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Monday January 26, 2009
Techtip: Mapping GCC options into Sun Studio Compiler options
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new paper by Diane Meirowitz, Sr Development Compiler engineer in Sun Studio division, talks about mapping GCC options to Sun Studio options.
I know there are users/Sun customers who were looking for such tips, so I thought I'd pass it on here.
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( Jan 26 2009, 02:00:15 PM PST )
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Friday January 09, 2009
Clarifying some terminologies over Cloud Computing
Its not unusual that a new technology trend like Cloud Computing has a whole slew of confusing terms and acronyms for some fairly simple, straightforward concepts. Bugging, but not unusual :-)
So, if you're confused (like me), here are some pointers that might help.
I have found that
this blog does a good job of Demystifying Iaas, PaaS, SaaS and other terms .
. These are
the three major categories.
Moreover,
Peter Laird, has done a remarkable job of creating a
Visual Map of Cloud Computing Landscape".
Thank you,
Roman, for this recommendation!
Both of these are good overviews. Hope it helps you as it has helped me understand the overall picture.
Posted by tatkar
( Jan 09 2009, 11:41:49 AM PST )
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Wednesday January 07, 2009
Where is Sun headed with Cloud Computing?
Life just got interesting in Sun Cloud Computing with
this acquisition of Q-layer, a Belgium-based organization. The acquisition brings to Sun an immediate ability to offer efficient, full datacenter virtualization, a key aspect of Cloud Computing. The Q-layer software supports instant provisioning of services such as servers, storage, bandwidth and applications, enabling users to scale their own environments.
To our new brethren: Welcome aboard and I hope you have a fun ride here. We are pleased to have your expertise here and I'm equally sure that you will like the culture and engineering talent at Sun.
On a broader theme ...
If you'd like to read more about the overall vision, I'd recommend looking at these
slides from Dave Douglas's presentation to Sun Analysts in November 2008 after the
reorg announcement. [Dave Douglas is head of the Cloud Computing Group
within Sun].
You may also want to hear this
interesting podcast by Lew Tucker, CTO of Cloud Computing (at
Sun). Together, they give a good sense of what Sun is attempting to do in
2009 as it re-enters the Cloud Computing area in a bigger way.
For more details on Sun's Cloud Computing initiative, you can you find more details
here.
Posted by tatkar
( Jan 07 2009, 08:13:29 AM PST )
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Tuesday January 06, 2009
Cloud Computing: the hot trend of 2008 and pick of 2009!
Cloud Computing has turned out to be the hottest trend for 2008. Google searches
for the term skyrocketed (with Bangalore, India and San Jose, CA
leading the trend!).
Several interesting announcements helped: IBM,
Google/Salesforce
deal, Yahoo/Intel/HP
alliance, VMware, ,
Microsoft's
Azure, and Sun all announced major new activities.
Despite some
significant glitches which didnt go unnoticed, all indications are
that this trend is here to stay. Or, more accurately, grow
in 2009, judging from these 8 IT analysts who all had Cloud Computing
in their Top 5 predictions for 2009.
Now, thats saying
something!
Posted by tatkar
( Jan 06 2009, 08:36:20 AM PST )
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Monday January 05, 2009
A new gig in the new year
20 years after developing and managing within the Sun Developer
Platforms group, particularly, Compilers
and Tools, I am now moving to the Cloud Computing Group. This move is
part of a business
streamlining plan Sun outlined in mid November (the main idea being
to re-align Sun's business with changing global picture and to invest
in high-growth areas).
Cloud Computing has the potential for realizing significant revenues
for Sun which is now increasing focus its on it.
Personally, this is an exciting new area for me and my team. This will
mean moving away from an area where I helped my teams establish World
Record application performance over the past few years and navigate C
and C++ compilers through interesting transitions, especially through
new language standards and a new business model, and I'm sad about leaving
that behind me. However, all that experience will be invaluable in the new world
of Cloud Computing where Sun has plenty of unique things to offer.
So, with a bit of trepidation and a lot of optimism, its time to look
forward to the challenges and excitement of 2009.
Posted by tatkar
( Jan 05 2009, 01:05:11 PM PST )
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Thursday January 01, 2009
Happy New Year, its 2009!
Its time to look forward and its time to reflect on what has, and may have, happened in the past year. There are significant lessons to carry forward.
I expect many changes on the immediate horizon for the industry, for Sun and I know there are upcoming changes for me. (More on this soon, ...).
But, for now, heres hoping to much success in the year ahead!
Posted by tatkar
( Jan 01 2009, 11:48:07 PM PST )
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