Tag: Cloud Services

Dropbox's Strategic Bet

by on July 11, 2017 11:11 am
“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 Future of Data Storage: Cloud?

by on July 9, 2017 11:54 pm
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?

A Shift Towards Cloud Computing

by on July 7, 2017 2:07 pm
Mr. Chris Cruz, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the state of California shared his views on Cloud Computing for transparency to foster sharing and pooling of computing resources in the public sector. Mr. Chris Cruz talked about how the state of California´s motivation on transparency and its engagement towards it´s citizens to unlock government data… Read more A Shift Towards Cloud Computing

CloudWashing

by on July 5, 2017 1:46 pm
Chris Cruz made it clear during his guest lecture that the government of California is interested in stepping away from the public’s notion of an institution that is outdated, inefficient and boring. Changes listed to enable this metamorphosis included many that mirror technology companies in the private sector including compensation, cubicle-less open offices, a focus… Read more CloudWashing

The CIO’s Balancing Act

by on July 4, 2017 10:01 pm
During the MS&E 238 Week 1 lecture, Dr. Daniel Barreto introduced the class to the balancing act that CIOs face, as illustrated below1:     This balancing act is part of a broader set of common strategic tradeoffs facing all firms and their executive teams.  The CIO must not only effectively balance technology tradeoffs, but… Read more The CIO’s Balancing Act

Fault-Tolerance in Cloud Services

by on July 3, 2017 2:20 pm
On Feb 28 2017, companies such as Quora, Slack, Expedia, and GitHub found themselves inexplicably inaccessible by their customers through the internet. They, along with several other companies, big and small alike, scrambled to find the problem, as each passing second meant significant losses in revenue. It was only 4 hours later that they found… Read more Fault-Tolerance in Cloud Services