Cloud Archives

[Guest Post] The Internet of Things, cloud and the potential for global innovation

Business

By , 22 February 2013 at 16:57

By Nitin Dahad (@ndahad), CEO & Publisher, The Next Silicon Valley In the past few weeks I have been addressing several areas which at first seem unrelated in a direct sense, but when you think of them together, it makes you wonder...Continue reading »

The golden age of internet hardware?

Technical Innovation

By , 20 December 2012 at 17:27

In my last blog post, I wrote about hackable hardware and how we are entering a golden age of Internet hardware. Earlier in December, we sponsored the Mobile Monday Silicon Valley event in San Francisco, which included a panel discussion...Continue reading »

The future of hardware is incredibly hackable

Future Trends

By , 7 December 2012 at 17:41

This weekend in San Francisco, Voxer will host the Hard(ware) Hack. Voxer, if you don’t know, is an incredibly cool walkie-talkie app that turns any smartphone (iOS or Android) with a decent connection into a high-powered communications device that allows you...Continue reading »

It’s the explosion of the ‘App Economy’ – here are three reasons why

Digital Life

By , 27 November 2012 at 18:51

Earlier this month, Node.js Knockout world took place at locations around the globe. More than 800 hackathon participants on nearly 400 teams built 167 entries to various stages of completion in a mere 48 hours. Now that’s something. Teams entered from...Continue reading »

Putting mission critical services in the cloud

Business

By , 8 November 2012 at 15:54

(8 November 2012): It’s apparent to many of us that cloud computing, the Internet and the transition from legacy technologies to IP-driven technologies continue to disrupt the old ways of doing business that telcos have enjoyed for the past six decades. Next generation...Continue reading »

Hot Debate: Hardware or cloud ware?

Business

By , 23 October 2012 at 18:19

By Alex Salkever, Global Product Manager, Cloud Computing, Telefonica Digital I was fortunate enough to have lunch with some members of the executive teams of Message Bus in San Francisco this past week on the same day the company announced an $11 million...Continue reading »

Building a music school in the cloud

Business

By , 15 October 2012 at 18:10

By Alex Salkever, Global Product Manager, Cloud Computing, Telefonica Digital A few weeks ago, I read an excellent article (by @mattrosoff) about how the School of Rock built out its IT offering in the cloud. It’s typical of how fast-growing young companies are...Continue reading »

Why we’re bullish on the future of Nodestack

Insights

By , 11 October 2012 at 16:38

By Alex Salkever, Global Product Manager of Cloud Computing So why is Telefonica Digital a strong supporter of Nodestack? It’s all about the need for speed – and MongoDB and Node.js. Applications in today’s world require insane speed at all the various...Continue reading »