Cloud Computing
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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…
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Cloud Power Up
Tl;dr: The clouds should use their powers to help power the cloud. Atomically. CAPEX obsessives like myself have focused on the cloud’s vast agglomeration of compute, storage, and networking. But there is another, less appreciated infrastructure dimension: the cloud is in many ways as much about moving electrons as bits. Without a considerable and constant…