CloudCamp Event in DC

CloudCamp is back in the DMV

If you been to a barcamp or crisiscamp you know how awesome these unconferences are for everyone that goes.

Well get ready to do it with chunks, open minds and man liked minded Cloud computers.





Attenion DMV this is a must attend event if you want to find out more about the cloud have an idea for a panel about the cloud or just want to share you love of cloud/camp.

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Where's the Cloud now?

So lost in all the turmoil of late, see economy, is the fact that the use of Cloud Computing is being coming the norm and perhaps that's a good things.  Having done Advance for the White House I knew my roles was to stay in the background and make sure that everything is running smoothly and reacting to any changes which comes in treble at the WH level.  So like Advance Staff everywhere that is doing their job, the cloud is doing it's and you don't even notice.


Now if this story is correct

Everything Everywhere cloud computing project will have implications for an industry - Inside Outsourcing 

We'll see the future of this Cloud as a bench mark for firms that have not yet made the switch and when these legal shops, accounting firms and consultant based business make the move to the cloud.  That will be the real catapult point for the Cloud into every day computing.

Why?  The shear number of employees in these industries that use laptop, smartphone and home computers will wave that carries the Cloud to the massess since these are the masses with a higher credit rating then most and hence able and willing to pay the service fees for freeing them from the old ways of computering and pay they will.

Just saying and keep on eye on them clouds. It could mean change

ORG Zine | Meltwater and the newspaper publishers

ORG Zine | Meltwater and the newspaper publishers

This case is an interesting parallel to the cloud computing world in that the role of a copy is at play and we all know that cloud computing is all about copying something. This should send a warring shot to the owners of cloud entertainment streaming sites too.

10 Hidden Costs in the Public Cloud - Expert Voices

10 Hidden Costs in the Public Cloud - Expert Voices

There are some very good number in this article for those of you wanting to get a handle of the cost of cloud computing.

Cloud computing is key driver for new identity rules, says Jericho Forum - ComputerworldUK.com

Cloud computing is key driver for new identity rules, says Jericho Forum - ComputerworldUK.com: "The Jericho Forum has this week published a set of principles, the Identity, Entitlement and Access Management (IdEA) Commandments, to promote open and interoperable standards that can be used to help build identity management processes that can work on a global, de-perimeterised basis."

Big take away is ---

People being in control of their own identity is cheaper and more scalable for businesses

Amazon cloud server was used to attack Sony | VentureBeat

Amazon cloud server was used to attack Sony | VentureBeat

Amazon.com’s cloud servers were used byhackers to attack Sony’s PlayStation Networkonline gaming service, according to Bloomberg

Ahem, pay no attention this one folks

Clouds, FISMA, and the Lawyers | NovaInfosecPortal.com

Clouds, FISMA, and the Lawyers | NovaInfosecPortal.com

"DOI rejected Google’s cloud because it had state and local (sidenote: does this include tribes?) tenants which might not have the same level of “security astuteness” as DOI. Basically what they’re saying here is that if one of the tenants on Google’s cloud doesn’t know how to secure their data, it affects all the tenants."

The link at the top has many interesting point to consider however the most important take away is if one tenant on any leg of the chain is not securing data, then that whole cloud is not secure. 

Agreed..........