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Blog - Simple Predictable Scalability - 11-19-22

The Power of Simple, Predictable Scalability with Caspio

November 19, 2012

Over the weekend we had a spike in activity from one of our customer apps. This app was generating ten times the usual traffic, and we were curious as to what was causing the spike in form submissions on their site. Turns out, the account in question was WG...

Mobile Platform Wars Further Prove the Case for Web Apps

November 16, 2012

More and more evidence is revealing that Apple is losing market share - fast. The company that pretty much invented the modern mobile app experience is losing ground, according to recent analyst results published in a recent Business Insider article. Apple ...

Cloud Data Strategies – Think Big, Start Small, and Never Stop Improving

November 14, 2012

In an InfoWorld blog post today, David Linthicum outlined three steps to make towards a successful cloud database strategy. I think the advice is solid, and hints at the main gist of what I have been saying in recent blog posts around the transformative nat...

Google’s Cloud SQL: Validation Without Innovation

November 13, 2012

Google announced this week an enhanced version of its Cloud SQL database service. The offering is pretty straightforward; it is a MySQL database available to users in the cloud. The enhancements are around scale and performance, which are of course good thi...

Blog - Cloud Apps Intersection - 11-12-12

Cloud Apps: The Intersection of Strategic and Tactical

November 12, 2012

After reading an interesting piece at business Insider on how Toyota is building for its future by leveraging cloud applications and services, I had a few thoughts. One, is that every company these days has to be at least thinking about how IT and technolog...

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The Case for Web Versus Native Mobile Apps

November 9, 2012

I came across an interesting post from Chris Heilmann over on the Mozilla blog that destroys some myths about HTML5. Most of the anti-HTML5 talk I have heard has come from those debating whether it is a viable platform for building mobile applications, give...

Blog - Election Results Made Easy - 11-8-12

Election Results Made Easy with Caspio

November 8, 2012

Regardless of your political affiliation, everyone can agree that this week's elections signified an impressive increase in awareness and involvement on the part of U.S. citizens. Voter turnout for the past several elections remains high - even with natural...

Don’t Migrate Apps To the Cloud – Build Apps in the Cloud

November 7, 2012

In a ZDNet post this week by James Staten of Forrester Research, he cites points from a report by himself and analyst Jeffrey Hammond titled "Don't Migrate Your Apps to the Cloud." In essence, the article notes how the cloud requires a new attitude towards ...

Can Cloud Apps Give Candidates an Election Edge?

November 6, 2012

A recent CNet article about how social media is becoming mainstream in presidential elections got me thinking. While large-scale elections like those for our President involve millions of dollars of campaign contributions - what about the local government c...

Superstorm Sandy Proves the Value of Cloud Apps

November 5, 2012

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, Americans have done an amazing job, as usual, stepping up to help with relief efforts. Organizations like the American Red Cross have done their usual fine job of immediately ramping up to help those affected. Local med...

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