Tag: Cloud

Fog Computing: Extending the Cloud?

In the past ten years, the usage of cloud-based systems to build applications and store data has exploded.  As Dr. Jeff Welser of IBM discussed in his presentation on 7 July 2017, the amount of computer power at the edge of the internet exceeds that of all the computers in all the world’s data centers.… Read more Fog Computing: Extending the Cloud?

Cognitive Computing: Augmenting Human Intelligence

What Exactly Is Cognitive Computing?   Cognitive computing (CC) is the simulation of human thought processes in a computer model. It is a technology platform based on the scientific disciplines of artificial intelligence and signal processing. In summary, a cognitive computer ploughs through un/structured data, to find hidden knowledge and present data in an actionable… Read more Cognitive Computing: Augmenting Human Intelligence

Cloud Computing in the Developing World

Carl Eschenbach, a Partner at Sequoia Capital and former President of VMware, discussed the evolution of cloud computing during last Friday’s lecture. One particular aspect of cloud computing that Eschenbach touched on, that I’d like to expand upon in this blog post, was the effect of cloud computing in the developing world. For countries that… Read more Cloud Computing in the Developing World

An Introduction to Quantum Computing

The traditional computer is made up of billions of transistors, which are turned on and off to store what is known as a ‘bit’. These bits are placed together in 8’s to form bytes, which are then packaged as kilobytes and so on. The more complex a command is the greater the number of bits… Read more An Introduction to Quantum Computing

Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

As with most technological developments, the rise of cloud computing accrues benefits in different forms and at different rates for early and late adopters. The developing world has benefitted at times from the “leap-frogging” effect of skipping earlier generations of technologies and moving straight to a more mature, sustainable form. Notable examples to date include the… Read more Cloud Computing in Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges

Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud

This week’s lecture focused on cloud computing, and there are many important classifications within cloud computing. Compute as a service is the best way to describe cloud offerings, and there are three main categories currently: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Another consideration for cloud compute that… Read more Public vs Private vs Hybrid Cloud

The anti-portfolio in the Cloud Age (and beyond)

With Friday’s very interesting talk about cloud computing and the role of Venture Capital in the future of this technology, I’ve decided to write about the “Anti-Portfolio” and considerations about technologies beyond the cloud. The Anti-Portfolio is a term coined by VC Fund Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP)[1]. Their website states “Bessemer Venture Partners is perhaps… Read more The anti-portfolio in the Cloud Age (and beyond)

A walk in the clouds with Finnish healthcare service providers

Cloud adaptation and virtualization was in the center of last week’s discussion. Both Carl Eschenbach (Partner, Sequoia Capital and Ex-COO, VMware) and Jeff Welser (Vice President and Lab Director, IBM Research) covered the history as well as the future of cloud development. According to both, the finance and healthcare agencies are the slowest in adopting… Read more A walk in the clouds with Finnish healthcare service providers

How Cloud Services are Spurring Innovation

In building a software product or application, a major challenge was to gain access to the tools and resources to build applications as personal projects, games, to address community needs, etc. Cloud service providers, such as Salesforce’s Heroku, provides a free tier service with enough computational power to effectively test the product with over a couple… Read more How Cloud Services are Spurring Innovation

The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

Data storage, as we know it, is primarily in the form of tapes, flash drives, hard disk drives and solid state storage. With data storage being the fastest growing semiconductor technology, the world is doubling storage capacity every 12-18 months [1]. Data storage firms are increasingly trying to push the boundaries of physical storage, with… Read more The Future of Data Storage: Cloud?