Green Technology Journal

Cloud and travel fun By Greg Schulz Warning if you are a cloud purist who does not take lightly to fun in and around all types of clouds, well, try to have some fun, otherwise enjoy this fun in and around clouds post. On a recent trip to a video recording studio in the Boston (BOS) area, I took a few photos with my iPhone of traveling above, in and around clouds. In addition, during the trip I also used cloud based services from the airplane (e.g. Gogo WiFi) for cloud backup and other functions. View of a GE CFM56 powering a Delta A320 journey to the clouds Easy to understand cloud emergency and contingency procedures Example of cloud marketing and value add services Clouds are clearing nearing destination Boston aka IATA: BOS Example of easy to understand converged cloud networking GE Aviation plant in Lynn MA below GE CFM56 jet engine Back at Logan, long day of trav... (more)

Celestica Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results

(All amounts in U.S. dollars. Per share information based on diluted shares outstanding unless noted otherwise). TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. "Celestica continued to deliver strong operating results in the fourth quarter, despite the volatility in customer demand," said Craig Muhlhauser, President and CEO, Celestica. "With a continued focus on operational effectiveness... (more)

Trick or Treat: 2011 IT Zombie Technology Poll

Warning: Do not be scared, however be ready for some trick and treat fun, it is after all the Halloween season. I like new emerging technologies and trends along with Zomboe technologies, you know, those technologies that have been declared dead yet are still being enhanced, sold and used. Zombie technologies as a name may be new for some, while others will have a realization of experiencing something from the past, technologies being declared deceased yet still alive and being used. Zombie technologies are those that have been declared dead, yet still alive enabling productivity... (more)

Industrial Defender, IBM, and NitroSecurity Score Highest in New Pike Research Assessment of Smart Grid Cyber Security Threat Management Vendors

While the market for smart grid cyber security is still nascent, the competitive landscape includes established smart grid specialists, niche players, and well-known enterprise security vendors. Paradoxically, although the larger cyber security market is often considered quite mature, this niche – smart grid cyber security – is not mature at all. For the moment, in fact, size and scale actually appear to be somewhat of a disadvantage, and specialist companies have thus far fared well. The ability to react quickly has so far prevailed over the advantages of larger, more establishe... (more)

What Am I Hearing and Seeing While Out and About

It has been a busy fall 2011 which started out with VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas just before the labor day weekend. Scenes from the CXI party (@cxi) at VMworld 2011 Besides activity in support of the launch of my new book Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking (CRC Press), I have been busy with various client research, consulting and advisory projects. In addition to Las Vegas for VMworld, out and about travel activities for attending conferences and presenting seminars have included visits in Minneapolis (local), Nijkerk Holland and Denver (in the same week) and Orlando (SNW). U... (more)