All Things Distributed

MARCH 31, 2010

Today Amazon Web Services takes another big step in making it easier to migrate legacy storage systems to the cloud through AWS Import/Export support for ingesting Punch Cards. AWS Import/Export accelerates moving large amounts of data into and out of AWS using portable storage media for transport. Punch cards are paper-based storage media that represent data using the presence or absence of holes in specific positions.

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Storage AWS Systems Transportation 78

Abhishek Tiwari

MARCH 2, 2010

I often screen papers for my reading list based on their illustration appeal. I know this may be bit strange for the people who judge the papers simply based on their abstracts or conclusion section. But trust me it works because I know what I am looking for. I always avoid the sleep inducing papers full of creepy tables and bar graphs, in fact so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.

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Tim Kadlec

MARCH 30, 2010

As I mentioned in a prior post , there are a lot of really good tools available to developers to aid in making performance optimization quick and easy. I’ve decided to highlight some of my favorite tools that I’ve come across and thought I’d kick things off with Steve Souders excellent SpriteMe bookmarklet. Having a lot of images in a page can be very costly.

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The Agile Manager

MARCH 21, 2010

Last month we took a look at the different types of staffing in IT , using Machievelli’s book The Prince as a guide. Buyers of forces, be they military or IT, have long been advised against employing mercenaries. Strangely enough, nobody has paid this counsel much mind. The buy side still buys mercenaries, more than ever. Just have a look at your own sales lead list.

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Government Technology Technology Development 49