CatheycoCatheyco Bloghttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2012-01-03T23:30:48ZSquarespaceWhy I'm not getting an iPhone 4Shttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/10/18/why-im-not-getting-an-iphone-4s.htmlRobert Cathey2011-10-18T15:10:43Z2011-10-18T15:10:43Z
  • My iPhone 4 does all that I need it to do,
  • standing in line to buy something is less fun than watching reality TV,
  • I want to wait and see who's likely to win the 4G/LTE race, and most importantly,
  • ...Siri will be much more useful after millions of customers provide nine months of use and pattern data that Apple can use to make Siri truly useful when iPhone 5 (likely) launches next summer. The current version's campy pseudo-clever responses make very clear that Siri IS A BETA PRODUCT. It's very limited, and I have enough distractions already.
    • ]]>    Cloudscaling newshttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/10/18/cloudscaling-news.htmlRobert Cathey2011-10-18T11:26:00Z2011-10-18T11:26:00ZThree recent news items from client Cloudscaling deserve noting:

    1. Randy Bias blogs that AWS's runaway success in public cloud is due to design simplicity and giving developers a limited set of choices. Joe Brockmeier at ReadWriteWeb posted his own take on Randy's POV yesterday.

    2. It was fun connecting Cloudscaler David Bernstein with Ian Scales of TelecomTV for a chat in London last week. The interview is embedded below, in case you don't want to register.

    3. Troy Angrignon is participating in a webinar on Friday with Arista Networks and Taiwan gear maker Quanta Computer. It focuses on architecture and equipmente selection, along with some case studies. (By the way, Quanta founder Barry Lam has a nice tribute to Steve Jobs in the Bloomber Businessweek commemorative edition. (scroll) )

    ]]>    Everest Group in the newshttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/8/5/everest-group-in-the-news.htmlRobert Cathey2011-08-05T12:46:00Z2011-08-05T12:46:00ZWas honored to help Everest Group secure a guest post on Forbes.com. Next Generation IT Practice Group leader Scott Bils talks about how cloud is fundamentally transforming the job to be done by CIOs in large enterprises.

    ]]>    OpenStack: open source PR works for open source softwarehttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/7/25/openstack-open-source-pr-works-for-open-source-software.htmlRobert Cathey2011-07-25T14:13:46Z2011-07-25T14:13:46ZDoes the filter bubble stack the deck against disruptive ideas?http://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/7/1/does-the-filter-bubble-stack-the-deck-against-disruptive-ide.htmlRobert Cathey2011-07-01T14:03:00Z2011-07-01T14:03:00ZProduct Review: IT Database proves simple is powerfulhttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/6/15/product-review-it-database-proves-simple-is-powerful.htmlRobert Cathey2011-06-15T10:25:10Z2011-06-15T10:25:10ZThree ways to win at cloud computing conferenceshttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/6/13/three-ways-to-win-at-cloud-computing-conferences.htmlRobert Cathey2011-06-13T12:36:00Z2011-06-13T12:36:00ZThe value of commoditization: a rental clothing industryhttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/6/3/the-value-of-commoditization-a-rental-clothing-industry.htmlRobert Cathey2011-06-03T18:54:34Z2011-06-03T18:54:34ZFacebook, Burson, and the Truth About Brandinghttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/5/13/facebook-burson-and-the-truth-about-branding.htmlRobert Cathey2011-05-13T14:14:56Z2011-05-13T14:14:56ZCrisis Communications: A Wealth of Good Advicehttp://www.catheycommunications.com/blog/2011/5/2/crisis-communications-a-wealth-of-good-advice.htmlRobert Cathey2011-05-02T21:58:40Z2011-05-02T21:58:40Z