The Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Infrastructure

VMWare led the industry in server virtualization technology, or the “process of creating a software-based representation of something rather than a physical one. This applies to applications, servers, storage and networks.” (https://www.vmware.com/solutions/virtualization.html).  As this technology hit the mainstream data center market it allowed for a more efficient IT platform by running a fewer number of servers… Read more The Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Infrastructure

Blockchain & Supply Chain

“I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain” – Fleetwood Mac, the Chain Interesting to hear comments on blockchain from both speakers this week, with both Carl Eschenbach (Sequoia, ex-VMware) and Jeff Welser (IBM) making glowing comments about the underlying technology, while expressing concern about scale and minor mention of the… Read more Blockchain & Supply Chain

AI is the new gold rush

AI is the new gold rush The California Gold Rush started on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall found gold from Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. The news spread and around 300,000 people came to California from around the world in search of gold and new wealth boosting the American economy. [1] More than… Read more AI is the new gold rush

Dropbox's Strategic Bet

“Should I stay or should I go?” This question has no doubt made its way into the boardrooms of many companies wrestling with the options of continuing their dalliance with cloud services, or building up their own infrastructure. Netflix was raised as an example of one of these companies in the previous lecture, as we… Read more Dropbox's Strategic Bet

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

Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

Open data and open source innovation for governments have been increasing in recent years and therefore is currently an important subject of discussion. Last week, Chris Cruz, the Deputy Director & Deputy State Chief Information Officer of California, gave a speech on the utilization of technology in the state of California. He especially emphasised the… Read more Impacts and Sustainability of Open Governments

How can Smart Contracts disrupt the Legal Space?

  For most of us Bitcoin is this mysterious and exiting digital currency that we read about in the news every now and then. Some of us see it as a bubble while others believe it is the currency of the future or maybe something in between. But what is actually the technology that drives… Read more How can Smart Contracts disrupt the Legal Space?

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?