“The modern anxiety about distraction betrays a good deal about us. Insofar as we associate attention with power and control, it reflects our fears of losing both in an increasingly unpredictable cultural and natural climate. We also find ourselves living in an economy where we pay for cultural goods with our attention, so it makes sense that we worry about running out of a precious currency.” Original source: Tolerating distraction

“The modern anxiety about distraction betrays a good deal about us. Insofar as we associate attention with power and control, it reflects our fears of losing both in an increasingly unpredictable cultural and natural climate. We also find ourselves living in an economy where we pay for cultural goods with our attention, so it makes sense that we worry about running out of a precious currency.” Original source: Tolerating distraction

Includes an interesting chart that lists the types of services/features (like data management and appdev platforms) that compose vendor revenue. Plus geographic and vertical rankings. But, just a press release. Original source: Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Forecast to Reach $160 Billion This Year, According to IDC

Includes an interesting chart that lists the types of services/features (like data management and appdev platforms) that compose vendor revenue. Plus geographic and vertical rankings. But, just a press release. Original source: Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Forecast to Reach $160 Billion This Year, According to IDC

Includes an interesting chart that lists the types of services/features (like data management and appdev platforms) that compose vendor revenue. Plus geographic and vertical rankings. But, just a press release. Original source: Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Forecast to Reach $160 Billion This Year, According to IDC

Pretty good check-in on current studies showing productivity and ROI from using PaaS. Original source: Building the convincing PaaS business case

Pretty good check-in on current studies showing productivity and ROI from using PaaS. Original source: Building the convincing PaaS business case

Pretty good check-in on current studies showing productivity and ROI from using PaaS. Original source: Building the convincing PaaS business case

“doing over $1B in annualized sales and are cash flow positive." Original source: Dropbox files for IPO – and their numbers are looking solid

“doing over $1B in annualized sales and are cash flow positive." Original source: Dropbox files for IPO – and their numbers are looking solid