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Programming Languages: Java Turns 20

By Dick Weisinger

Happy Birthday Java!  You’re no longer a teen.  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Java programming language.  Java was originally developed at Sun Microsystems, but after the acquisition by Oracle in early 2010, Oracle now acts as the…

Internet: Rate of Internet Growth Slowing

By Dick Weisinger

Mary Meeker recently delivered her 20th consecutive annual review of the state of the internet in 197 slides.  Meeker had been an analyst and now works as a venture capitalist for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.  She talked about what’s…

Cloud Computing: Container Technology to Shrink Wasted Cloud Resources

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud infrastructure spending grew by 14.4 percent year over year in the fourth quarter 2014 to $8 billion, according to IDC.  Cloud infrastructure includes server, disk storage, and ethernet switches. But much of the money spent on cloud computing has been…

Cloud Computing: Most New Manufacturing Apps are On-Premise with “Cloud Also” Hooks

By Dick Weisinger

Two-thirds of global manufacturing are using the cloud for at least two of their applications.  66 percent are making some use of the public cloud and 68 percent are using a private cloud, according to a report from IDC. IDC…

Internet of Things (IoT): Forcing Traditional Businesses to Redefine Who They Are and What They Do

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things is making a lot of traditional businesses rethink exactly what their business is and how they create and deliver products and services. Jeffrey Kaplan, directory of THINKStrategies, wrote that “hardware and software is now being embedded…