Michael Anderson

The Night The Lights Went Out…

Yesterday I was about to bust out my next blog entry right before hitting the surf, when boom – the electricity went out in the office.  Everything went dark.  I went outside our office and talked to the neighbors, and sure enough it was the whole area.  Yea SDGE (San Diego Gas and Electric.) Now, [...]

Fast, Straight & Easy: What is the Cloud?

Fast, Straight & Easy: What is the Cloud?

So we’ve talked to a lot of people recently who want to know what this mysterious “Cloud” is.  Well, I could look it up in a dictionary or an academic website and tell you what the technical definition is, like we’ve seen many times before…except that’s boring.  Let’s break it down to something simple. Basically, [...]

When is the Cloud like an Airplane crash?

I have been talking to a lot of people about the Cloud, aka OnDemand, aka Hosting, aka SaaS, everyone always brings up security.  Yes for sure security is a big issue with everyone.  And since we represent SAP Business ByDesign, which is an ERP and CRM system, who would ever want their financial and sales [...]