Tuple - In functional languages, a data object containing two or more components. Also known as a product type or pair, triple, quad, etc. (For those of you that know me you will know the significance of this to me.)
So we have started the year 2009 and my resolution is to try and keep this website up to date. After moving hosts last year I have made the change from a Linux to a Windows hosted website so have the perfect opportunity to start again.
The forecast is for more financial doom and gloom and "It will get worse before it gets better" is a phrase that will probably be heard time and time again. This financial downturn will however have a positive impact on the "green" agenda as more companies to look towards technologies that will save money and more than likely turn towards virtualisation.
Hot Topics for 2009
- Virtulisation
- The Cloud
- HSDPA+
- SAAS(Software As A Service) / SPS(Software Plus Service)
"Cloud" / "Cloud Computing" has been mentioned through last year. Is there any substance to this or is it hype for Software and Hardware vendors to sell off after all, App's have been available over the internet for years as either a web application or via Citrix or terminal services. Will Microsoft Azure add anymore value?
SaaS or SPS (as microsoft seem to have named it) probably fits the Cloud Computing model. Going back a couple of years this when sold by a Vendor was name an Application Service Provider (ASP). Is this the same thing going round again but with a new name ?
For me the implementation of HSDPA+ with rumored download speeds of up to 42Mbps will have the biggest impact making hosted applications (Cloud Computing or SaaS) run as fast as a local application.
But, is the underlying Infrastructure able to support these increased speeds or will it only be a theoretical achievement.