I'm going to cry tonight, long and hard. I'll do so as I remember and mourn
Jeremy Geelan.
I knew Jeremy for almost 20 years, from the time he showed up one day at
Cloud Expo's headquarters in Bergen County, New Jersey, and went to work. The
show wasn't called Cloud Expo then, of course - it was still known as Java
Edge, a pioneering event that grabbed developers, architects, and enterprise
IT users alike for twice-yearly confabs.
Jeremy didn't have a job there, or even a job offer. He was simply a fan of
the technology and the show. So when his wife, a Danish diplomat, was
relocated to the UN in New York, Jeremy literally sprang into action and made
himself at home at the show's office.
At the time, I'd been advising the owners about their direction and
operations, but wanted to hedge my bets and keep my own research company
active; I didn't want to jump into the ... (more)
Cloud Expo 2016 New York at the Javits Center New York was characterized by
increased attendance and a new focus on operations. These were both
encouraging signs for all involved in Cloud Computing and all that it
touches.
As Conference Chair, I work with the Cloud Expo team to structure three
keynotes, numerous general sessions, and more than 150 breakout sessions
along 10 tracks. Our job is to balance the state of enterprise IT today with
the trends that will be commonplace tomorrow.
Mobile Computing, Big Data and Analytics, the Internet of Things, Platforms
and Microservice... (more)
Read Sun's Take on "Open AJAX"– Tim Bray Speaks Out
IBM is leading, but apparently not controlling, a bold initiative known as
"Open AJAX" that brings this open-source application development approach to
the forefront of the worldwide i-technology industry.
The Open AJAX initiative does not have a centralized structure or website,
but is rather an idea that is being formally backed by BEA, Borland, the Dojo
Foundation, the Eclipse Foundation, Laszlo Systems, Mozilla Corporation,
Novell, Openwave Systems, Oracle, Red Hat, Yahoo, Zend and Zimbra. A
spokesperson for one of the m... (more)
Cloud.com CEO Sheng Liang was the lead developer on Sun Microsystems'
original Java Virtual Machine (JVM) team. Today he is a co-founder and CEO of
Cloud.com, based in Cupertino, CA. The company delivers an open-source
platform for both Public and Private Clouds, and will be discussing all
this at the upcoming Cloud Expo In New York June 6-9. Cloud.com also has a
significant focus on Asia.
Here are a few things we discussed in a recent interview...
1. You envision companies building Cloud structures through an open-source
approach. Can you describe how this works with Cloud.com?
... (more)
Internet of @ThingsExpo Silicon Valley announced today its first 20 all-star
speakers and sessions for its upcoming event, which will take place November
4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley.
@ThingsExpo, the first and largest IoT event in the world, debuted at the
Javits Center in New York City in June with over 7,200 delegates attending
the conference.
The First 20 will present a diverse array of IoT-focused sessions,
illuminating the incredible breadth and scope of the Internet of Things.
Sensors, beacons, Big Data, Docker, WebRTC, security, busine... (more)
Roger Strukhoff 
Darren Anstee
Santosh Varughese
Miska Kaipiainen
Carl J. Levine
Michael Moran
Max Hornostaiev
Zohar Babin
Ryan Boyd
Valentin Bercovici
Deena Thomchick
