It's Not what You Know, It's What's You Can Search Inside the Cloud

Scale, cost effectiveness and pay for use are terms we're used to hear about cloud computing but like Google, 'search and access' are bound to be its keywords.

 

We can't entirely fault Marissa Mayer for saying that it's not what you know but what you can find out. First of all, she's from Google and and we all know what Google is really good at. So what better way than to remind us about their product's value again, as if web supremacy isn't enough. She writes,

 

Beyond Cloud Computing: The Privacy and Security Imperative

In the ongoing case regarding the recent hacks against Google and possibly a couple more of technology companies, one thing becomes clear, harm now comes cloaked in tech disguise.

 

Job Opening: Web Developer / Designer

Qualifications: There is more that I can say to the kind of person that we're looking to replace our previous developer. Yes, we need an experienced Drupal-savvy web developer who shall work on the back-end and front-end components of this site (and G2iX portfolio of sites). Any body interested in the position should be well versed with the intricacies of this site. And yes, we need that person to be also capable of producing creative design materials.

 

Gartner Predicts Near IT-Utopia Possible by 2015

This could not be possibly more earth-shaking than the recent tragedy in Haiti but Gartner's timing of releasing it's predictions and timetables deserve it's own Richter-scale measure.

 

Facebook and Apache: Social Networks Do Pay

Venture capitalists aside, Mark Zuckerberg knows who his real friends are and gives Apache Software Foundation $40,000 as a Gold sponsor. 

 

He may not be concious of it while inside his dorm room back then but definitely, the spirit of open source was hovering and fully present as David Recordon writes:

 

In 2010, Three Horizons Spell Growth

Poised for growth in 2010?  Keep three horizons within your sights.

 

It is already a psychological victory for companies to be able to leave 2009 pretty much functioning and slightly unscathed.  Considering the doomsday predictions back early of last year, 2010 is a whiff of fresh air and optimism that the worst has passed and that new opportunities beckon.

 

Five Best Things About TEDxManila

This is brain spa!

 

Thus said Joel Yuvienco, team member and organizer of the first TED event, albeit independently organized, to be held in the country. Judging from the attentiveness showered by the crowd, it sure feels like a refreshing break from the regular programming brought about by both traditional forms of media and traditional learning formats as well.

 

I'm pretty sure that there will be more things to be said and written about this seminal event but for all intents and purposes, let me share my ode to it.

SaaS e.Camp and DevCon Mindanao Part One

Team G2iX, composed of CEO Winston Damarillo, Jerome Gotangco, Macel Legaspi, Deng Ching, and Aaron Tinio, arrived today in bustling Davao City to partake in various IT events, as part of Davao Innovation Month.

 

First stop of the day was SaaS e.Camp at SM Davao. "Saas e.Camp highlights a competition where the winning team will receive up to 2 years operating capital from an "angel investor" from Silicon Valley, California - business plans not required."

 

Performance vs. Stress vs. Load Testing

More often these terms are interchangeably used in QA testing. Just to draw the line, here’s a definition which I agree with Goranka Bjedov on her Google Techtalk regarding “Using Open Source Tools for Performance Testing”