Cloud Computing
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Supercloudifragilisticexpialidocious VII: March Madness (Except in November)
Tl;dr: “Supercloud” has turned into a super battle royale Reader relevance: “super” niche Despite the term itself being unhelpful, inexplicably, a battle has broken out for the ownership and definition of “supercloud”. (And it isn’t just me that finds the term unhelpful, though even I haven’t suggested we should “nuke it from orbit”). The “supercloud”…
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Introducing the Platformonomics Repatriation Index™
Today, on Twitter (not Mastodon), we introduced the Platformonomics Repatriation Index™. Remember cloud repatriation? The cloud was due for a mass exodus, or so claimed some (self-interested) venture capitalists. Beyond the moribund DropBox and the attention-seekers at 37signals (who have yet to repatriate and may lose interest after publishing that post), actual examples of repatriation…
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Supercloudifragilisticexpialidocious VI: The Nightmare Continues
Tl;dr: the Supercloud Uncertainty Principle dictates that as more effort is expended to define “supercloud”, the less sense it makes. Reader Relevance: this is “super” niche. The “supercloud” svengalis are very proud to have an explicit definition for their brainchild (perhaps my goading about this egregious omission for nine months provided motivation). Brace yourself: Supercloud…