Wonder what's on the latest event menu?
One only has to look at the agenda to see that this is a no-frills gathering of thought leaders. Still, give it to the peddlers who will always find it difficult to restrain themselves. I don't necessarily think they have a different agenda, though. After all, 'ROI' remains the most adopted company byline.
Sold on the cloud? There are quite a number of ways to look at it, from the summit perspective.
- People, who can't get past the labels, finally can come up and agree on a definitive cloud description (not just visible mass of droplets or crystals frozen in the atmosphere). What's the sound of one hand clappping?
- Cloud computing is tech future and not just marketing hype. Really!
- Cloud looks all business - eyes on the enterprise. It is also about 'torch passing' - breaking off from current practices. That is why it is called disruptive.
Thankful for Mr Tom Foremski for taking us there and seeing business opportunities. Plus, check out Thomas Claburn's post as IT departments, as we currently know it, takes a hit because nobody listens on bulky stereo sound systems anymore and cloud, my friend is like the iPod!
Tom Foremski just shared an interesting story err, rumor about a disturbing shares unloading.
I think all of us can empathize with Mr. Benioff (not in terms of money, of course) but with regards to losing interests in something once it kind of peaks. If there is one more personal thing to keep up aside from wits and ethics, it's interest. Sure seems like Oracle's playing emperor to make sure Mr. Benioff turns into Vader fast. The Oracle Empire.
So how do CEOs and companies maintain that interest for value creation and innovation?
On the Side:
Grateful for Mr. Foremski for giving me an invite to test Lunarr. Really haven't touched it yet but was floored by the demo and possibilities. It isn't working at full speed yet but it's got potential.