David Linthicum

Earlier this month I attended the IBM Impact conference in Las Vegas.  The core theme of Impact was "Smart SOA" and how cloud computing comes together in the enterprise, with the emphasis on private clouds.  The core notion of private clouds for IBM is really about extending thei... (more)

Dave talks about his trip to IBM's Impact Conference, including coverage and commentary around IBM's cloud computing strategy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Dave talks about yesterdays Cloud Computing Summit, and the Google response to the McKinsey Report. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Dave discusses the recent Under the Radar event, and the advantage that new cloud computing startups have over more traditional players. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ... (more)

Dave continues the discussion around the McKinsey report on Cloud Computing. ... (more)

I’m just finishing up a book on cloud computing and SOA, and found the process of writing the book to be a great catalyst for thinking through the issues surrounding cloud computing, as well as assisting my clients with their cloud computing strategies. As I found, there are a f... (more)

I’ve been in several meetings recently that have hit on the topic of Data.gov.  Data.gov will become a repository for all the information the government collects, and that information will be in turn available to anyone who needs it.   Pretty positive move, if you ask me.   Howev... (more)

There are a few other issues to consider when looking to leverage cloud computing as a component of your enterprise architecture and/or SOA:  First, cloud computing is not the savior of IT. It's nothing but a way to deploy your enterprise architecture in such as way that has the p... (more)

Dave talks about the McKinsey report on Cloud Computing, including what it got right, and what it got wrong. ... (more)

Dave talks about the use of architectural approaches for cloud computing, and issues with moving towards the clouds. ... (more)

One of the key concepts to consider when talking about services and cloud computing is the notion of coupling. We need to focus on this since, in many instances, coupling is not a good architectural choice considering that the services are not only hosted within separate data cen... (more)

There is a lot going on in the cloud computing space, and SOA is clearly along for the ride. Indeed, there are many things that cloud computing providers (and that's a rather big category these days) and those building SOAs can learn from each other. I'm just scratching the surfa... (more)

The use of APIs pervades the emerging world of cloud computing.  People find they can mix and match information from all sorts of sources to create an application that specifically meets their needs.  Indeed, companies such as The Web Service are in the business of providing you ... (more)

Those with virtualization skills are in high demand right now.  That makes them just as difficult to retain as it is to find and hire them.  Indeed, as virtualization becomes more important to enterprise IT, those who understand VMWare, and other virtualization technology, as wel... (more)

Dave speaks with Bernard Golden about the use cases for cloud computing, whats a good fit, and what is not. ... (more)

This is the audio from Dave's presentation at the Cloud Computing Expo. Slides can be found at: www.slideshare.com/linthicum. ... (more)

Dave discusses the recent issues around the "cloud computing manifesto," and what you need to consider as a cloud computing practitioner. ... (more)

Dave talks about the risks and rewards of using cloud computing standards. ... (more)

Recently VMware announced the Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) aimed at handset vendors to enable mobile users to choose between two different platforms or phone numbers on a single handset. This technology, which I call "virtualization light," would enable users who had sepa... (more)

Dave addresses the top 3 questions that have come in from the listeners. ... (more)