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Situation Normal, Everything Must Change
Summary
Simon Wardley explains the commoditization of IT through cloud computing: why it is happening, how clouds will impact IT, the associated benefits and risks, how to manage the risks, why openness matters and he presents a canonical vision on the cloud.
Bio
Simon works as the Software Services Manager for Canonical, helping define future cloud computing strategies for Ubuntu. He is a passionate advocate and researcher in the fields of open source, commoditisation, innovation and cybernetics.
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Community comments
What is the impact on programming?
by Udayan Banerjee,
Great presentation!
by Srikanth Shreenivas,
Very informative
by Nick Hrycan,
What is the impact on programming?
by Udayan Banerjee,
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Does Cloud Require Change in Programming Mindset? I think so:
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Great presentation!
by Srikanth Shreenivas,
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Very informative presentation and establishes very convincingly why cloud computing is a disruptive technology for IT.
Very informative
by Nick Hrycan,
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Nice explanation of innovation to commoditization, humor and repetition helped reinforce the message.