Cloud Computing Show #15

Guests: Jeff Lawson, Co-Founder & CEO, Twilio and
Geva Perry, Thinking Out Cloud

Here is The Cloud Computing Show Episode 15 (mp3)

Host: Gary Orenstein, The Cloud Computing Show

INDUSTRY NEWS
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>> OSCON -O'Reilly Open Source Conference
Great blog post on the Saga of MySQL
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/07/oscon-the-saga-of-mysql.html

>> Microsoft Announces Aggressive Prices on Azure
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090714-713264.html
-not that far off from Amazon. Perhaps lower than expeceted but not a game changer. Is Windows and dot net a game changer?

>> Rackspace Introduces Cloud API
http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/rackspace-api-gives-developers-greater-access-cloud-platform-334
-does it matter what happens while we wait to see what Amazon will do?

>> IBM's Network Neutral Play
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/21/ibm-cisco-computers-intelligent-technology-ibm.html
With Cisco in the server market, IBM is playing cards with Juniper and Brocade as well.

GUEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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with Jeff Lawson, Co-Founder & CEO, Twilio

CLOUD TIPS
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Gary: http://bit.ly/ (URL shortening and tracking)
Jeff: http://www.getachievements.com/ (instant recognition programs)
Geva: http://www.newrelic.com/ (performance monitoring) and http://www.gooddata.com/ (easy analytics)

WRAP UP
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More from Jeff and Twilio at http://www.twilio.com/ or http://www.twitter.com/twilio
More from Geva at Thinking Out Cloud

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