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  1. Slides of my talk at GALIC are now available at my KIM blog at http://kim.wits.ac.za/dvcblog and the Wits presentation server. about 1 hour ago from web
  2. Podcast of my talk this morning at the GALIC conference is now available on the KIM #Chisimba site: http://tinyurl.com/ylon3lv about 1 hour ago from web
  3. @paulscott56 left at lunch time. Didn't really need to get microsoft's view on open source cloud. about 15 hours ago from web in reply to paulscott56
  4. Vendor lockin can still happen in the cloud. There is no standard for a virtual machine image, for example - Malcolm Herbert at #SITACLOUD about 23 hours ago from web
  5. Finally some actual experience at #SITACLOUD about 23 hours ago from web
  6. 90% of existing cloud in the wild is built on Free and Open Source Software - Malcolm Herbert at #SITACLOUD about 23 hours ago from web
  7. Malcolm Herbert from Red Hat is a cloud cynic - it has been around a long time, it just has a new name. #SITACLOUD about 23 hours ago from web
  8. Importance of standardizing in Cloud approaches noted at #SITACLOUD. about 24 hours ago from web
  9. 70% of IT spend is on maintaining current IT infrastructure rather than on new provision. S vd Stockt at #SITACLOUD about 24 hours ago from web
  10. It takes 2-8 weeks to provision a new server and prepare it for use, longer in the public sector. S vd Stockt at #SITACLOUD about 24 hours ago from web
  11. In distributed computing environments, up to 85% of computing capacity sits idle. S vd Stockt at #SITACLOUD about 24 hours ago from web
  12. IBM has two local (SA) cloud reference sites, one in the financial services sector and one at Tukkies. #SITACLOUD about 24 hours ago from web
  13. S vd Stockt from IBM Cloud Labs talking about benefits to SA government at #SITACLOUD. about 24 hours ago from web
  14. Cloud Computing benefits to the SA Government about to start. I am talking in this sesstion, so not much tweeting from me. #SITACLOUD about 24 hours ago from web
  15. @paulscott56 shouldn't the #Chisimba tweet aggregator use AJAX to avoid page refreshes? 12:47 AM Nov 25th from web in reply to paulscott56
  16. @paulscott56 so far I get the impression that Cloud is a theory. Practical experience seems lacking at #SITACLOUD so far - me included. 12:23 AM Nov 25th from web in reply to paulscott56
  17. Karl Mathee at #SITACLOUD good overview of cloud theoretical perspective. By 2012 about 30% of enterprise spend will be cloud based. 12:22 AM Nov 25th from web
  18. BJE Taute at #SITACLOUD there is an over-reliance on imported proprietary systems. We need to build local innovation. Halliluhjah sezme! 12:03 AM Nov 25th from web
  19. #SITACLOUD tweets streaming in real time using #Chisimba at http://tweetgator.peeps.co.za/ 12:02 AM Nov 25th from web
  20. RT @kdiga: RT @graysouth @dkeats: http://twitpic.com/qnhpo - "No secret science" - with public funds. Great Slogan for open repositorie ... 12:00 AM Nov 25th from web
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  • Bio Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
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