Bits or pieces?: In pursuit of utility

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

In pursuit of utility

I'm a great believer in the move towards "utility" computing - including concepts such as SaaS, HaaS, utility web services etc.

I'm a simple guy and most things in my experience break down into CODB(Cost of doing business), CA(Competitive Advantage) or somewhere in between (Transitional) - of course excluding that which is destined for the heap.

There has been some interesting moves in this area SalesForce AppExchange , Amazon storage service and Google Base for example, and plenty of discussion.

If you haven't read "Does IT matter?" I would recommend it, also it's worth taking a look at Carr's blog and at this article on why investing in technology change can lead to economic pain

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I'm currently not on the advisory board for any startup, all four previous startups have sold.

I research for DxC's Leading Edge Forum on behalf of the Client Members of the LEF

With the exceptions above, I own no stock or options in any technology related industry

I do undertake public speaking on behalf of the LEF

I'm on the advisory board for various O'Reilly Conferences

I'm the Co Chair of Cloud Camp London

I am a Founder of Map Camp

I'm a Fellow of Open Forum Europe

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Notes

I was heavily involved in 3D printing 1998-2006.

I worked in the Cloud Computing field 2005-2010, creating the first public PaaS in 2005

I ran strategy for Canonical 2008-2010, taking Ubuntu into the Cloud

I co-authored the Better for Less paper on transforming UK Gov IT in 2010

I created the Wardley Mapping technique in 2005 and teach Governments, large corporations how to use it.

I specialise in gameplay and situational awareness within Business