Feb08Datacenter technologies & virtualizationPosted at 07:54 in Dubai, Web/Tech

Last week, I attended the SNIA (Storage & Network Industry Association) Storage Academy focused this year on Datacenter technologies, Green & virtualization.

I was absolutely stunned by the first presentation from Dr. Evangelos S Eleftheriou (IBM Fellow & Manager Storage Technologies, IBM Research) on the trends for storage. Although the intellectual level was extremely high (electrons density and such), the delivery was perfect and he made it accessible to all of us, regardless of our backgrounds.

The second presentation from Juergen Arnold (SNIA chair) on Green Storage was also very interesting, and to say the least, a wake-up call. Datacenters use a lot of energy, and there are ways to reduce that footprint by implementing best practices (lower cost) or implementing green technologies (higher cost). The SNIA features 117 best practice in their GSI (Green Storage Initiative), that any datacenter operator should read. We all have a role to play in making this a better place, and reducing the energy consumption in datacenters will have a dramatic impact, given the skyrocketing needs for storage and bandwidth (youtube, emails, file sharing, etc).

The rest of the day was a bit more casual, but I enjoyed the Madinat Jumeirah a lot (it was actually my first time there) and its seaview.

Dec17GreenIvory is recruitingPosted at 23:00 in Web/Tech

A good friend of mine, serial entrepreneur like myself, has started a new venture a couple of months ago: GreenIvory. The web 2.0 startup has already won an innovation award, and my friend is currently looking for two talented individuals to join his team:

• A Java Development Engineer, with a very strong knowledge of ORM technologies (Hibernate or JPA), Java EE, GWT; a good experience coding in Java and a degree are required. Fluent French is mandatory, and fluent English a plus. What's in for you? A dynamic team, an important effort in R&D, a flexible work environment, and innovative technologies. If you're into mashup, e-reputation and professional social networks and you feel GreenIvory is your next employer, please send your resume, cover letter, blog link, Facebook/LinkedIn profile to jobs@greenivory.com.
• A Web 2.0 Sales Assistant to support the sales team in managing their sales operations to national and international key accounts. The ideal candidate has already exposure to the Web 2.0 world and web agencies. Fluent French is mandatory, and fluent English a plus. What's in for you? A dynamic team, a flexible work environment, and innovative technologies. If you're into mashup, e-reputation and professional social networks and you feel GreenIvory is your next employer, please send your resume, cover letter, blog link, Facebook/LinkedIn profile to jobs@greenivory.com.
• A Sales Engineer to join the sales team and take part into the definition and implementation of the company sales strategy. The ideal candidate has already exposure to the Web 2.0 world and web agencies. Fluent French is mandatory, and fluent English a plus. What's in for you? A dynamic team, a flexible work environment, and innovative technologies. If you're into mashup, e-reputation and professional social networks and you feel GreenIvory is your next employer, please send your resume, cover letter, blog link, Facebook/LinkedIn profile to jobs@greenivory.com.

Jul19Interoute ExpressPosted at 17:34 in My Work, Web/Tech

Interoute just launched Interoute Express, so everyone can now benefit from fast, friendly file delivery! Interoute Express is the great new way to send large files directly from your desktop, it's free to download (for PC only) and to use as an alternative to attaching large files to emails. Instead, it transfers files to a secure, managed delivery platform almost instantly, allowing you to send a unique automatically generated link in your email. It's easier than FTP and means no more issues with oversized email attachments or crashing inboxes. Simply select, upload, compose and hit send with Interoute Express.

Mar12BarCampAlsace3Posted at 10:17 in Networking, Strasbourg, Web/Tech

Le BarCampAlsace3 est programmé pour les 13 et 14 avril 2007 à Strasbourg. Cette troisième rencontre d'innovateurs est encore plus ouverte que les précédentes. Elle est organisée par Optim-us, en partenariat avec Créacité, couveuse d'entreprises à Strasbourg.

Premier BarCamp en France à se dérouler sur 2 jours complets, c'est une expérience inédite pour les innovateurs, entrepreneurs, acteurs innovants du monde social, économique, culturel et politique de la région. Inscrivez-vous ici et suivez toute l'actualité de l'événement.

