Cloud Computing and Complexity
The business of Information Technology (IT) has a complexity problem. As a domain IT requires deeply specialized skills, the language of IT is arcane and busine...
Author: Jonathan
Why There’s No Future in Cloud Futures
An interesting debate took place at last week’s Cloud2020 gathering regarding the viability of futures markets for cloud computing capacity. I’m fir...
The Composable Enterprise
We have witnessed a major shift over recent decades towards a digital services based economy[1]. Exponential growth in the power of information technology enhan...
The Laws of Platform Economics
The economic evolution of computing platforms appears to be guided by a number of ‘Laws’ that are independent of any specific underlying technology....
Cloud Computing: A Short Guide For The Perplexed
Over the last couple of years the term cloud computing has become become public relations shorthand for “Look, look, we’re also cool.” The exp...
Economics and Platform Architecture (Part 3)
Part 2 of this series of articles looked at how transitioning from scarcity to an abundance of fundamental computing resources enabled the historic one-to-one r...
Economics and Platform Architecture (Part 2)
Part I in this series of articles outlined the impact that the economics of scarcity has had on both software architectures and the structure of the computer in...
Economics and Platform Architecture (Part 1)
The underlying economics of computing resources have always had a profound impact on development of computing architecture and in-turn the structure of the comp...
How ‘Do Not Track’ Will Transform Internet Business Models
Imagine a world where all internet browsers are required to present users with a simple question: “Do you want your online browsing activity tracked, reco...
Microsoft’s Pivot – A Plan to Dominate “Devices and Services”
We are currently witnessing a major pivot in Microsoft’s core business model. It is starting to become clear that – as Steve Ballmer recently announ...