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Re: Learn about Iowa technology on Twitter with #iowatech

Fredrick Galoso — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:09:07 -0000

Great idea for Iowa Tech unification #iowatech

Re: Top social networks down, Iowans get work done

Fredrick Galoso — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:30:31 -0000

I agree, there was initially a moment of panic between myself and my boss; we've turned Twitter into a way to keep track on tech/industry news and he can keep in touch with what I'm doing at work. But business as usual I guess, we survived :D

Re: Tumblr makes short work of building a web presence

Fredrick Galoso — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:25:49 -0000

Great article and way to connect back with a business you love! I myself have been using Tumblr for sometime and as well as the ease of use you mentioned, it's so easy to customize and make your own- business or pleasure.

Re: The UCI Project, what it could mean for Iowa tech

Fredrick Galoso — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:02:42 -0000

I absolutely agree with those points you brought forth- Amazon, Google, and now Mircrosoft Azure have SLAs but there are serious shortcomings as you stated. I think ultimately it's up to business to determine what the best approach is and maybe use a variety/combination solutions of the available to them. And if a cloud provider goes away, hopefully the UCI project and/or similar efforts can ensure the continuation of cloud powered products as well as individual businesses still having comprehensive data backup/auditing/compliance policies.

Re: The UCI Project, what it could mean for Iowa tech

Fredrick Galoso — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:04:35 -0000

Cloud computing does not in fact address "the need for access to capital" - monetary availability and access to VC/investors can't be generated by computing, but with tech startups, staffing and office space probably aren't initial concerns (IMHO). Without the fundamentals- a product (at least in development) and infrastructure (with the ability to scale and be sufficiently reliable) to build upon, I would think that getting (additional) capital would be more difficult than if a business had the ability to significantly lessen IT administration and focus on the product. I think it'd be safe to say that the more that one can focus on the business of selling/creating/marketing/proposing first, the better the outcome.

As for the cost of basic IT infrastructure and creating a reliable, scalable environment, it certainly can be underestimated. Tech startups don't necessarily have the traditional "brick and mortar." A lot of their "brick and mortar" is the technology and data that deliver an application/service to the customer. Cloud computing, if appropriate to the needs of a business (unlike those dealing with financial transactions/high security/very sensitive data- exceptions due to very strict compliance with regulations such as Sarbes-Oakley), can consolidate basic IT operating costs; electricity, HVAC, redundancy, uptime, bandwidth, hardware maint., etc and "alleviate" the amount of capital (monetary or human) required for operation. I won't continue to go on in length at the cost of IT infastructure, but I would highly suggest reading Kenneth Brill (FacilitiesNet) on his article about Critical Facilities- Understanding the True Cost of Operating a Server

BTW: Thanks for the feedback

Re: Iowa #4 In Business, #24 in Tech – CNBC

Fredrick Galoso — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:29:14 -0000

While I enjoy Iowa being at the #4 spot and personally don't mind bluegrass music, that was seriously "hokey" (stereotype!).

Re: Iowa IT employment growth on the rise, contrary to past

Fredrick Galoso — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:04:04 -0000

This is absolutely great, as long as Iowa keeps up the demand for IT to enrich its many industries, the employment growth will inherently be there