Friday, February 7, 2014

Thank You to 2014 Krispy Kreme Sponsors and Donors!!

On the eve of the 2014 Krispy Kreme Challenge, we want to thank all of our sponsors and donors that helped us exceed our goal ($5000) and raise $5701 for the NC Children's Hospital. We are consistently humbled at how generous our listeners are and we are very proud to represent your generosity at the event tomorrow.  [NOTE: The difference in amounts from the donation area to the right is because we have a sponsor that gives directly to the NC Children's Hospital]




Thursday, January 16, 2014

The Cloudcast #128 - Does Open Source Redefine the Cloud Supply Chain


Topic 1 - Ask about branching out beyond reselling - hosting/Cloud; DevOps stuff like Colin does; mobile app development

Topic 2 - Who are the main buyers or influencers of technology these days?

Topic 3 - What technology or business trends do you see earlier than the vendors or media?

Topic 4 - How aggressive are the cloud providers pursuing the channel partners?

Topic 5 - What do you wish the vendors would change about interacting with channels?

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

The Cloudcast #126 - 2013 in Review & 2014 Predictions



Topic 1 - Looking back on 2013, what’s your biggest story or biggest take away? (AWS, OpenStack, NSA)

Topic 2 - Where do you think the industry made the most gains in cloud computing and where do you still see the biggest gaps (or opportunities)? (SDN, IaaS became plumbing)


Topic 3 - As you talk to people in the industry, around the world, how much do you see the spread of the Silicon Valley mindset and technology profile?

Topic 4 - Let’s talk about OpenStack. Was 2013 a good year, a bad year or just a year in the evolution? (Open Source VMware vCloud, who’s making money?)

Topic 5 - Traditional vendors vs. public cloud (which are sometimes the same). Who do you think is better positioned and what do you think each considers “success in 2014”?
Topic 6 - Moving on to 2014, what big things do you expect to happen (if any)? (SDN with VMware & Cisco, OpenStack conslidation)

Topic 7 - We’re getting ready to move into YEAR 4 of The Cloudcast. Can you believe it? What do we have planned for our listeners in the new year?