If I consider creative problem solving Iwould usually think about tree hugging, and weird techniques to be at one with the universe. It doesn’t seem to fit well with my idea of IT problems which need engineering solutions. I have, however, found that the use of such techniques will often lead to a better overall solution than simply digging into the technical detail. Continue reading ‘Creative problem solving for IT’ »
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I ran into this article recently:
http://www.digitaltonto.com/2009/how-to-be-a-problem-solver/
Continue reading ‘Being a problem solver…’ »
The promise of cloud computing is the ability to scale to meet any demand level almost instantly, saving money along the way by only ever needing the power available that is required now. To do this it uses a combination of virtualisation and grid-based clustering technology. The potential is enormous. To spice it up further then by using a platform such as Gigaspace it is possible to improve performance and scalability to a degree that thousands of transactions a second are possible, based on in-memory database technology. Continue reading ‘Should you be looking at clouds?’ »
