It’s time to talk more vociferously about open data.
A better headline for this piece would be: why open data is not an overnight sensation or indeed a turn of a dial or a flick of a switch, i.e., it is not something automatically achieved without some kind of longer term strategic drive, which, in itself, typically needs to be driven by a defined longer term strategic need.
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Akana Releases Envision | @CloudExpo @AkanaInc #API #Cloud
Akana has released Envision, an enhanced API analytics platform that helps enterprises mine critical insights across their digital eco-systems, understand their customers and partners and offer value-added personalized services.
“In today’s digital economy, data-driven insights are proving to be a key differentiator for businesses. Understanding the data that is being tunneled through their APIs and how it can be used to optimize their business and operations is of paramount importance,” said Alistair Farquharson, CTO of Akana.
A New Age ‘Power Panel’ at @ThingsExpo | #IoT #M2M #InternetOfThings
The Internet of Things is not only adding billions of sensors and billions of terabytes to the Internet. It is also forcing a fundamental change in the way we envision Information Technology. For the first time, more data is being created by devices at the edge of the Internet rather than from centralized systems. What does this mean for today’s IT professional?
In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists addressed this very serious issue of profound change in the industry.
The CIO P (Chief Information Security Protection) Factor By @ABridgwater | @CloudExpo #Cloud
It’s easy to invent additional C-suite job title designations. We might conjure up Chief Data Analytics-Insight Officer (CDAIO – pronounced “see-day-oh”) for example.
Equally, we can see that the role of the CIO quickly gained additional layers some time ago – and we now see the CSO (Chief Security Officer) quite commonly being ranked as the CIO’s right hand man or woman.
[video] Scalable Solutions with Hal Schwartz | @CloudExpo #Cloud
«We provide infrastructure primarily for the IBM i platform, IBM Power, AIX and Power Linux. We have a very broad-based solution that focuses on IBM Power,» explained Hal Schwartz, CEO at Secure Infrastructure & Services, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 16th Cloud Expo, held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City.
[slides] Understanding FedRAMP By @AbelSussman | @CloudExpo #Cloud
FedRAMP is mandatory for government cloud deployments and businesses need to comply in order to provide services for federal engagements.
In his session at 16th Cloud Expo, Abel Sussman, Director for Coalfire Public Sector practice, reviewed the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) process and provided advice on overcoming common compliance obstacles.
Abel Sussman is the Director for Coalfire Public Sector practice. For more than 18 years, Abel has been helping organizations implement new systems and transform stagnant programs. He is a nationally recognized industry expert and has presented on information security and cloud computing for the FBI, DHS, and DoD.
Go & Java SDKs from @ProfitBricksUSA | @DevOpsSummit #Cloud #DevOps
«The new SDKs for Go and Java are yet another addition to our growing support for our DevOps community,» said Achim Weiss, Co-founder and CEO of ProfitBricks. «Since the launch of ProfitBricks’ DevOps Central, the productivity of the DevOps community remains a top priority for our development team. We’ve built a strong foundation for our DevOps Central users, and intend on continuing this momentum as the year progresses.»
[session] DevOps State of Mind By @RedHatNews | @DevOpsSummit #DevOps #PaaS #Jenkins #Kubernetes #Docker
Rapid innovation, changing business landscapes, and new IT demands force businesses to make changes quickly. The DevOps approach is a way to increase business agility through collaboration, communication, and integration across different teams in the IT organization.
In his session at DevOps Summit, Chris Van Tuin, Chief Technologist for the Western US at Red Hat, will discuss:
The acceleration of application delivery for the business with DevOps
User Experience Drives DevOps | @DevOpsSummit @CloudTest #DevOps #Jenkins #Containers
I recently attended and presented at the east coast version of the Jenkins User Conference held this year in Washington, DC. The weather certainly fit the theme of the conference: The heat was continuous. The humidity was fully integrated with the heat. And, most importantly as you can see above, SWAG was out in full force.
Right from the opening keynote by the founder of Jenkins, Kohsuke Kawaguchi, this conference was jam-packed with all the latest capabilities of Jenkins, including discussions around the new capabilities like workflow, and several sessions on Linux containers, micro-services, and, everyone’s favorite topic, DevOps.
[slides] The Evolution of the Car By @JPGreenough | @ThingsExpo #IoT #M2M #InternetOfThings
The enterprise market will drive IoT device adoption over the next five years.
In his session at @ThingsExpo, John Greenough, an analyst at BI Intelligence, division of Business Insider, analyzed how companies will adopt IoT products and the associated cost of adopting those products.
John Greenough is the lead analyst covering the Internet of Things for BI Intelligence- Business Insider’s paid research service. Numerous IoT companies have cited his analysis of the IoT. Prior to joining BI Intelligence, he worked analyzing bank technology for Corporate Insight and The Clearing House Payments Company.