Hugh-

There really isn't any single source for unbiased information or that
provides a 'fair and balanced' perspective on the issue that I've seen.
Computerworld used to be one of the best sources, but they've changed their
editorial policies on their blogs and many of us that have paying jobs don't
contribute any longer. For a couple of years I would write to the editors or
writers when I saw a piece that glossed over the privacy or RM concerns when
it came to managing content, and finally they offered me a blog to write my
counterpoint pieces- now they want to review/critique all content and they
want a minimum number of posts... AND they want to tell you what they want
you to write about.

You have to read a wide range of sources, then attempt to separate the wheat
form the chaff, and when you find a specific incident, opinion, or subject
you are interested in, dig deeper and seek corroborating or differing
opinions.

Many of the publications with the widest distribution are trade journals,
designed to provide a forum for those within the trade to provide their
opinions on products, processes or practices they offer 'solutions' for or
offer competing products for.  One way I've used to decide which
publications to continue subscribing to (and which to cancel) is to count
the pages of advertising as opposed to the pages of content.  I used to
receive a 6" stack every 2 weeks- I'm down to about an inch now.  I cruise
these while on conference calls and tear out the articles of greatest
interest, attempt to find online versions of them, and where possible retain
those.  If all I can get is a print version, they get filed by subject
chronologically for future reference.  Out of that inch of magazines, it's
seldom I save more than 2-3 articles.

There are tons of articles about 'the ubiquitous cloud' but as you start
reading them you find that depending on who th ewriter works for or what
their perspective is (end user, service provider, IT, whatever) the manner
in which 'the cloud' is portrayed is drastically different.  And one of the
toughest things to determine is are they talking about the SAME CLOUD as the
last article was- is it private? Public? quasi private? and what portion of
their information assets and WHAT assets are they using it for? and how big
are they? and are they regulated? and the questions go on and on...

Larry

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Hugh Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I receive the Data Storage Connection and CIO and other IT Industry
> mailings and I find it interesting that they never seem to be aware of the
> articles about the Cloud failures.
>
> Is there any IT publication that is fair and balanced about the advantages
> versus the disadvantages?
>
> What do you all read that you believe gives a real balanced view of trends
> that are solid and legitimate in the field of technology?
>
> Hugh Smith
>
>


-- 
*Larry Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972*

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