Dec 3, 2014
We have been having interesting discussions recently about the top reasons for migrating to cloud services. Traditional thinking, including my own, predicted that the top reason would be cost. However, consensus from most industry surveys are concluding...
Oct 28, 2014
Last week I had the privilege of being invited to speak in a couple classrooms to students who are working in technology disciplines. I spent time at Coventry and Chariho’s Technical Centers talking about OSHEAN, the latest trends in IT and networking as well as...
Oct 2, 2014
Relevant article http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/09/rhode-island-schools-embark-blended-learning-odyssey
Aug 13, 2014
Next week we will be having our annual SURF event at the Tiki Bar at Paddy’s Beach Club on Misquamicut Beach. Last year was my first year at the event and I have to say, it was outstanding. I find it always fun and interesting to get folks out of the work...
Jul 25, 2014
Next month, OSHEAN will celebrate its 15th anniversary. While my tenure here has been a short one so far, I have a natural interest in using milestones like this as an opportunity for reflection. To that end, I located the original...
Jun 23, 2014
Welcome to our new Web environment. Last year we put this tool in for the development of a database of members and to begin to focus on the implementation of a social platform for members to collaborate and to learn. We recently went through phase two of...
Apr 30, 2014
Several of our discussions turned to the significant progress that has been made in the area of Software Defined Networks (SDN) over the last couple years. I was in a session which demonstrated an OpenFlow controller that was used to call up a wavelength...
Apr 30, 2014
News about the heartbleed bug spread rapidly–although, as is often the case, no such news can ever come soon enough. Nothing quite addressed my early questions about the Heartbleed bug like Randall Monroe’s most recent comic in XKCD:But, naturally, an...
Apr 24, 2014
I invite you to take a look at Dr. Jackson’s keynote via Netcast at http://meetings.internet2.edu/2014-global-summit/detail/10003145/ ….her talk starts at the 33 minute mark.
Apr 21, 2014
One of the major themes running throughout the 2014 Internet2 Global Summit wasTrust and Identity. Major initiatives are underway with Internet2 members to develop a framework architecture for a global identity and trust infrastructure. This follows on the work that...
