Google Wave

I received my invitation today for Google Wave. I have been waiting for months and like Windows7 it is now here. I am so excited and now I am waiting for the people I have invited to join in so we can start Waving.

Google Wave is in my opinion will reshape the way we communicate with our friends and co-workers. I think this is a step into the clouds. Cloud computing looks to be the next wave in technology and Google Wave is certainly helping us get there. I have just began to play with it and so far I am liking it.

Stay tuned because I will be writing more about Google Wave in the weeks to come. If you are using the Wave send me a message.

UNISYS - Cloud Video

This video does an excellent job of describing the right mix of services and resources for the "Cloud". It is from a company called, "UNISYS". I found it very enlightening. Tell me what you think. Thanks!

Security in the "Cloud"

How can security be guaranteed? How will the confidence of the unknown be built? How can trust be built?



These are all questions I think will need to be answered in order to foster adoption of Cloud services. My thought is that for many organizations it will take time to shift from the current paradigm into a cloud solution. For myself it took a leap of faith in starting this blog. To know that my thoughts and ideas would be out on the Internet for all to see took a leap of faith. I think the same will be true for organizations. The market, and the push for greater efficiency, I believe will ultimately nudge organizations to the Cloud. The big concern will be reliability and security. Companies not only store their own data but they store information and profiles of their customers. Protecting this data will be paramount and any point of failure could cause huge issues for the company and its customers.



I would like comments on security and how it might be implemented in the Cloud environment. So if you are interested please post a comment. Thanks!