Feb10LinkedInABoxPosted at 02:56 in Web/Tech

There is a new widget out for LinkedIn: Linkedinabox. I really do like that way to embed my LinkedIn profile on my blog (just need to figure out where to put it). Amir Glik and Yaniv Solnik also have a blog about this nice widget. This is how it looks like.

Feb09LinkedInABoxPosted at 03:11 in Networking, Web/Tech

Il y a un nouveau widget autour de LinkedIn : Linkedinabox. J'adore cette façon d'intégrer mon profil LinkedIn à mon blog (il faut juste que je choisisse un endroit où le mettre). Amir Glik et Yaniv Solnik ont également ouvert un blog à propos de ce widget.. Voilà à quoi ça ressemble.

Jan14Devenez cybermarchand avec ZlioPosted at 11:06 in Web/Tech

On trouve souvent l'inspiration sur les blogs qu'on lit régulièrement, et j'ai découvert hier chez Vanina l'excellent service de Jérémie Berrebi. Ce nom flotte dans mon environnement blogosphérique depuis tellement longtemps que je ne parviens pas à comprendre comment Zlio a pu passer au travers des mailles de mes filets tout ce temps...

Jan10Yahoo! rachète MyBlogLogPosted at 02:47 in Web/Tech

Bradley Horowitz, VP Product Strategy chez Yahoo! a officiellement confirmé l'acquisition MyBlogLog pour un montant rapporté par Forbes comme étant supérieur à $10M, soit une somme impressionnante pour une entreprise de 5 personnes, vieille de 6 mois, forte de 33.000 souscripteurs (Don Dodge s'est livré à quelques calculs intéressants).

Quelle que soit la somme négociée, réussir une telle opération après six mois et sans avoir levé le moindre dollar en Business Angel ou en Capital Risque est très impressionnant. Yahoo! intégrera ce nouveau produit avec Flickr et Yahoo!Answers mais sera vraissemblablement conservé comme une marque séparée.

Om Malik en dit un peu plus sur l'histoire de MyBlogLog, c'est une lecture intéressante (les cinq fondateurs se sont rencontrés sur LinkedIn). Félicitations Scott!

Jan10Yahoo! acquires MyBlogLogPosted at 02:40 in Web/Tech

Bradley Horowitz, VP Product Strategy at Yahoo! confirmed the acquisition of MyBlogLog for a value reported by Forbes to be over $10M, which is surprisingly high for a 5 people, 6 month-old company with 33'000 subscribers (Don Dodge did some interesting maths on this deal).

Whatever the amount might be, such an operation after six month and without having raised a single dollar from an Angel or VC is very impressive. Yahoo! will integrate the product with Flickr and Yahoo!Answers but will likely remain branded as a separate entity.

Om Malik tells a bit more about the past history of MyBlogLog, nice to read (the five of them have met on LinkedIn). Congratulations Scott!

Jan06La Blogosphère dans le 4ème Age ?Posted at 01:29 in Web/Tech

Cyrille a posté une excellente analyse sur la vie de la blogosphère, dégageant 4 âges (compléments d'informations piochés sur la formidable Chronologie de la blogosphère francophone de Laurent Gloagen :

• Premier Âge : La Genèse (Juin 1995 à Juin 2004)
  Des premiers "blogs" à la naissance de la blogosphère (j'ai commencé sur Blogger fin 2003 avant de migrer sur Typepad en Juin 2004 justement)
• Second Âge : La Conquête de l'Ouest (Juin 2004 à Février 2006)
  Elargissement de la blogosphère par les "early adopters", rencontres et partages (j'ai envie de dire l'Âge d'Or).
• Troisième Âge : l'Institutionnalisation et la Débâcle (Février 2006 à Décembre 2006)
  Surmédiatisation du phénomène blog, avec son paroxysme durant LeWeb3, entraînant une rupture.
• Quatrième Âge : L'Empire Contre-Attaque (Ici, et maintenant)
  Peut être un retour aux sources, recentré sur l'expression sans chercher forcément le dialogue.

Je vous invite à lire la prose de Vinvin, c'est pertinent, comme souvent, et truculent, comme toujours...

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