Cloud Computing profile  innovations of technology vendors. In particular, [...]

 

Structure 2010 Conference Kicks Off This WeekOpen in a New Window

GigaOm’s Structure 2010 conference kicks off this week in San Francisco. Structure 2010 is spread over 2 full days and includes an impressive list of speakers and sessions in addition to a launchpad. OnDemandBeat Readers can receive a $300 discount off the conference fee with discount code http://structure2010.eventbrite.com/?discount=PRESS300

 

Lets Go HawksOpen in a New Window

I am an incurable Chicago Sports Fan (White Sox, Bears, Bulls & Blackhawks) so forgive me in advance for breaking up the OnDemand Beat’s regular programming with a shout-out to the Chicago Blackhawks; who hopefully this year will bring the Stanley Cup back to Chicago.

 

VMForce Alliance Launches Enterprise Java CloudOpen in a New Window

Salesforce and VMWare launched today a new Java Cloud Platform called VMforce. Utilizing the Spring Framework from VMWare’s recent SpringSource acqusition, the VMForce platform allows developers to create Java based applications on Force.Com. Dubbed as “Cloud 2.0″ VMForce will allow the large base of Enterprise Java developers to build Cloud Based apps on Force.com. In [...]

 

OnDemand Speed Links 5 April 2010Open in a New Window

Version 3 of the Cloud Computing Use Cases Published The Cloud Computing Use Case Discussion Group has published Version 3 of the Cloud Computing Use Cases Series. Version 3 of the Series focuses on Security in the Cloud China Is World’s Fastest Growing Software Market Gartner Report that outlines how China will remain the worlds [...]

 

Google Pushes Free Universal BroadbandOpen in a New Window

Google has announced a sewerbreaking new broadband project called TiSP (Toilet Internet Service Provider). TISP offers free high speed broadband to almost anyone in North America who has a modern plumbing system. (Septic Tank equipped homes are not included in the Beta roll out) Like other services provided by Google, TiSP is a self-installed, ad-supported [...]

 

Discount Passes for Cloud Slam’10 ConferenceOpen in a New Window

The Cloud Slam’10 conference runs from March 23 – March 25 2010. In its second year, Cloud Slam is a virtual conference that focuses on Cloud Computing. A few of the conference tracks for this year include the Legal  Aspects of Cloud Computing, Cloud Implementation Experiences, Security in the Cloud and Cloud Business Models. New [...]

 

CloudShare Democratizes The CloudOpen in a New Window

One of the more eagerly adopted cloud services thus far in 2010 has been CloudShare Pro. CloudShare Pro is a “light” version of CloudShare’s Enterprise level product and is aimed at individuals and small teams who want to quickly set up training, sales or testing environments in the cloud and share copies with other colleagues. [...]

 

OnDemand Speed Links 23 February 2010Open in a New Window

SAP Launches 12Sprints Beta SAP launches its Cloud Based Collaboration tool, months (and in some cases years) behind similar tools by IBM , 37 Signals and  a host of other cloud providers Cloud Computing Revenue Predictions Interesting article from Linda Leung that estimates revenue from Cloud Computing operations for a few major cloud providers The [...]