The cloud used to simply mean “the network.” Now, cloud computing brings a new level of services and complexity to the term. This week Mike, Jason and two cloud experts tackle this latest industry buzzword. Josh Crowe is a VP at Savvis, Inc. He’s also joined by Theo Harvey, a Cisco Engineer who’s been working with customers on large data center rollouts. As always, you’ll get some Net-Net-News, rants, first-ever listener feedback and a Call-To-Action that is sure to make any true geek laugh.

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Show #10 Agenda

• Think-Outside-the-Box Main Topic: Cloud Computing
  • Definitions of Cloud Computing
  • Examples of Cloud Services
    • Google (Gmail, Docs, Voice, Etc)
    • Microsoft (Hosted Exchange/Office)
    • Cisco (WebEx)
    • Savvis, Inc. Hosted
  • Are cloud-based services reliable enough?
    • Gmail users suffer through outage
  • Are cloud-based services secure enough?
    • Free Personal Finance Software, Budget Software, Online Money Management and Budget Planner
  • 2 In 3 IT Managers Have Cloud Funding – Cloud Computing – InformationWeek
• Net-Net News:
  • Legacy Locker
    • Legacy Locker is a safe, secure repository for your vital digital property that lets you grant access to online assets for friends and loved ones in the event of loss, death, or disability.
  • Apple Updates Entire iPod Family, Bringing Capacity and Performance Bumps to iPod Touch and Video Camera to iPod Nano
  • Review: Roku, MLB.TV Premium Combination a Home Run
  • Sunday Night Football Starts Streaming in September
  • Steve Jobs: Apple Tablet Is Going To Destroy The Kindle
  • Facebook Lite
  • Twitter updates terms of service
  • Google – Internet Stats
• Mike’s Rant:
  • Geek? Dork? Nerd? Get it right!
  • Venn Diagram Charting Geeks, Nerds, Dorks, Dweebs
• Jason’s Rant:
  • Traffic Queuing Mechanism, Where’s the technology?
• Theo’s Rant:
  • Virtualization Killed the IT Star
• Josh’s Rant:
  • iPhone MMS and Tethering
• Viewer Feedback:
  • Video Message from Michael Lubrano
• Call-to-Action:
  • The Big Bang Theory – Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock

Running time: 01:11:56
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