Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
This morning was the official Keynote for the SharePoint part of DevConnections. Thomas Rizzo (who also gave last year's Keynote) gave us some hints into the the Office 14 release of SharePoint, including the ability to collaborate on Office documents simultaneously. The emphasis towards instant gratification from a collaboration perspective is exciting. He also mentioned some of the new downloads available from CodePlex and the community kits.
There was a lot of emphasis on the Office Online movement, allowing organizations to utilize shared hosting environments for Microsoft Server technologies. You won't get access to all the administrative functions, but it's a reasonably inexpensive way to get started with SharePoint, Exchange, OCS, and an ever-growing field of Microsoft Server technologies.
Another interesting point was the Content Management Interoperability Services designed to create a standard or API for connections between Enterprise Content Management systems. This will make it much easier to integrate these platforms and manage the content between them.
About Andrew Gelina Andrew Gelina brings over 12 years of software architecture and development experience to his role as CEO of Syrinx Consulting, where he is responsible for the strategic direction, technology focus, operations management, and growth of the firm.
Prior to joining Syrinx in 2003, Andrew helped build Web Technology Partners into a leading software engineering consulting firm before selling it in 2000 to Monster.com, the global online career and recruitment resource. During the next three years at Monster, he developed software and managed projects for virtually every area of Monster's operations, from CRM integration to e-commerce to high-traffic, high-volume Web development. He also worked closely with Microsoft to scale its .NET platform to Monster's huge transaction volumes.
Andrew has also worked in several other areas of technology leadership, performing technical due diligence for companies considering acquisitions and selling professional services. He started his career at EDS, helping them develop cellular billing and switch interface software to support the emerging wireless industry.
He graduated cum laude from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received a bachelor's degree in operations management. Andrew is a member of the CEO Roundtable of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.
Andrew and his 35-member team work on-site with clients all over New England.
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