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Jim Haughwout

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Managing Partner, Oulixeus Ltd.

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Jim Haughwout (pronounced “how-it”) loves all things about using technology to change how people live, work—and play. He has been in the technology sector since 1992 and has led R&D, product development, professional services, operations, marketing, and business development divisions for both Fortune-500 and start-up technology companies.

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Aug. 29, 2011

Jim Haughwout and 4 other people answered this question at this roundtable

Where's Cloud in its Lifecycle, and What Does that Mean for the Future? [8/2 @ 11 am]

Our business want to put everything on the cloud. even our hosted web applications.What are therisk?

The right cloud provider can make things very, very easy. The wrong can be a nightmare. Some risks of putting everything in the cloud:
- Provider viability: Will the provider be in business in two years, five?
- Up-time/Availability: What is their SLA for this? Is it ... more

Information Technology

Feb. 26, 2011

Jim Haughwout and 1 other person answered this question

What are the pitfalls in deploying mobile cloud computing for enterprises?

Mobile cloud computing is definitely something we are all going to have to start dealing with (if not now, then likely within the next 18-24 months). While a tantalizing prospect, it presents a major pitfall that people do not associate with cloud computing: how do ... more

Information Technology

Feb. 19, 2011

Jim Haughwout and 16 other people answered this question

What's your definition of Cloud?

Chad and Lynn have an excellent point. Many, many customers are confused by this. They wonder how much is truly different from the past and how much is marketing spin.
If you are in the cloud business, especially one for a particular industry segment or vertical ... more

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Cloud Computing

Feb. 13, 2011

Jim Haughwout and 8 other people answered this question

Is it time for cloud standards?

I looks like unanimous consensus here.
While formal standards are excellent tools for interoperability (TCP, HTML, XML come to mind first), the standards-by-committee approach is not right at this time--for two reasons:
1. Cloud computing is still in the formative stages. Standards could "lock in" early ... more

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Cloud Computing

Feb. 5, 2011

Jim Haughwout and 9 other people answered this question

Do you think that cloud computing will eventually replace conventional software?

Yes--for 80% of software (The Pareto "80/20" applies here, like in many places) by 2020.
Cloud computing offers too many advantages: 1) elimination of capital budgeting; 2) flexibility to turn usage up, down -- or off -- on-demand; 3) one-stop access to continuous R&D, testing, maintenance, ... more

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Dec. 31, 2009

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When Should You Own or Rent Your Own Cloud (vs. Simply Sharing One with Others)?

Note: Focus does not allow me to include my graphic-based Decision Tables. They can be found on my original post at http://www.oulixeus.com/your-own-cloud/ more

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