Cloud computing and storage convert physical resources (like processors and storage) into scalable and shareable resources over the Internet (computing and storage "as a service"). Although not a new concept, virtualization makes this much more scalable and efficient through the sharing of physical systems through server virtualization. Cloud computing gives users access to massive computing and storage resources without their having to know where those resources are or how they're configured. As you might expect, Linux® plays a huge role. Discover cloud computing, and learn why there's a penguin behind that silver lining. Sigue leyendo...

The good news for startups is that the answer seems to be no, Amazon is not unique in their success of their APIs. Certainly eBay has achieved a large measure of success with its open APIs, with over 60K registered developers and a large amount of API use. Salesforce too has been relatively successful with their open platform, and Google has as well with it's increasingly robust set of API offerings. Sigue leyendo...

Craig Mundie, jefe de investigación y estrategia de la empresa, afirma que Microsoft se está preparando para un mundo más amplio de informática en nubes y máquinas "clientes", no sólo ordenadores personales sino también teléfonos móviles, coches, videoconsolas y televisores, todos con soporte lógico de Microsoft. Sigue leyendo...

Application companies have some ad revenue, but right now they’re kind of like cable channels for the web, while an ad platform is the means to a business model that supports that cable channel. Sigue leyendo...