May 2009
2 posts
Cloud Computing explained. By Tim & Michael at... →
The video shows how Cloud computing promises ease of use and accessibility of all necessary hardware, software, platform, applications, infrastructure and storage with an ownership of just an internet connection.
CIT 499- Cloud Computing Presentation (Wednesday... →
This presentation focuses on the concepts of cloud computing and also characterizes the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing.
April 2009
13 posts
CIT 499 Project Yahoo Pipes Mash up- by D. Walker
I learnt that a mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source. It is a central repository where a number of RSS feeds are combined into one stream of data. Dustin used Yahoo Pipes as a tool to create his mashup since it was user friendly, easy to use, and was tailored for his profession as an SQL Database Administrator. This mashup educated other SQL DBA’s about...
Dark Side of Facebook
I’m an enthusiastic fan of the digital era. I love computers, technology and access to global information and i think that Wi Fi should be one of the 10 great wonders of the world.
With the advent of all of these and in retrospect, we normally pay more attention to the amount of friends we have on our Face book and MySpace page rather than focusing on real friends who would stay with us through...
Journal 8-Completed list of references
References
Appistry, (2009) Why Cloud Computing. Cloud computing will cause a radical shift in IT. Retrieved March 16, 2009 from http://www.appistry.com/cloud-info-center
Capgemini (2008) An Early View of Cloud Computing. Capgemini Consulting Technology Outsourcing Retrieved April 27, 2009 from http://www.au.capgemini.com/m/en/tl/tl_An_Early_View_of_Cloud_Computing.pdf
Fontecilla,...
Journal 7
“The future of cloud computing will include capabilities to upload and download business mashups in the cloud to and from publicly accessible computing environments (or private or semi-private among chosen parties). Encountering new technologies and changing business models brings uncertainty –it also brings tremendous flexibility and advantage. Cloud computing will become a new model for business...
Journal 6
Today I will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages cloud computing brings to enterprises.
“Many entrepreneurs today have their heads in the clouds. They’re either outsourcing most of their network infrastructure to a provider such as Amazon Web Services or are building out such infrastructures to capitalize on the incredible momentum around cloud computing”(Higginbotham Stacy, 2008). But...
Journal 5
Today I am going to share with you some of the reasons why the end user adopts cloud computing and why they do not. Cloud computing symbolizes a dramatic transformation in how we gather information and run various applications. As a substitute or an equivalent of hosting applications and data on an individual desktop computer, everything can be accessed by means of a network, modem or via the...
W3C Semantic Web Activity (Blog Posting)
Semantic Web is a tool used to share and reused data among various networks such as enterprises and community boundaries. This is established by the W3C, which includes a number of individuals and researchers. Basically, the semantic web is all about data. Data is widely available and is part of our daily lives but some data are not part of the web. As mentioned in the article some of data are not...
Tim Berners-Lee on the next Web.( Blog Posting)
On Monday, April 20, 2009 in CIT 499 class we listened to a web video conference by Tim Berners-Lee the inventor of the World Wide Web. He discussed on how the internet is growing and evolving rapidly and that there were only 50 web servers in 1992 in the world after the web’s invention in 1990. He also mentions that information used to link from single page to single page and currently everything...
Journal 4
Currently, my next focus is researching on who benefits from cloud computing. This
comprises of:
Cloud Computing Pros for End Users and
Cloud Computing Cons for End Users
I will be reporting my findings since it will be essential to see how cloud computing
impacts both positive and negative outcomes to the end-users. This should be
interesting to see what end users think about the new technology...
Journal 3
Today, I continued working on my paper. I discussed a little about virtualization and its relation to cloud computing. My objective for today is to :
define virtualization
and discuss its significance in relation to cloud computing and the benefits it brings to enterprises.
“Virtualization is the pooling and sharing of technology resources, including servers, storage, and...
Journal 2
I first began my paper by defining what cloud computing is all about.”Cloud computing is a term used to describe both a platform and type of application. A cloud computing platform dynamically provisions, configures, reconfigures, and deprovisions servers as needed. Servers in the cloud can be physical machines or virtual machines. Advanced clouds typically include other computing resources...
Journal 1
Today I started off my project by organizing what to include in the project (outline) and what I want the layout of the project to look like. It did not take me long to format the layout. Presentation means a lot to everyone who will be viewing any documentation that you illustrate. Presentation is the process of showing and explaining the content of a topic to a group of people. My presentation...
Final Project Outline on Cloud Computing
Final Project Outline on Cloud Computing- To characterize advantages & disadvantages of cloud computing, when and where it should be used.
What is cloud computing?
“Cloud computing is a term used to describe both a platform and type of application. A cloud computing platform dynamically provisions, configures, reconfigures, and deprovisions servers as needed. Servers in the cloud can be...
February 2009
3 posts
Approval of Course Project
After meeting with my instructor last week about my course project, he approved the project. I was also able to share my ideas and concerns pertaining to my course project. Also i was also able to ask questions and receive feeback from my instructor. My course project will be in the area of software as a service. My topic for my course project is based on cloud computing. Therefore i am...
Course Project Cont'd
I am hoping to speak with my instructor about my proposal for the course project. My idea is that it will be in the line of software as a service. I am hoping to gain insite from what he has to say about my proposal as well as any other ideas.
Course Project-February 01, 2009
Today, i met with two students online; one from the CIT department at IUPUI and the other from the Software & Engineering Department at Andrews University to discuss emerging technologies what is it and what it meant to us.
We found out that Emerging technologies and converging technologies are terms used to cover various cutting-edge developments in the emergence and convergence of...
January 2009
4 posts
Course Project-Thursday January 29, 2009
Introduction 01/29/2009
CIT 499 objective strive to have students meet the following objectives:
Harness emerging technologies for learning
Build a “personal brand” using emerging technologies
Create learning resources to help others learn about emerging technologies.
Part of this class is to create a course project with regards to emerging areas such as Web 2.0, social media,...
“ If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life....”
– Marcus Garvey Born 1887-Died 1940
About Me-Introduction
My name is Natasha Jean Philipp and I am from the Island of St.Lucia. The geography, weather, party scene, lifestyle, and food of St. Lucia are best described as “divine;” this island is a must-see spot for any traveler. I speak two languages French and English.
I left St.Lucia in May 2004 to come to United States in pursuit of an education. I attended the Ivy Tech Community College...