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Ah yes the cloud that all data will float so heavenly on, or at least thats the message. Mixed mode and cross agnostic approaches to data access as well as interesting new ways that we interact with these ethereal data sets are major markets in the coming years. Data portability and the Semantic interoperability of said data to make our lives easier and more efficient, these concepts have been being worked on for quite some time now. Look at projects like OceanStore and others like initiatives to speed up the net - being done with Internet2 and Plan Labs and you can see this development is well underway.
The battle for the cloud - O’Reilly Radar
Microsoft was smart to walk away (for now) from its $44 billion bid for Yahoo. It’s never good to overpay. But the software giant - whose stock has flatlined for eight years - was onto the right strategy in looking to the Web for growth….
With the Microsoft/Yahoo deal breakdown, everyone assumes Google walks away with the prize. Not so fast. This contest is just starting. For Microsoft or Google or anyone else to win, they need four key elements of an end-to-end strategy:
- The Cloud. The desktop computer isn’t going away. But as bandwidth speeds increase, more and more computing can be done in the network of computers sitting in data centers - aka the “cloud.”…
- The Edge. The cloud is nothing without devices, browsers and users to feed it….
- Speed. - Speed. Once you build the cloud, it’s all about network operations….
- Platform. …Having a fast cloud is nothing if you keep it closed. The trick is to open it up as a platform for every new business idea to run on, charging appropriate fees as necessary….
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http://www.inerge.com
Inverge: the interactive convergence conference–happening on Sept. 4+5 in Portland, Oregon–focuses on the invergence of media platforms (transmedia/cross-media), of virtual + physical, content + advertising, and corporate content + consumer-generated content.
Inverge brings presenters and attendees together from a variety of professions and backgrounds to help make sense of the changes we are all experiencing as a result of the digitization of media and the democratization of distribution. The presentations are high-level and conceptual, pointing the way toward the future. People come for enlightenment, motivation and leading-edge professional development.
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I find myself working with both Joomla and Drupal but the focus has shifted to Drupal. Thus I find myself in attendance of Drupal Camp PDX 2008
About DrupalCampPDX 2008 - May 10th | DrupalCampPDX 2008
About DrupalCampPDX 2008 - May 10th
The Portland Drupal Users Group is proud to announce DrupalCampPDX, an all-volunteer run BarCamp-style event. It will be held Saturday, May 10th, from 9:30am through the evening (registration opens 8:30am). There will be no charge for attending this event and lunch and supper will be provided free of charge. To attend you must sign up here and then register for the event. Due to space constraints we will be capping membership at 100 (80 + presenters)..
It will be located at the facilities of Portland State Business Accelerator. We will have three rooms, one of them a large presentation room. There are also several areas where informal socializing will be possible. Driving directions are posted at their site.
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At Ignite 2 - I was running around like crazy because we were streaming the event on Alpha Geek TV
and as the time went on it became harding and harder to “run” people were literally sitting in the aisle and the fire marshal made us close the doors and turn people away — when those tickets become available get yours ASAP — Well ASAP after I get mine.
See you at Ignite!
Ignite Portland at Bagdad Theater and Pub (Wednesday, June 18, 2008) - Upcoming
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97214
(Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps)
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Social
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**NOTE: feel free to RSVP here on Upcoming, but be aware that this does not guarantee a seat at the event. Soon you will be able to get a free ticket to this event via the Ignite Portland website http://www.igniteportland.com **
If you had five minutes to talk to Portland what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Launch a web site? Teach a hack? Talk about recent learnings, successes, failures?
Come join us for the third Ignite Portland! It’s free to attend or present. We hope to have food and drinks, but we need sponsors for that, so check out http://www.igniteportland.com for details on attending, presenting, or sponsoring!
What is Ignite Portland? A bunch of fast-paced, interesting presentations - 20 slides for 15 seconds each. Our mantra is “share burning ideas” - just about any topic will do, as long as it’s interesting. From tech to crafts to business to just plain fun! There will be time to network and chat after each series of presentations.
Homepage
http://www.igniteportland.com
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