Abstract: Cloud computing is an industry, a technology and a business model all in one. It’s also poorly defined, confusing and full of startups claiming to have the next big innovation in the field. In this briefing, we look at the fundamentals of the cloud and why many believe it will be the infrastructure for coming generations of applications. We also present a taxonomy of the cloud industry and a look at the obstacles it must overcome in order to attract mainstream adoption. Here are some of the questions we will answer:
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Abstract: By the end of 2007, there were 3.3 billion mobile phone subscriptions in the world. Soon, using a traditional computer to access the Internet will be the exception. Location-based services know who and where we are, and provide compelling new ways to access data and services.
With this mobility comes new challenges in terms of usability, portability, user interface design, privacy and security. Innovations in telepresence — the convergence of location-aware devices with applications — is already changing the way we use information. From geotagging games and social applications to mapping and augmentation, location-based mobility is hot stuff. This briefing looks at the emergence of the mobile computing platform, including the challenges and opportunities it presents.
Abstract: There’s more than one Internet. Application-optimized delivery networks at the core feed the hungry broadband pipes at the edge. But application delivery has come a long way from its early beginnings as “edge caching.” Today’s Internet core is a complex stack of protocol optimization and the execution of code at the edge of the network. Companies like Akamai, BitGravity, Limelight and Nirvanix are behind the broadband web. Each has a twist on the “vanilla” Internet, whether it’s video, dynamic applications, encoding in the cloud, or caching digital content.
The ADN briefing looks at the technologies that make tomorrow’s broadband media services possible over the fundamentally unreliable network, and the economics behind them.
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