If it wasn’t already apparent, with this blog I intend to discuss cloud computing and the emerging marketplace around it.  Blogging is a new endeavor for me, but what better time to start.  I’ve got a passion for cloud computing and a passion for sales.  I’d like to share some of my learnings and experience working in the industry and helping lead the growth of the market for one of the most respected companies in the cloud.

I chose Cloud Vanguard for the name of my blog because I’ve been manning the front lines of the battle for the clouds.  We’re fighting for our piece of a multi-billion dollar industry.  The pace of the battle has been staggering!  Every day companies are breaking new technological ground in the clouds.  Organizations and alliances are forming on different sides of heated arguments (Manifestogate anyone?).  Academia and private enterprise are coming together and throwing millions of dollars into research and development for all sectors of study and industry.  Competative products and services from startups to major vendors are cropping up all over the place attempting to define the markets though their innovations.  Everyone is scrambling to define and understand the meaning of this IT revolution.

The implications of the cloud are immense.  Regardless of what the critics say, every company can benefit from the use of the cloud.  Disposable infrastructure satisfies our desires to be selfish and sloppy.  It’s like using paper plates for every meal and never washing a dish; all the feasting and none of the fuss!  Only it’s better for the environment then the alternative.  From development and testing beds, scalability labs, media processing arrays, financial and scientific computing, web applications, API services, and OP-EX optimized, fully automated systems adminstration, the cloud has features that anyone can leverage at all levels in an organization.

I hope that you enjoy my posts and continue reading.  I’ve got a lot to write about and share.  I welcome your comments and look forward to insightful discussion.  I also invite you to follow me on twitter and connect with me on LinkedIn.