Who’s Architecting the Cloud?
By Ron Schmelzer This guest post comes courtesy of ZapThink . Ron Schmelzer is a senior analyst at ZapThink. You can reach him here . As the hype cycle for the cloud computing continues to gather steam, an increasing number of end users are starting to see the silver lining , while others are simply lost in the fog . It is clear that the debate over the definition, business model, and benefits of cloud will continue for some time, but it is also clear that the sluggish ec
Speaker vs EC: Grave distortion of constitution
Kim Quek (Malaysiakini) In a written judgment by Justice Nik Hashim Nik Rahman, the Federal Court empowers the Election Commission (EC) to over-rule the speaker over the resignations of the three ‘independents’ in Perak and declares that they retain their status as assembly representatives. This judgment – released on June 15 – or 67 days after the oral judgment was given by the panel of five judges on April 9, is flawed on two scores. First, the court has misinterpreted the constitution
6 Reasons Why Small Business Ownership is So Great
A t last Saturday’s Indie Business Revolution: Raleigh, co-sponsored by the Carolina Mixed Media Artists Guild , I met with with dozens of artisans, crafters and independent business owners in various stages of their small business journeys. Events like these confirm a thousand times over that I am indeed doing what I am called to do: help people maximize their potential through small business ownership. Here’s a group shot of most of some of the attendees. Lisa Stewart of EC Stewart









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