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Yesterday saw the official announcement of Google Android's new version, 2.3, named Gingerbread. (As an aside, am I the only person who doesn't understand how 'Frozen Yoghurt' fits into a series of names based on cakes?) The announcement of a new version of Android itself triggers a series of announcements by handset manufacturers which can … Continue reading Waiting for the (Gingerbread) man

Project achievements included: - continued presentations to the Heads of Department - meeting with Atempo regarding archive tools - further structuring for the 2011 project portfolio And also: - survived my birthday party - found out that the Cloud Circle audience liked my presentation the best (woo!) - made some interesting contacts through Twitter - … Continue reading Weeknote 30 – in which I continued to present

A former colleague of mine is now working for a major London-based media group. They are doing some really interesting stuff, and currently have a vacancy for a Head of Infrastructure & Cloud. In a nutshell he needs someone who has experience of Service Management with regard to taking advantage of the cloud and moving … Continue reading A Cloud Job Advert

An interesting few days in the world of information security. Last week we saw the UK Information Commissioner handed out two significant fines to two authorities for significant breeches of the Data Protection Act. This week, the spilling of the CIA's most secret secrets courtesy of Wikileaks in what is becoming known as Cablegate. The … Continue reading Information security?

If I were in the market for investing into new cloud business software propositions (which I stress I'm not!), here are ten things that I would be looking for over and above the quality of the product (which ERP vendors over the years have proven isn't that important anyway...) 1) Horizontal not vertical Developing a … Continue reading The killer cloud app investment

Project achievements included: - the completion of the new network in Store Street (hooray!) - final office moves planned - presentation of the "content story" to Imagination Creative Council - start of Heads of Department presentation round - beginnings of scoping for telephony project And also: - presented to the Cloud Circle Forum - a … Continue reading Weeknote 29 – in which I presented, and presented, and presented

An interesting day yesterday spent at the 4th Cloud Circle Forum in Victoria. A theme that cropped up a few times amongst delegates was that the hype of Cloud was just another step in the insource/outsource hokey-kokey that the IT industry periodically goes through. I'm convinced that this kind of thinking is going to lead … Continue reading Cloud is not outsourcing

Thanks to everyone who said they enjoyed my presentation earlier today. Slides are below, and feel free to get in touch on the feedback form linked on the menu left. Anyone who handed me a business card, I'll drop you a line by email.

An interesting new podcast from RadioLab last week entitled "What does technology want?" The discussion ranges from the origins of technologically innovative ideas, through to the way in which technology can develop a life of its own. To illustrate that latter point, the now near impossibility of turning off the internet is raised. It's an … Continue reading Turning off the internet

Above every other theme at last week's Web 2.0 Summit, and a reliable constant at cloud and CIO events throughout the year has been the subject about the ascent of mobile devices. Depending on who you talk to, mobile will trump fixed or laptops for in either 2012 or 2014. Apple has managed to completely … Continue reading The rise of mobile