Articles by Joseff Betancourt

The Trouble with Mobile Computing and the Web

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Friday, April 22, 2011

There is a lot of buzz lately about mobile devices and alternative traffic sources, and I’d like to take this moment to think about this in the open. Continue Reading »

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Building Bridges with AMD

Data Center | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I’ve always been a big fan of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Its legacy chips had a great low-cost, high-processing value that this poor kid from the Bronx could really appreciated. Then it started changing its pricing structure and technology. Continue Reading »

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Entering the Cloud By a Factor of Nine

Data Center | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Part of the mission of my blog is to keep an eye out for some of the newest Web services and startups in the cloud sphere. I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t talk about a new cloud infrastructure company that is making a break: NineFold. Continue Reading »

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Mining for Text Gold

Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

As an entrepreneur and technology project manager, I’m always on the hunt for new technology. Add to this my passion for open-source technology and bleeding-edge builds, and you have yourself a serious technophile on your hands. Continue Reading »

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The Smartphone Lockdown

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Friday, March 11, 2011

Sometime between Google taking a huge share of the mobile handset market and Verizon offering the Apple iPhone 4, a big change occurred – choice. Continue Reading »

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Eat Your Cloud Computing Cake

IT Management | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Monday, March 7, 2011

In-Stat Research has released a report that states that by 2014 software-as-a-service spending will increase 112 percent from current levels, which represents a nearly $8 billion increase. Continue Reading »

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Managing Your Cloud Computing Risks

IT Management | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Thursday, March 3, 2011

I’ll be the first to admit that I love cloud computing platforms, i.e., Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). To be honest about it, I’m utterly addicted to them. Continue Reading »

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How to Save Money by Replacing Microsoft SharePoint with WordPress

Enterprise Applications | How-To | Joseff Betancourt
Friday, November 12, 2010

With a few tweaks, open source WirdPress systems are a low-cost alternative to Microsoft SharePoint. Continue Reading »

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Apple Should Steer Clear of Google

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

When you look around the mobile market, you can't help but notice something quite interesting…  everyone is suing everyone else. Continue Reading »

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Does Apple Know Something About the iPad?

Mobile Computing | Blog Post | Joseff Betancourt
Monday, March 15, 2010

Does Apple know something about the iPad it doesn’t want us to know? Continue Reading »

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