Tag: Cloud

How cloud computing contributes to autonomous driving - a thought experiment.

During his guest lecture at Stanford University, Dean Paron (Microsoft Azure) mentioned a fascinating argument about the importance of cloud computing which stayed present in my mind until now: The amount of data generated by an autonomous car is so high that cloud computing is one of the enablement factors which make autonomous driving in… Read more How cloud computing contributes to autonomous driving - a thought experiment.

Barriers of cloud computing - why for some use cases the public cloud is not beneficial (yet).

The worldwide cloud IT infrastructure is changing: More and more businesses decide to shift their private IT infrastructure towards the public cloud (IDC, 2016). Promoted by the market leaders AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google and IBM, the public cloud seems to significantly gain in importance. Advantages like agility, pay-as-use pricing and availability levels of almost hundred… Read more Barriers of cloud computing - why for some use cases the public cloud is not beneficial (yet).

Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Many people argue that the evolution of AI would inevitably lead to the downfall of man – it’s inventors.  In contrast to the natural inherent intelligence as portrayed by humans and other animals artificial intelligence is that which is demonstrated by machines through software’s that are designed by humans to process tasks and services that… Read more Would Artificial Intelligence threaten human progress?

Automotive Cyber Security: Threat, Guidelines, and challenges

By 2020 it is estimated there will be 50 billion smart devices in use around the world or at least 7 connected devices for every man, women, and child on this planet. Also by 2020 projections are there will be 41 global megacities with a population about 10 million, with this it is very much… Read more Automotive Cyber Security: Threat, Guidelines, and challenges

Big Data in the Cloud

So you have decided that you’re ready to implement a big data solution and you plan to do it in the cloud. How will you choose what’s best for your organization? With all of the hoopla around big data, NoSQL and the like, this blog will provide some background and a review of the options… Read more Big Data in the Cloud

Serverless computing and FaaS

In Friday’s lecture was a brief mention of AWS Lambda and Serverless Computing. As a hardware engineer, I was intrigued and wanted to dig more into this, because the thought of being able to run computing workloads without hardware servers terrifies me! The executive summary of serverless computing is that it is simply an abstraction… Read more Serverless computing and FaaS

Netflix's functioning: its migration on the cloud and its content delivery network

Last Friday, we briefly talked about the complex relationship between Netflix and Amazon. Indeed, Netflix is running on Amazon’s public cloud (AWS) but Amazon is also a direct competitor of Netflix, since it also launched its own streaming video service. This consideration triggered my interest in Netflix’s functioning, including its migration on the cloud and… Read more Netflix's functioning: its migration on the cloud and its content delivery network

What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

It is intriguing to see how throughout time we can identify some trends and patterns in the investments driven by Venture Capitalists, may it be in the form that they take or the sector that they are directed to. We hear everyday about Buzzwords such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data or about this new ‘exploding sector’ of… Read more What have been the leading investing trends in IT since 2000?

Cloud Breach, the costs associated with a counter measures

For the past two weeks, we have learned the power and efficiency of cloud computing.  There is no question that Cloud service such as SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS enormously impacted our daily lives as well as business, but at the same, it is worthwhile to understand the risks associated with the convenience. July 12, 2017,… Read more Cloud Breach, the costs associated with a counter measures

Multi-cloud: The New Normal

Mr.Carl Eschenbach of Sequoia Capital mentioned in his guest lecture about a Cloud OS that can move workloads around different clouds and also how AI can be used as a unique selling point for cloud vendors to differentiate themselves from their competition. This blog post will firstly give an overview of current cloud technologies then… Read more Multi-cloud: The New Normal