Links List 7.18.08

July 18th, 2008 by Julia Lim

Rodrigues & Urlocker had a nice spin on an announcement about security vulnerabilities in the Spring Framework. How could these vulnerabilities have gone unnoticed for so long? “After all, isn’t one of the hallmarks of open source the strong community vetting?”

Stacey Higginbotham adds a “dose of reality” to the cloud computing craze in her post on “10 Reasons Enterprises Aren’t Ready to Trust the Cloud”. Check the link for the full list which include security, portability and reliability. Cloud Computing – the next big thing, emphasis on “next”.

This just tickled my funny bone. And made me feel sorry for a certain technical marketing manager… But really, if it’s that hard to explain where the name came from, you’re not paying your marketing people enough. ;-p

As IT spending growth slows, virtualization (and the ROI it promises) rises to the top. According to a Goldman Sachs report, “server virtualization” and “consolidation” are the top priorities for technology executives. Goldman predicts the overall growth in spending to slip from “7 percent to 5 percent this year.”

Butler Group analyst Roy Illsley shares his advice for implementing holistic systems management or “simplification, so that the IT department can manage the technology stack at a higher level, and therefore enable it to manage a wider range of technologies more efficiently.” Hmm… simplifying IT, breaking down silos, automation, visibility across heterogeneous infrastructure…sounds very very familiar.

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July 18th, 2008