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Posted by Michele Marius | 18 Mar 2011 | Caribbean, ICT/Tech
In a press release issued by the Caribbean Examinations Council last month, great concern was expressed that too few students are studying Information Technology, and extremely poor results are being achieved. This post suggests...
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 15 Mar 2011 | Caribbean, Computing, ICT/Tech, Networking
Over the last year or so, “virtualisation”, and especially “server virtualisation” was one of the computing features that received widespread attention. Although much of the excitement has died down, it is still expected to...
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 18 Feb 2011 | Computing, ICT/Tech, Internet, Networking
On 3 February, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority announced that the final blocks of IPv4 addresses had been distributed. This final allocation signals that IPv4 address exhaustion is imminent, and sooner rather than later we will need to transition to IPv6.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 15 Feb 2011 | Caribbean, ICT/Tech, Internet, Networking, Telecoms
Net neutrality has been receiving considerable attention in the United States over the past several months. Last December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agreed to impose net neutrality requirements on broadband providers. However this situation is far from resolved – litigation is expected by those affected and the United States Congress plans to overturn the ruling through legislation. Although the Caribbean might not be able to directly influence the outcome in America, net neutrality merits closer examination, since we are acutely affected by decisions made elsewhere.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 4 Feb 2011 | Caribbean, Computing, ICT/Tech, Internet
In an earlier post, “Is it really in the Clouds? How 5 stated trends in Cloud Computing really stack up”, we examined some of the hype and predictions surrounding cloud computing. While cloud services might appear to benefit to you or your organisation, there are important issues that should be considered before a final decision is made.
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